The use of digital tools such as e-Sourcing to their full potential can help double productivity in delivering supplier contracts and agreements. In addition, it has been shown that e-Sourcing solutions deliver substantial savings. This course gives you the basic tools to manage your Purchasing process, wholly or partially using e-Sourcing tools, and demonstrates how e-Sourcing can de- liver large administrative and commercial benefits. Participants will learn to work with an e-Sourcing tool.
The course is a basic training session, led by experts, where we take groups through practical examples, preferably drawn from your own business environment. During the course you will learn how RFIs, RFPs and RFQs should be developed to source both goods and services. The course is divided into two parts, with two days of practical work between sessions.
Purpose and learning objectives
After completing the course, you will be able to select projects and then implement simple contracts with the support of an e-Sourcing tool. The goal is for you to develop into a modern purchaser and realise the potential of effective purchasing.
After completing the course, you will be able to select projects and then implement simple contracts with the support of an e-Sourcing tool. The goal is for you to develop into a modern purchaser and realise the potential of effective purchasing.
Target group
This course is for those who are active buyers or responsible for purchasing and supplier negotiations. You should be familiar with business purchasing and comfortable with the purchasing process at all stages. You do not need have previous experience in digital support, but should be familiar with Excel.
Examples of content:
• e-Sourcing – as support to modern purchasing
• How e-Sourcing fits into the purchasing strategy
• Can everything be purchased using e-Sourcing?
• Suitability Criteria for using e-Sourcing
• How to engage suppliers in the process
• Development of RFIs and RFPs for complex products and services
• Case studies and exercises
• Bid evaluation examples
• Negotiations vs. e-Auctions
