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Gain an understanding of the skills you need to successfully manage purchase and payment transactions. Deep dive into creating purchase orders, managing requisitions, selecting the most appropriate path for a transaction (automatic/semi-automatic/manual), identifying opportunities for rapid sourcing and measuring success. Discover up-to-date techniques that help you support your organization's operational procurement process.

Discover the added value of procurement professionals, what a value chain is, and how it can be used to optimize your organization's performance.

In this topic, learn about the six lawful reasons for using personal data, the seven principles of GDPR, your responsibility to protect data, the eight rights of individuals under GDPR and how to effectively implement these regulations.

Learn to make cost-effective decisions, optimize procurement processes, and evaluate projects for their financial viability. Gain a competitive edge in the procurement field by mastering the tools and techniques for cost optimization, TCO, NPV, and ROI.

Learn about the top six negotiation tips you should remember and pitfalls you should avoid, including strategies for success so you can be sure to get the best deal possible.

This topic will give you an overview of the balance sheet and provide insights into how assets contribute to financial stability.

Deep dive into the core aspects of a contract, the invitation to treat and counter offer, the validity of oral contracts, the battle of forms and how these can be avoided, framework agreements and e-Contracts.

Learn how to interpret an income statement, and explore how you can use this skill to improve your procurement effectiveness.

Explore the definitions of vision, mission, strategy and objectives as well as how they are linked. In addition, learn why it is important to align your activities with the organization's strategy.

Explore why it's important to use contract templates and agreements and consider Master Contracts compared to service, goods and software contracts, including Non Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and Letters of Intent (LOI) and when and how to use them.

Learn statutory rights such as late delivery, missing payment terms, incorrect or defective goods, and title of ownership. Plus discover remedies in case of breach of warranty so that you can be informed about your legal obligations.

Explore the key metrics used in a Procurement Centre of Excellence, including Total External Spend, Spend Within Procurement Scope, Spend Under Management and Pareto analysis. Learn how to establish a procurement competency framework for unlocking maximum profit potential.

Gain an understanding of big data analytics and how to use it for your benefit. Learn about separating useful data from noise, preparing data for analysis, and storing data in order to make the most out of big data analytics.

Explore how to use Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques to engage and influence others. Learn how to build rapport with stakeholders, as well as four habits for improving confidence, tenacity, and productivity.

Learn the definition and positioning of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis. Also, explore how to use TCO for supplier selection and evaluation by taking an in-depth look at developing and using a TCO analysis for successful supplier management.

Discover the principles of Value Analysis & Engineering and gain an understanding of its key components. Learn about value analysis and cost matrices, the process for performing a teardown, and how to analyze and engineer for the best value.