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Learn strategies to reduce supply disruptions and build proactive resilience. Explore the importance of understanding in detail what types of risks can disrupt your supply chain, and how to have plans prepared to deal effectively with a wide range of different disruptions.

Learn how to assess risk, identify potential threats and problems, create strategies for mitigating risks before they occur, and develop the tools needed to respond quickly when challenges do arise. Additionally, explore how technology can be used to anticipate future disruptions and empower proactive responses.

Explore the four key steps of the Proactive Resilience Cycle: Predict, Prepare, Respond and Review. Discover how to integrate continuous learning into your resilience strategies and become better prepared to face and overcome disruptions. Gain an understanding of how to identify your vulnerabilities and strengthen your capabilities both strategically and tactically.

Learn the 7 principles of quality management, ISO and quality standards, procurement's role in quality, Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) as well as the costs of quality failure.

Gain an understanding of the concept of Reactive Resilience and learn how it can help your organisation respond quickly and effectively when faced with disruption.

*COMING SOON* Explore how to navigate and comply with global sustainability regulations. This course covers key international laws, standards, and best practices for fostering sustainable development in various industries.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Gain an understanding of the skills you need to have in order to manage stakeholders effectively. Learn how to map out your stakeholders and understand their interests, influences, power levels and other factors that can affect team working. You'll also gain insights into techniques for influencing stakeholders through communication strategies, negotiation techniques and dealing with resistance.