Procurement Professional (PP)

Role of procurement management

• Total value analysis
• Linking the procurement function to the organization’s strategy
• Optimizing procurement productivity
• Proper buying of materials
• Proper buying of services
• Proper buying of capital equipment
• Speeding up the production of the final product
• Linking the purchasing function to the other supply chain functions

Negotiating with suppliers

• Qualities of a successful negotiator
• Proper planning strategies
• Preparing the right list of questions
• Things to do before the negotiation
• Things to do during the negotiation
• Things to do after the negotiation
• The right time to negotiate with suppliers
• The number of suppliers to negotiate with
• Choosing the right suppliers

Managing and evaluating the department performance

• Centralization versus decentralization
• Advantages of centralized procurement
• Advantages of decentralized procurement
• Reasons for departmental performance appraisal
• Creating a strong purchasing team
• Distributing the correct workload among the buyers
• Increasing the efficiency of the buyers
• Increasing the team spirit within the department
• Designing and conducting end users surveys

Training the procurement staff

• Technical training on purchased items to increase productivity
• The number of training hours per year
• Visiting the supplier plant as a training tool
• Visiting the supplier warehouse as a training tool
• Commodity rotation as a training tool
• Continuous professional development
• Training on ethical behavior

Kaizen and continuous improvement in procurement

• Innovative purchasing methods
• Implementing new creative procurement ideas
• Improvement initiatives
• Monitoring global market conditions
• Updating procurement KPIs
• The right number of procurement KPIs
• Adding value to the total organization