Procurement · Executive · Corporate
PMTHPM
The Complete Course on Purchasing Management
Procurement
Executive level
10 Modules
40 Topics
Corporate
In-house or live virtual
Certification
Blue Ocean Academy certificate
PMTHPM
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About the PMTHPM Program
Purchasing controls a large share of company spend, yet much of it is still handled transaction by transaction. This program builds purchasing as a managed function: spend analysis, category strategy, supplier base management, cost reduction, buying systems, ethics and performance measurement. Delivered in-house at the client's premises or live virtual, teams finish able to see where the money goes, choose the right buying approach and show savings that finance will accept.
What You Will Learn
- Understand the purchasing function and its business contribution
- Analyze spend data to find savings opportunities
- Build category strategies for major spend areas
- Apply supplier selection and evaluation methods consistently
- Manage the supplier base and reduce supply risk
- Implement purchasing policy, authority limits and ethics rules
- Measure purchasing performance and validate reported savings
- Design a purchasing organization that fits the business
What you take away
Skills You'll Build
Spend analysis
Category strategy
Supplier evaluation
Cost reduction planning
Core Topics
Who Is This Program For?
Purchasing managers
Run purchasing as a managed function
Senior buyers
Buy with strategy rather than reaction
Procurement analysts
Turn spend data into savings plans
Supply chain managers
Link purchasing to wider supply performance
Finance managers
Validate the savings purchasing reports
Business unit heads
Get more value from supplier spend
What's Included?
Delivery at your premises or live virtual for your purchasing and finance teams- Spend analysis and category planning exercises using your own purchase data
- Participant workbook, category plan templates and evaluation matrices
- Certificate of completion issued by Blue Ocean Academy
Blue Ocean Academy
Corporate training terms and scheduling policies apply
Course Outline
- Purchasing objectives beyond price
- Transactional against strategic buying
- Purchasing and company profit
- Maturity levels in purchasing
Every participant receives a Blue Ocean Academy certificate of completion
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Every participant receives a Blue Ocean Academy certificate that can be verified by their employer. Corporate clients receive a completion report for the whole cohort.
Digital Certificate
Verifiable Credential
Professional Recognition
Cohort Completion Report
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