Best Practice In Procurement Management

Overview

When managed effectively, organisations benefit immensely from the procurement process which can generate a lot of values. Skills making the procurement process yield such benefits need to be acquired. This course has been designed to enable employees in charge of procurement in their organisations have in-depth knowledge of public procurement and also acquire the necessary skills required to make the process beneficial to their organisations.

Who to Attend

Middle level Management Staff of organisations in charge of procurement.

Objectives

The objectives of the course are, to:

Enable participants to have an in-depth knowledge of the procurement process.
Expose participants to the techniques and skills for value-generating procurement.
Enable participants apply the newly acquired knowledge and skills to the procurement process of their organisations.

Outline

Overview of the Procurement Process
Procurement of Professional Services: The Range of Different Tender Processes.
Hiring Professional Services, Purchasing Goods and Works.
Reviewing Best Practices, Cost and Value as Selecting Factors.
Pricing Methods.
Selection Procedures, Local and National Preferred Supplier Capacity.
Building a Supplier List, Buyer-Vendor Contracts for Long Term Engagement.
Terms of Reference, and Evaluation of Proposals.
Negotiation and Communication Skills.
Contract Provisions, Procurement of Services, Monitoring, and Supervision of Procurement Services.
Monitoring and Supervision of Consultants.
Elements of Legally-Enforceable Contract, Terms and Conditions, Interpreting Legal Provisions.