Procurement and MaterialsE Procurement and Digital Purchasing Management
Electronic procurement is bought to improve transparency and speed, and it delivers neither where users route around it because the approved path is slower than a phone call. This course covers making the system the easier route. Delegates work through the module landscape from requisition and catalogue through sourcing and contract to invoice, and deciding which parts an organisation actually needs first. Supplier onboarding is covered honestly, since a portal only works when suppliers use it, and many will need help. Catalogue and guided buying are addressed as the mechanism that produces compliance without policing. Approval workflow, thresholds and the delays that drive users off system follow. Data, spend visibility and reporting are covered. The course closes on implementation sequencing and on measuring adoption rather than deployment.
Course objectives
- Map the module landscape and decide what an organisation needs first
- Onboard suppliers, including those who need help to participate
- Use catalogues and guided buying to produce compliance without policing
- Design approval workflow and thresholds that do not drive users off system
- Obtain spend visibility and reporting from the transaction data
- Sequence an implementation so early stages deliver something
- Measure adoption rather than deployment
Who should attend
- Procurement managers evaluating or implementing e procurement systems
- Supply chain and IT project managers on digitisation projects
- Purchasing officers transitioning from manual to digital processes
- Procurement analysts responsible for spend reporting
- Vendor management and supplier onboarding staff
Course outline
- 01Approved path slower than a phone call
- 02The module landscape
- 03Deciding what to implement first
- 04Supplier onboarding and support
- 05Catalogues and guided buying
- 06Approval workflow and thresholds
- 07Spend visibility and reporting
- 08Implementation sequencing and measuring adoption
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 to 25 December 2026 | Windhoek, Namibia | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 1 to 3 February 2027 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 8 to 10 February 2027 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 17 to 19 February 2027 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |