Mastering Purchasing
Fundamentals - If you are new to
supply chain management, are you
ready for the many challenges
you'll face in the months ahead?
Our highly personal and
interactive online class
"Mastering Purchasing
Fundamentals" walks you through
the purchasing process
step-by-step. You'll be ready
for these challenges. And you
won't need the years of
experience usually required to
learn how to deal with these
challenges. You'll get more than
just an introduction to
purchasing and supply chain -
you will become an expert at
flawlessly executing and
managing purchases. Counts towards Original SPSM® Certification.
Microsoft Excel For Purchasing
Professionals - Are you failing
to take advantage of Microsoft
Excel's powerful techniques for
supply chain management? Look,
even if you are an experienced
Excel user, you may not be
utilizing the tools that can
help you make sound supply chain
decisions and deliver top-notch
presentations. Our highly
personal and interactive online
class "Microsoft Excel For
Purchasing Professionals" will
enable you to perform
sophisticated purchasing
analyses through exercises that
are based entirely on the
situations that you face in your
supply chain work. Counts towards Original SPSM® Certification.
Supply Management Contract
Writing - You’ve noticed the
changes in purchasing over the
past few years, haven’t you? The
changes that have purchasers
doing less order processing and
more contracting and
relationship building with
suppliers? This new role
requires that you have a new
skill set – contract writing.
Yet most purchasers don’t know
how to write a contract. This is
troublesome. Because if you
aren’t familiar with the
advanced techniques of contract
writing, you can put your
organization at risk and be
committed to a poor performing
supplier for years. Counts towards Original SPSM® Certification.
Microsoft Project For Purchasing
Professionals - Have you
struggled with completing your
supply chain projects on time?
You probably would not have if
you used Microsoft Project. By
taking our highly personal and
interactive online class
"Microsoft Project For
Purchasing Professionals," you
will not only learn how to use
the software, you'll learn how
to apply it to your supply chain
work. You'll also learn project
management principles that will
enable you to successfully
manage complex supply chain
projects and meet aggressive
deadlines. Counts towards Original SPSM® Certification.
14 Purchasing Best Practices -
Wouldn't it be great if you
could implement the purchasing
best practices that are used by
the world's top corporations? Do
you think it is impossible
because your existing staff is
so busy and you don't have the
budget to hire an expensive
consulting firm? Think again! Counts towards Original SPSM® Certification.
Savings Strategy Development -
Your CEO wants to know: "Are you
executing a cost savings
strategy or are you just
'winging it'?" Could you respond
by producing a top-notch written
strategy? If not, our highly
personal and interactive online
class "Savings Strategy
Development" can help you. Counts towards Original SPSM® Certification.
Powerful Negotiation For
Successful Buying - Have your
suppliers figured out how to
neutralize your supply chain
negotiation strategies? Most
savvy sellers go through
negotiation training at least
yearly. Unless you’ve been just
as diligent at improving your
supply chain negotiation skills,
your chances of getting the best
deals from your suppliers are
very slim. Counts towards SPSM2 Certification or SPSM® Recertification.
Expert Purchasing Management - Are you a purchasing manager who worries about balancing the many demands of your leadership role? You're not alone. Today's companies are expecting more than ever from their purchasing managers. And today's environment is confronting purchasing managers with more challenges than ever. Counts towards SPSM2 Certification or SPSM® Recertification.
Basics Of Smart International Procurement - Are you responsible for increasing your organization's international procurement and don't know where to begin?International procurement is a challenge. Buying internationally is much more complex than buying domestically. Counts towards SPSM2 Certification or SPSM® Recertification.
Executing A Global Sourcing Strategy - With all the talk about the global sourcing that many companies are doing, one may think that it is easy, right? That perception could not be further from the truth. Global sourcing may be one of the most complex activities you’ll encounter as a purchasing professional. Counts towards SPSM2 Certification or SPSM® Recertification.
