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Effective Purchasing and Contract Negotiation Strategies

An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Effective Purchasing and Contract Negotiation Strategies

Enhancing Profit through Effective Processes and Contracts

NASBA
Classroom Schedule
Date Venue Fees
23 - 27 Mar 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
18 - 22 May 2026 Barcelona $ 5,950
20 - 24 Jul 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
14 - 18 Sep 2026 Barcelona $ 5,950
12 - 16 Oct 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
16 - 20 Nov 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
04 - 08 Jan 2027 Dubai $ 5,950
22 - 26 Mar 2027 Dubai $ 5,950

Course Summary

This Effective Purchasing and Contract Negotiation Strategies training course challenges the belief that anyone can purchase well, and within that belief everyone can negotiate effectively. Neither of these beliefs is true. Organisations large and small waste their energy and profit in this belief. This training course could prevent your organisation losing significant sums of money as it firstly establishes a solid understanding of the benefits good purchasing offers and how to create a function capable of delivering those benefits through organisational excellence.

The second fundamental to achieving success is the ability to negotiate, not only with the marketplace but with internal departments e.g., Engineering, Production, Finance, and Safety functions. Unfortunately such negotiation is often delegated to those least able to deliver an effective outcome. This failure impacts upon the whole organisation resulting in reduced profitability and increased business risk, and an increase in personal stress and operational costs.

The delegates are expected to compare their understanding of their capabilities against the key principles that support effective purchasing and to take away concepts and ideas that will benefit both their business and them personally.

This GLOMACS Purchasing and Contract Negotiation Strategies training course will highlight:

  • The objectives of a well run purchase process and how to reach your internal customer. Establishing a basic understanding of the process of Negotiation
  • Importance of getting the right specification to reduce both cost and risk. Evaluating potential suppliers and managing the supply chain
  • Tenders & bid evaluation & analysing Price Cost and Value through financial management /analysis
  • The purpose of a contract / Legal needs / Terms and Conditions. Preventing contract failure. Discovering your personal negotiation capability
  • Obstacles to good negotiation. Tools of the successful negotiator. Essential elements of negotiation AND developing a personal action plan for improvement
Course Outline
Day 1

Where is Purchasing Failing & Introduction to Negotiation

  • What is Purchasing?
  • Why is professional purchasing in decline?
  • Is your organisation infected with the virus of purchasing failure?
  • Should We Outsource the Process
  • Can we be Effective without being Efficient
  • The Importance of Reaching-out to the Internal Customer
  • Purchasing Strategy – Where does your money go?
  • Introduction to Negotiation
  • Styles of Negotiation
  • Uncertainty in Negotiation
  • How the Supplier Evaluates You
Day 2

Are you a Good Negotiator & Understanding the Offer

  • Knowing yourself - What you value, What you don’t
  • Who are you? - Myres Briggs Analysis
  • The Mental Traps of Negotiation
  • Importance of Social Skills
  • Competency or Skill
  • Analysis of Personal Competencies
  • Competencies of the Negotiator
  • The Importance of Market Research
  • Globalisation & Supply Chain Risk
  • Price / Cost / Value
  • Pricing Mechanisms
  • Price & Cost Validation
  • Total Cost of Ownership
Day 3

Contract Needs and Making the Contract Work

  • Contract Structure
  • Supporting Documents
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Payment Options
  • Warranty and Guarantees
  • Insurance
  • Ownership
  • Making the Contract Work
  • Legal Needs
  • Undue Pressure Duress / Mistake / Misrepresentation
  • Frustration / Breach of Contract / Variation / Privity
  • Agency
  • Failure to Agree
Day 4

Finding Reliable Suppliers & Culture in Negotiation

  • Do We Select the Right Supplier?
  • Supplier Evaluation
  • Tenders - The Process
  • Tenders - Do they deliver what we desire?
  • Long Term Supplier Relationships - Good or Bad
  • Electronic Commerce Advantages and Dangers
  • Ethics – Impact of Bribery and Corruption in business
  • Corruption - Personal
  • Corruption - Global
  • Corruption - What can be done?
  • Self-awareness in Negotiation First Know Yourself
  • Negotiating with Different Cultures
  • Personal Cultural Comfort Zone
Day 5

What Makes a Successful Negotiation

  • Listening and Persuasion
  • Asking the Right Questions
  • Reading Body Language
  • Timing the Negotiation / Venue
  • Dealing with Power and Authority
  • Telephone Negotiations
  • The Importance of Planning
  • Engaging with the Other Side
  • Bargaining
  • Making Concessions
  • Dealing with Tactics and Threats
  • Closing the Deal
  • Essential Things To Do in Every Negotiation
  • Review -  What three things will you take away with you to discuss in your business?
Certificates
  • On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates. Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.
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