Procurement and Supply Chain Strategy

Description

The management of the procurement function itself – as opposed to the management by procurement staff of contractors and suppliers – can make the difference between having a purely administrative, internal service provider team that operates in the background, or a strategically important function that can help shape the success of the enterprise. If the head of procurement is a mid-ranking manager he or she may not have the ear of the chief executive. But if the company has a Chief Procurement Officer in the “C Suite”, working alongside his or her peers from Finance, Operations and Technology, then it’s fair to assume procurement is seen as key to delivering the corporate strategy. This course looks at aspects of procurement at its most influential and value-adding.

This course provides delegates with an in-depth review of the critical success factors within Supply Chain Strategy from the Value Chain concept, through to establishing effective process and informational flows, and concludes with improving supply chain resilience in the face of global change and threats both current and future.

The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action planning exercise with a view to apply the acquired knowledge and skills immediately upon your return to work. Post-course support is also available in relation to the implementation of your action plan, up to six (6) months following course completion.

What you will learn

Procurement and Business Strategy

• The development path for procurement from transactional to value chain management
• Procurement Organization, structure and job functions

Managing Procurement Risk

• What risks should procurement be considering?
• A process to identify, analyse and respond to priority risks
• Important supply chain risks – case study
• How to manage risks that turn into reality

Procurement – Performance Measurement and Governance

• Benefits of measuring the performance of procurement
• Assessing Purchasing Effectiveness and Purchasing Efficiency
• KPIs for measuring performance
• Procurement Information systems

Procurement Benchmarking

• Identifying cost savings potential
• Spend analysis
• Category management
• Procurement Portfolio analysis
• Developing a Sourcing strategy

Understanding Supply Chains and Value Chains

• The Concept of the Supply Chain
• The Value Chain Concept
• The role and contribution of the Supply Chain upon organizational competitive strategy

Supply Chain Strategy – Process and Data Flow

• Procurement – The Gateway to the Supply Chain
• Establishing effective Process Flow
• Establishing effective Data flow

Supply Chain Strategy – Resilience and Efficiency

• The link between supply chain efficiency and supply chain resilience.
• The application of MRP and ERP Systems within Supply Chain Management.
• Effective Business Contingency Planning and Disaster Recovery within Supply Chain Management.

Building Supply Chain Resilience

• Analysing supply base capacity, capability & reconfigurability
• Achieving current state Stability
• Achieving future state Resilience

Course Review

• Summary and recap of key learning objectives
• Action Planning