Course Overview
Electronic contracting and the automation of business transactions, such as acquiring goods or services between trade partners, are referred to as “e-Procurement”. e-Procurement can be used within the private sector or between private and public sector transactions. Cost saving and efficiency advantages encourage changing their traditional process to e-Procurement. The electronic handling of tasks simplifies the process, increases transaction speed, and enables virtual relationships with suppliers. It will allow resources to focus more on value-added tasks.
This e-Procurement Strategies training course will help you to develop and manage an efficient e-Procurement process system. You will learn how to establish an e-procurement system that can take care of the purchase-to-pay process for your organization through the Internet. You will understand the different stages of the e-Procurement implementation process in detail. It will cover developing strategic purchasing plans and managing key performance indicators (KPIs).
Course Duration
5 Days
Who Should Attend
The e-Procurement Strategies training course is designed for a wide range of professionals including:
- Professionals in Purchasing
- Procurement and Supply Management Professionals
- Operations and Finance Professionals
- Business Leaders Responsible for Company’s Succession Plan
- All those interested in the development and implementation of an e-procurement system
Course Objectives
- By attending e-Procurement Strategies for Success training, delegates will be able to:
- Learn the differences between an e-procurement system
- Understand the requirements needed to develop an e-procurement system
- Appreciate the principles of negotiation
- Understand how to implement an e-procurement system
- Learn how to manage an e-procurement system
- See how to improve supplier selection and performance
- Learn how to develop strategic purchasing plans
- Achieve Organizational Improvement through e-Procurement
Course Outline:
Module 1 - Traditional Procurement Procedures
- Procurement in the organization
- Strategic sourcing
- Supplier evaluation and performance
- Apply performance to procurement decisions
- What is e-procurement
- Pre-requisites for developing an e-procurement system
Module 2 - e-Procurement Development
- Steps in developing an e-procurement system
- The capabilities of e-procurement
- Developing an e-procurement internal customer ordering and approvals system
- Developing an e-quotation preparations system
- Developing an e-quotation evaluation system
- Developing an e-purchase order system
Module 3 - e-Procurement Models and Negotiation
- E-Procurement business models
- Avoiding confrontational negotiating
- New techniques for influencing
- Understanding the other negotiator’s power
- Negotiating pressure points and countermeasures
- Negotiation exercises
Module 4 - e-Procurement Management
- E-procurement workflows
- E-procurement processes
- Managing an e-procurement system
- E-procurement hardware and software
- E-procurement user administration
- E-procurement
Module 5 - Organizational Improvement through e-Procurement
- Integrating e-procurement systems into the business process
- Integration issues
- E-procurement and contract law
- Contracts and electronic signatures
- Contract formation and e-trading
- Making changes in the organization
