Principles of Procurement Management
Principles of Procurement Management
Online Program
16
Certification Included
Build a solid foundation in procurement and supplier management in just 16 hours.
This practical course introduces learners to the essential concepts that shape the relationship between suppliers and the organization. Participants explore the procurement activities that support sourcing, purchasing, supplier selection, purchase order management, and procurement performance.
Designed for entry-level procurement employees and students considering a career in procurement, the program gives learners the language, tools, and practical understanding needed to participate confidently in day-to-day procurement operations.
Suggested Targeted Audience:
Entry-level procurement employees, procurement assistants, purchasing officers, buyers, students considering a career in procurement, supply chain support staff, contracts assistants, stock controllers, and administrative employees involved in purchasing activities.
Key Information
Category
Procurement Management
Track
Certification Track
Level
Basic
Total hours
16
Class
Face to Face/Online
Principles of Procurement Management Course in Saudi Arabia, Jordan & the MENA Region
The Principles of Procurement Management course helps learners understand the foundations of purchasing, sourcing, supplier relationships, purchase order management, and procurement performance.
At MUHAKAT, this 16-hour program is delivered in a practical and business-focused style to help learners connect procurement concepts with real workplace activities.
The course is suitable for entry-level procurement employees, students, fresh graduates, and professionals who want to understand how procurement contributes to cost, quality, supplier performance, and business continuity.
Procurement is more than buying. It is the business function that connects organizational needs with supplier capability, commercial value, quality, availability, and risk management.
This course introduces the purchasing function, procurement organization structure, sourcing strategies, supplier selection, negotiation, contract basics, purchase order flow, receiving, order closeout, and supplier performance measurement.
Learners will gain a clear understanding of how procurement activities are planned, executed, controlled, and measured in modern organizations.
Procurement Foundations
Understand the role of purchasing, procurement responsibilities, purchasing categories, and how procurement connects with other business functions.
Sourcing & Supplier Selection
Learn the difference between tactical and strategic buying, supplier relationships, spend analysis, supplier scoring, and sourcing strategy.
Purchase Order Management
Follow the purchase order process from requirements identification to release, receiving, status reporting, and order closeout.
Performance Awareness
Understand how procurement and supplier performance are measured and how procurement contributes to business efficiency and value creation.
The program is organized into three practical sessions that build procurement knowledge from basic purchasing concepts to sourcing strategy and procurement performance management.
Session 1: Fundamentals of Purchasing
Define the purchasing function and identify purchasing as a key business function
Describe purchasing categories, responsibilities, organization structure, and interaction with other business functions
Understand centralized and decentralized purchasing, buyer/planner concepts, make-or-buy decisions, and purchasing strategy
Session 2: Sourcing Strategies
Define the sourcing process and distinguish between tactical and strategic buying
Conduct spend analysis, develop cost avoidance analysis, and evaluate supplier relationship options
Score supplier capabilities, select suppliers, review pricing alternatives, negotiate effectively, and understand supplier contract formulation
Introduce supplier relationship management and supplier collaboration in product design
Session 3: Purchase Order Management and Performance Measurement
Define the purchasing management process and manage procurement databases
Detail purchase order methods and trace the flow from requirement identification to closeout
Understand purchase order release using MRP, reorder point, and kanban systems
Explore VMI, inbound transportation factors, receiving, order closeout, reporting, supplier performance, international sourcing, and procurement technologies
Module 1
Fundamentals of Purchasing
Purchasing role, responsibilities, purchasing structures, make-or-buy decisions, and procurement strategy.
Module 2
Sourcing Strategies
Strategic sourcing, supplier selection, spend analysis, supplier relationships, pricing, negotiation, and contracts
Module 3
PO Management & Performance
Purchase orders, order release methods, VMI, inbound transportation, receiving, supplier performance, and technology.
This is a non-certification training program. MUHAKAT may include practical exercises, class discussions, short knowledge checks, case examples, and participation-based learning activities to reinforce understanding.
Participants receive a certificate of attendance based on MUHAKAT’s training policy and client requirements.
Start your procurement learning journey with MUHAKAT and build the essential knowledge needed to understand purchasing, sourcing, supplier relationships, and procurement operations in a practical business environment.
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