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Course details
Overview
International procurement is a complex process which has the potential to provide many benefits to the organization in the form of lower prices higher quality and improved supplier performance. In this programme you will learn how to:
Locate evaluate and manage international sources
Implement best practices in international procurement
Effectively draft an international procurement contract
Manage the international movement of materials This intensive 5 day programme starts with topics related to Management such as People Management; Leading Teams; Strategic Planning Negotiating and Operational Excellence topics commonly found on most MBAs. The second part of the week will be devoted entirely to international buying techniques and best practice.
Objective
Participants attending this program will:
Examine how to locate and evaluate new sources internationally
Consider the impact of the Internet on purchasing operations
Review best practices in international purchasing
Analyse ways of managing suppliers more effectively
Study new concepts in inventory management
Enhance their negotiating skills
Understand the proper drafting of international contracts
Plan for effective international transportation management
Who Should Attend
Experienced buyers and purchasing agents
Purchasing managers and purchasing directors
Materials management personnel responsible for international supply chain management operations
Anyone interested in enhancing their management and buying skills
Course Outlines
Module 1 - People Management and Leading Teams
The importance of sociotechnical management
Techniques for effective communication
Motivating for results
Enhancing your coaching skills
Empowering employees for improved performance
Characteristics of a successful manager
Obtaining the benefits of teamwork
Characteristics of ineffective teams
Characteristics of effective teams
Managing conflict in a productive manner
Understanding team member styles
Creating a virtual team
Module 2 - Strategic Planning and Negotiating for Results
Analysing the strategic planning process
Achieving competitive advantage
Utilizing dynamic SWOT analysis
Focusing on vision and mission
The importance of contingency planning
Examples of strategic success and failure
Gaining insight into the negotiating process
Characteristics of an effective negotiator
Developing negotiating strategies
Employing persuasive negotiation techniques
Achieving the benefits of effective negotiating
Negotiation exercises
Module 3 - Operational Excellence and The Modern Buying Function
The Malcolm Baldrige quality award-standard of excellence
Lessons from the best performing companies
Benchmarking your operation against the best
Creating employee commitment
Managing continuous improvement
Creating the high performance organization
Globalization and its effects
Utilizing the internet for procurement
Modern buying practices
Assuring supplier performance
Methods for determining price
Procurement's role in the organization
Procurement performance measurement
Long term contract pricing formulas
Module 4 - International Buying and International Supplier Sourcing
International buying operations
International countertrade
Achieving the benefits of global procurement
Overcoming the difficulties of international buying
Utilizing the learning curve
Ensuring the quality of material deliveries
International buying and inventory management
Reducing costs in inventory management
Preparing to move beyond domestic sourcing
Global sourcing
Locating international sources
Determining the type of supplier to utilize
Single source vs. multiple source policy
Source evaluation criteria
Managing exchange rate risk
Dealing with issues of ethics
Module 5 - Negotiation And Contract Preparation and International Movement Of Goods
Insights into the negotiation process
Characteristics of the effective negotiator
Preparing to negotiate
Negotiating techniques
Obtaining the benefits of supplier partnering
International buying legalities
Drafting the international contract
Dispute resolution mechanisms
International commercial terms
Buying transportation services
Utilizing air transportation
Utilizing ocean transportation
Securing marine insurance
Calculating total landed cost
Strategic purchase planning
Reengineering purchasing operations
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