Procurement Guidelines

Course Overview

Procurement is a strategic and multifaceted process, which has a direct impact on an organisation's bottom line. To ensure that procurement extracts the maximum benefit for the organisation and aligns with the overall business strategy, managers and financial decision makers need to have a comprehensive understanding of procurement.

This course has therefore been developed to increase the awareness and applied understanding of managers and / or decision makers who are responsible for the procurement process in their workplace. Specifically, it will look at the principles of procurement and procurement related documentation. It will also explain the procurement process in a step-by-step manner.

Key Content

• The purpose, benefits and strategic nature of procurement;
• Procurement principles;
• Social issues of procurement;
• The role of the Contract Manager;
• Procurement-related documentation, including the:
  • Procurement Code of Practice;
  • Procurement Policy;
  • Procurement Plan;
  • Purchase Order;
  • Contract;
• The procurement process:
  • 1.Procurement planning.
  • 2.Supplier engagement.
  • 3.Contract management.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this course, learners should be able to:

• Define the nature, purpose and benefits of procurement;
• Conduct procurement in accordance with procurement principles;
• Identify the role of the Contract Manager in the procurement process;
• Differentiate between and describe the importance of procurement-related documents;
• Describe the main stages of the procurement process.