Klarheit
Procurement & Purchasing

Purchasing Management and Cost Reduction

Designed for busy professionals, Purchasing Management and Cost Reduction delivers practical, immediately usable skills in procurement & purchasing.

3 daysClassroomOnline
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Overview

This programme takes a hands on approach to procurement & purchasing, moving beyond theory into the tools, techniques and decisions professionals face day to day. Purchasing Management and Cost Reduction is structured so that every concept is tied back to a practical application delegates can use immediately.

The programme is designed to deliver measurable value quickly, with participants able to apply new tools and approaches to procurement & purchasing within days of returning to their roles.

Course objectives

  • Formulate metrics and KPIs to track progress in procurement & purchasing.
  • Apply core procurement & purchasing principles and best practice to real workplace challenges.
  • Develop the tools and templates needed to support procurement & purchasing in practice.
  • Review emerging trends shaping the future of procurement & purchasing.
  • Lead initiatives that strengthen procurement & purchasing across a team or organisation.
  • Strengthen stakeholder engagement and communication around procurement & purchasing.

Who should attend

  • Department heads overseeing procurement & purchasing functions
  • Professionals transitioning into procurement & purchasing focused roles
  • Graduates and early career professionals entering procurement & purchasing
  • Supervisors seeking to strengthen their procurement & purchasing capability

Course outline

Module 1: Foundations of Procurement & Purchasing

  • Review sample templates and adapt them for your own organisation
  • Assess the resourcing and budget implications of proposed changes
  • Benchmark current practice against recognised industry standards

Module 2: Technology and Innovation in Procurement & Purchasing

  • Translate strategic goals into a practical implementation timeline
  • Apply frameworks to a live workplace scenario
  • Interpret data and metrics used to track procurement & purchasing performance
  • Receive facilitator feedback on individual and group work
  • Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of common procurement & purchasing models

Module 3: Risk, Governance and Compliance

  • Identify early warning signs of common project or process failures
  • Work through a short simulation exercise in pairs
  • Capture lessons learned and share them with the wider group
  • Prioritise competing demands using a simple decision framework

Module 4: Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

  • Build a personal action plan for immediate use
  • Break into syndicate groups to work through a realistic case study
  • Draft a short brief communicating procurement & purchasing priorities to senior leadership

Module 5: Core Principles and Frameworks in Procurement & Purchasing

  • Diagnose a workplace scenario and propose a course of action
  • Test assumptions through a structured risk assessment exercise
  • Role play a difficult conversation relevant to procurement & purchasing

Module 6: Action Planning and Implementation

  • Map out a communication plan for engaging key stakeholders
  • Review key concepts and terminology used in procurement & purchasing
  • Draft key performance indicators to monitor progress

Training methodology

  • Facilitated by practitioners with direct industry experience in the subject area.
  • Includes hands on exercises, group work and peer to peer learning.
  • Combines short input sessions with structured workshop activities.
  • Concludes with individual action planning to embed learning back at work.

Accreditation

Delegates who complete Purchasing Management and Cost Reduction receive a Klarheit Certificate of Completion, recognising the hours of training undertaken and the topics covered. Certificates are issued at the close of the programme and can be used to support continuing professional development records.

Schedule

Upcoming sessions

Choose the city, date and delivery mode that works best for you or your team.

JohannesburgNext
23 Aug 2026 to 25 Aug 2026
USD 2,021Register
Live Online
14 Sept 2026 to 16 Sept 2026
USD 1,800Register
Victoria Falls
25 Sept 2026 to 27 Sept 2026
USD 2,140Register
Johannesburg
4 Jan 2027 to 6 Jan 2027
USD 2,203Register
Harare
8 May 2027 to 10 May 2027
USD 2,364Register
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