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Strategic Sourcing & Category Management: Advanced Level

Supply Chain, Procurement & Logistics

  • QGT-SCM-122
  • Advanced
  • 5 or 10 days
  • Online · Classroom · In-house

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Course overview

Strategic Sourcing & Category Management: Advanced Level is an advanced programme for experienced practitioners in Strategic Sourcing & Category Management. It covers the principles, the requirements of CIPS and ASCM frameworks, Incoterms 2020 and ISO 28000, and the practical methods used on site, with case studies from operations in the Gulf, Africa and worldwide. Available online, in the classroom in 60 cities, or in-house.

What participants will be able to do

  • Explain the principles, terminology and scope of Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
  • Apply the relevant requirements of CIPS and ASCM frameworks, Incoterms 2020 and ISO 28000
  • Apply advanced analysis methods to real operating data
  • Recognise common problems, risks and root causes and choose the right corrective action
  • Prepare an improvement plan for their own site or organisation

Who should attend

Designed for procurement, supply chain, warehouse and logistics professionals with at least three years of experience.

Course outline (5 days)

  1. Day 1: Core principles revisitedFast review and recent changes in CIPS and ASCM frameworks, Incoterms 2020 and ISO 28000
  2. Day 2: Advanced analysis methodsDetailed techniques, data interpretation and calculations
  3. Day 3: Design and performance optimisationImproving reliability, efficiency and cost
  4. Day 4: Troubleshooting complex casesDiagnosing multi-cause problems from field data
  5. Day 5: Risk, decisions and integrationBuilding a risk-based plan and presenting recommendations
What the 10-day edition adds
  1. Day 6: Applied project, part 1Apply the week-one methods to a case from your organisation
  2. Day 7: Data and digital toolsSoftware, spreadsheets and digital tools used in practice
  3. Day 8: Lessons from incidents and auditsWhat investigations and audit findings teach
  4. Day 9: Applied project, part 2Complete, test and refine your solution
  5. Day 10: Presentations and final assessmentPresent to the group and complete the final assessment

Training method and certificate

Interactive sessions, practical exercises, case studies and pre- and post-course assessments. Participants receive a Qimma Global Training certificate of completion stating the training hours (30 hours for 5 days, 60 hours for 10 days). Delivered in English or Arabic.

Dates 2027–2030

None of these dates work? We run this course for your team on the date and in the place you choose.

DatesCityDurationFee
3–14 May 2027Brussels Classroom10 days$9,900Register
10–14 May 2027Accra Classroom5 days$5,500Register
18–29 Jul 2027Sharm El Sheikh Classroom10 days$9,900Register
27 Sep – 1 Oct 2027Copenhagen Classroom5 days$5,500Register
18–29 Oct 2027Online (live) Online (live)10 days$5,500Register
2–13 Apr 2028Sharm El Sheikh Classroom10 days$9,900Register
10–14 Apr 2028Vienna Classroom5 days$5,500Register
18–29 Jun 2028Manama Classroom10 days$9,900Register
9–13 Oct 2028Abu Dhabi Classroom5 days$5,500Register
4–15 Dec 2028Online (live) Online (live)10 days$5,500Register
12–23 Mar 2029Zurich Classroom10 days$9,900Register
30 Apr – 4 May 2029Berlin Classroom5 days$5,500Register
14–25 May 2029Baku Classroom10 days$9,900Register
21–25 May 2029Casablanca Classroom5 days$5,500Register
26 Nov – 7 Dec 2029Online (live) Online (live)10 days$5,500Register
11–22 Mar 2030Zurich Classroom10 days$9,900Register
28 Apr – 2 May 2030Sharm El Sheikh Classroom5 days$5,500Register
25 Aug – 5 Sep 2030Kuwait City Classroom10 days$9,900Register
16–20 Sep 2030Vienna Classroom5 days$5,500Register
23 Sep – 4 Oct 2030Online (live) Online (live)10 days$5,500Register

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