Overview
Strategic sourcing and procurement skills include the management of a broad range of processes that are associated with an organisation’s aim to acquire essential goods and services needed for delivering a service a product, assembling or manufacturing a product, and generally transforming inputs to outputs.
What you will learn
By the end of this Strategic Sourcing and Procurement course offered by University of Sydney, you should be able to:
- identify the benefits that strategic sourcing offers compared to procurement
- write briefs and procurement specifications
- prepare requests for proposals, quotations and tenders, including e-procurement
- utilise a wide variety of strategic sourcing and procurement tools and techniques
- develop your negotiation skills
- undertake risk analysis and evaluate submissions
- manage contracts
- determine the total cost of procuring products and services
- work within probity and corporate social responsibility requirements when sourcing goods and services.
Programme Structure
Content includes:
- The scope of strategic sourcing and procurement management
- Business analysis requirements for generating strategic sourcing and procurement requirements
- Developing sourcing strategies and supplier relationships
- Using cross-functional category teams for developing sourcing criteria
- Coordination of procurement processes and evaluation
- Cost is a major factor in contracts for goods and services but there are many others such as customer service and support, delivery, selection, environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 1 days
- Part-time
- 1 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
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Language
Delivered
Campus Location
- Sydney, Australia
Disciplines
Strategic Management View 26 other Short Courses in Strategic Management in AustraliaWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- CRICOS Number: 00026A
- Most managers are engaged either directly or indirectly in strategic procurement, especially those engaged in tendering, procurement and probity.
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Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents700 AUD / full≈ 700 AUD / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents700 AUD / full≈ 700 AUD / full
Additional Details
- A$700.00 - A$750.00
Living costs
Sydney
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.