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Explore the largest costs that drive a retail organization and provide tactics on how to reduce them, including space and inventory policies so you can identify key cost drivers and learn how to reduce costs in your organization.

Discover the key performance indicators in the retail industry, including product and departmental sales metrics such as margin/mark-up, inventory & supply chain metrics such as stock-turn and GMROI, and customer behavior metrics.

Deep dive into reverse logistics and its importance in the food and pharma industry by exploring both the fundamentals of planning and executing transportation as well as best practices for optimal efficiency. In addition, learn how to identify issues with current transportation methods and develop strategies that improve overall operations.

Learn best practices for conducting negotiation meetings that drive successful outcomes. Gain insights into effectively responding to common supplier questions to foster clarity and collaboration. Explore key negotiation issues and develop tactics to navigate them effectively.

Delve into specification development, understanding the buyer's pivotal role. Learn strategies to effectively challenge stakeholders for clarity. Differentiate between technical and functional specifications, and discern must-have from nice-to-have criteria for optimized procurement decisions.

Explore supplier pre-qualification using Request for Information (RFI) techniques. Learn the art of crafting effective Request for Proposals (RFPs) to solicit competitive bids. Discover strategies for efficiently managing the entire RFP process, ensuring successful outcomes.

Discover how to use contingency planning in your sourcing processes. Learn about the importance of risk management, the different types of risks that can arise, and how to develop a plan for mitigating these risks.

Gain the knowledge and skills to manage risk in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) using decision modelling. In addition, learn how to use a what-if analysis approach to quantify potential outcomes from S&OP decisions, so that you can make data-driven decisions which optimize profits.

*COMING SOON* Gain an in-depth understanding of safety stock, including statistical techniques, distributions, and how to calculate your safety stock needs using the King's Method which will protect you from supply and demand uncertainty.

Explore the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process, including S&OP objectives, context, and methodology. Additionally, learn to develop effective strategies for aligning sales goals with operational performance and learn how to effectively manage monthly S&OP processes to optimize inventory levels, production schedules, resource allocation decisions, and customer service.

Discover the untapped capabilities of your supply chain with SCOR DS (Supply Chain Operations Reference for Design and Source processes). Harness the full potential of the SCOR framework's Design and Source processes for optimal efficiency, resilience, and strategic alignment within your organization.

This Screening training briefly discusses how screening parties and destinations to a transaction can help mitigate risk and enhance compliance with U.S. export regulations. It offers a five-question framework for exporters to consider when exercising due diligence while screening: “What product is being exported?” “Who will use it?” “Where will it be used?” “How will it be used?” “Are there other risks?” When incorporated into a corporate learning plan, this course can be personalized using the CE Curator to include company-specific forms, resources, and policies.

Learn the secrets to effective NPD and how buyers can play a key role. Explore topics such as stage gates, cross-department working on product design and development, and planning with suppliers for successful launches.

This Security Clearance Refresher Training course is designed to reinforce the responsibilities of cleared employees to safeguard classified materials. Definitions of confidential, secret, and top-secret classification; ways to protect this information; and marking and reporting requirements are covered. The training provides examples of different tactics that pose threats to these safeguards and offers specific methods of protecting information for purposes of visits and meetings within the context of information systems.

Explore options and develop solutions for meeting your client's changing needs by learning how to gain commitment to an action plan and understand how to extend the relationship beyond the pursuit of a single task.

Discover how to establish and deliver results as a business partner, including different ways of selling the benefits of procurement services, and ensuring that the benefits delivered are identified clearly.

Learn valuable questioning techniques, gain alignment with your senior internal clients, and uncover the information necessary for successful business partnering.

Gain an understanding of Service Level Agreements (SLA's) in contracts and their role in managing supplier performance. In addition, learn how to develop supplier SLA's, and use them to improve supplier performance.