Procurement and MaterialsInternational Sourcing and Import Procurement
Buying across a border adds currency, shipping, duty, documentation and a supplier you cannot visit, and each of those turns a good unit price into a poor landed cost. This course covers managing them. Delegates work through supplier identification and qualification at distance, incoterms and exactly where cost and risk transfer, and landed cost calculation including freight, duty, clearing and finance cost. Payment instruments are covered, from open account through documentary collection to letters of credit, with the protection each gives. Documentation and clearance requirements follow. Quality assurance and inspection before shipment are addressed. The course closes on lead time, buffer stock and managing a supplier you will rarely meet.
Course objectives
- Identify and qualify overseas suppliers at a distance
- Apply incoterms and identify where cost and risk transfer
- Calculate landed cost including freight, duty, clearing and finance
- Select a payment instrument matched to the risk
- Prepare the documentation clearance requires
- Arrange pre shipment inspection and quality assurance
- Plan lead time and buffer stock for a distant supply chain
Who should attend
- Buyers and procurement officers sourcing internationally
- Import and logistics staff
- Finance staff handling foreign payments
- Supply chain and inventory planners
- Small business owners importing directly
Course outline
- 01Unit price against landed cost
- 02Identifying and qualifying suppliers at distance
- 03Incoterms and transfer of cost and risk
- 04Landed cost calculation
- 05Payment instruments and the protection each gives
- 06Documentation and clearance
- 07Pre shipment inspection and quality
- 08Lead time, buffers and distant supplier management
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 to 30 September 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 14 to 16 October 2026 | Lusaka, Zambia | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 21 to 23 October 2026 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 30 December 2026 to 1 January 2027 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 24 to 26 February 2027 | Kampala, Uganda | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |