Engineering Procurement

Overview

This course will help you to develop your skills in the core concepts and approaches to successful engineering procurement.

You will learn how to effectively apply business processes that increase value from suppliers, reduce costs and improve overall commercial performance. The course has been developed to meet the specific needs of the chemical, biochemical and process industries.

The modules are effective as stand-alone training sessions or as part of a modular programme.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you will understand:

• what you want from your suppliers and what your suppliers want from you
• he relationship with your suppliers
• Kraljic’s segmentation
• what you need to know about pricing
• how to improve engineering procurement.

Who will benefit

Procurement engineers, supply chain managers, design engineers, project engineers.

What do you get?

• Downloads of all modules
• Most modules have a FAQ section at the end 
• Digital copies of slides and supporting materials (PDF) 
• E-certificate of attendance, including hours allocation for CPD purposes (on request)

Course outline

Module 1:

• What do you want from your suppliers?
• What do your suppliers want from you?
• FAQs

Module 2:

• Kraljic’s positioning matrix
• How to build the right relationship with your supplier
•  FAQs

Module 3:

• What are price, cost and value?
• How do you know if you have the right price?
• FAQs

Module 4:

• Contract amendments and variations
• Quick wins and tips for action
•  FAQs

Multiple-user fee

If you have several people you want to train, take a look at our multiple user option – allowing you to purchase the course for up to 10 individual users at a significantly reduced price of £1055 + VAT.

Train your team   

This course can be delivered to corporate teams, either on-site or online. Content can be tailored to your specific requirements, and this could be a cost-effective option if you have several people requiring the training. Request a quotation