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Procurement Planning and Bid Management

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Procurement and Supply Chain Management Virtual Learning

Procurement Planning and Bid Management

Planning is both the most critical and the most challenging phase of any procurement operation. It provides direction towards how the function intends to secure the supply security of the organization. When it comes to bid management, a sound procurement plan will help balance the often conflicting goals of generating savings and satisfying internal customers. In this course, we provide a thorough explanation on how to approach the planning of procurement objectives and initiatives. We delve into the different qualitative and quantitative forecasting techniques as they relate to inventory planning and we demonstrate how different vendor integration strategies can be applied to help sustain operations and projects. PrerequisitesNone — open to managers at all levels

Overview

Course Methodology

 

This course uses a variety of individual exercises, team exercises, case studies and videos.

 

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Write strategic procurement objectives and initiatives to support long term directions
  • Arrange 'spend items' into categories that support planning of go-to-market strategies
  • Apply demand forecasting techniques to improve planning of procurement activities
  • Generate vendor integration strategies to ensure supply security
  • Evaluate vendor bids in a scientific manner to support selection decision making

Target Audience

Purchasing and supply chain professionals at all levels of the organization who are involved in planning, sourcing, buying and bid selection activities, as well as personnel who are involved in the purchasing process.

Target Competencies

  • Procurement planning
  • Business analysis
  • Structured thinking
  • Business forecasting
  • Inventory planning
  • Performance evaluation

Course Outline

  • Strategic procurement planning
    • Setting procurement mission and objectives
    • Selection of improvement initiatives
      • Structure-related initiatives
      • Systems-related initiatives
      • Workstreams-related initiatives
      • Culture-related initiatives
    • Performance measures and targets
    • Communication of procurement plan
    • Stakeholder engagement
  • Spend category planning
    • Spend category profiling
    • Spend impact analysis
      • Financial impact
      • Vendor segmentation
    • Market risk analysis
      • Value chain analysis
      • SWOT analysis
      • Porter’s five forces
      • Risk heat maps
      • Vendor risk scores
    • Category report consolidation
  • Forecasting and demand planning
    • The soft side of forecasting
      • Tetlock’s foxes and hedgehogs
      • Taleb’s black swan
    • Principles of demand planning
    • Quantitative forecasting techniques
    • Qualitative forecasting techniques
  • Vendor integration
    • Vendor prequalification process
    • Vendor prequalification criteria
      • Legal criteria
      • Financial criteria
      • Technical criteria
      • Staff criteria
      • HSE criteria
    • Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
    • Strategic partnering
    • Supplier diversity programs
  • Bid evaluation and selection
    • Bid management process
    • Bid evaluation criteria
    • Scoring systems and protocols
    • Selection and award
    • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for complex purchases

Gulf Certificate

Certified by Gulf

Upon successful completion, participants receive an internationally recognized certificate from Gulf Training Institute.

Schedule & Fees

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18 Oct 2026
to 22 Oct 2026
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18 Oct 2026
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25 Oct 2026
to 29 Oct 2026
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01 Nov 2026
to 05 Nov 2026
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08 Nov 2026
to 12 Nov 2026
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to 19 Nov 2026
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22 Nov 2026
to 26 Nov 2026
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29 Nov 2026
to 03 Dec 2026
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06 Dec 2026
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13 Dec 2026
to 17 Dec 2026
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