This training is designed for managers and leaders of procurement departments who oversee purchasing teams in their work.

Participant benefits:
• Enhancing the role of the purchasing department as a strategic partner within the organization.
• Increasing awareness of the impact of procurement on the company’s financial results.
• Integrating procurement with other departments to achieve strategic objectives.
• Cost optimization through Value Engineering.
• Developing leadership competencies in the purchasing department.
• Effective management of responsibilities, goal setting, and employee skill evaluation.
• Preparing the team to work in an international purchasing environment.
• Managing global supplier networks and implementing global e-procurement systems.
• Acquiring change management skills for the purchasing department.
• Improving the ability to make business-oriented procurement decisions.

DAY I
Collaboration Between the Purchasing Department and Other Business Units in a Strategic Context, Value Engineering, Budgeting

Module I: The Role of Procurement in the Organization
• The role of the purchasing department as a strategic partner.
• The impact of procurement on the company’s financial performance.
• Integrating procurement with other organizational departments: How to reconcile different interests to achieve the company’s strategic goals.
• Shaping procurement decisions in a business context.

Module II: Value Engineering
• Cost optimization while maintaining quality – where is the line, and how to recognize it?
• Value engineering techniques in the procurement process.
• Success stories and case studies in value engineering.
• How to communicate Value Engineering concepts to the team.

Module III: Budget Management in Procurement
• Monitoring and controlling expenditures.
• Budget planning and control in procurement departments.
• Cost management.
• Variant budgeting.
• Budget performance reporting.
• Budget risk management.

DAY II
Developing Leadership Skills in the Purchasing Department, International Collaboration

Module I: Developing Leadership Competencies in Procurement
• Building an effective purchasing team. Establishing procurement KPIs, verifying, and evaluating them.
• Managing responsibilities within the Purchasing Department.
• Setting individual and team goals.
• Implementing effective employee competency assessments.
• Recruitment in procurement – key points to focus on during the hiring process.
• Identifying and leveraging talents in the Purchasing Department to ensure cohesive and effective team performance.

Module II: Procurement in an International Business Environment
• Cultural differences affecting procurement collaboration: How to prepare a team for working in an international environment, understanding that language skills alone are insufficient.
• Developing CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) strategies in the context of global suppliers.
• Effective management of global supplier networks, and the role of procurement in supply chain management.
• Global e-procurement systems.

Module III: Change Management in the Purchasing Department
• Change management strategies in procurement departments: their specifics and distinguishing features.
• Changes initiated by the Purchasing Department vs. changes imposed on the department by the core business.
• Communication with the team and internal business partners.