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Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Learn to plan purchases, run fair and transparent tenders, manage suppliers and contracts, and keep goods moving efficiently through your supply chain.

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Procurement and Supply Chain Management
$1,200
Price
2 wks
Duration
Overview

Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Learn to plan purchases, run fair and transparent tenders, manage suppliers and contracts, and keep goods moving efficiently through your supply chain.

Certification
Skills & Professional

Students who complete this course earn a GISE certificate of completion.

DeliveryPhysical & virtual
Course content
Cohorts & fees

Choose where and when you study

  • Novermber 2026

    Physical

    $3,000

    Registration for this cohort opens on 2026-10-01.

    Dates

    Nov 2, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026

    Duration

    2 weeks

    Location

    Mombasa, Kenya

  • November 2026

    Virtual

    $1,200

    Registration for this cohort opens on 2026-10-01.

    Dates

    Nov 2, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026

    Duration

    2 weeks

    Location

    Online

Programme

What you'll cover

Modules
6
Lessons
22

Modules build on each other. Open any module to see its lessons.

  1. 01Module 1: Procurement fundamentals4 lessons
    1. 1.1The role of procurement in an organisation
    2. 1.2The procurement cycle, from need to payment
    3. 1.3Lesson 1.3: Principles of procurement: value for money, fairness, transparency and accountability
    4. 1.4Procurement policies, thresholds and approval levels
  2. 02Module 2: Procurement planning and specifications2 lessons
    1. 2.1Needs assessment and demand planning
    2. 2.2Building an annual procurement plan
  3. 03Module 3: Sourcing, tendering and contract award4 lessons
    1. 3.1Market research and supplier identification
    2. 3.2Requests for quotation, requests for proposal and tender documents
    3. 3.3Bid evaluation: technical, financial and value-for-money scoring
    4. 3.4Negotiation, contract award and notifying bidders
  4. 04Module 4: Contract and supplier management4 lessons
    1. 4.1Contract types, key clauses and deliverables
    2. 4.2Supplier performance monitoring with KPIs and scorecards
    3. 4.3Managing variations, disputes and underperformance
    4. 4.4Building strategic supplier relationships
  5. 05Module 5: Inventory, warehousing and logistics4 lessons
    1. 5.1Inventory control: ABC analysis, reorder levels and safety stock
    2. 5.2Stores and warehouse management
    3. 5.3Transport and distribution planning
    4. 5.4Supply chain mapping and removing waste
  6. 06Module 6: Supply chain risk, ethics and compliance4 lessons
    1. 6.1Identifying and managing supply chain risks
    2. 6.2Business continuity and contingency sourcing
    3. 6.3Procurement ethics, conflict of interest and fraud prevention
    4. 6.4Procurement records, audits and public and donor procurement rules

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