This course will assist participants to reexamine their organization’s Procurement and Supply Chain strategies beyond just the short term. It will focus on real-time issues to counteract changes in the market and to think differently about global procurement. This course is designed to provide delegates with practical approaches for transforming their organization’s procurement team to become more competitive.

Over the course of this workshop, participants will learn about:

• Supplier Strategy and Multiple Suppliers
• Reassess current Healthcare procurement strategies
• Collaborate relationship with vendors, companies, and countries
• Streamline processes
• Adopt contemporary practices
• Build robust internal supply planning capabilities
• Understand the tools and techniques to effectively renegotiate contracts
• Designing Metrics for Safe and Reliable Performance
• Measuring and Improving the Supply Chain Performance
• Preparing for a Win-Win Negotiation
• Dealing with Multiple Suppliers
• The Importance of Collaborative and Competitive Negotiations
• Knowing When and How to Renegotiate a Contract
• The Importance of Supplier Relationships
• Supplier Collaboration Best Practices
• Supplier Relationships – The Total Management Process
• Methods of Mitigating the Effects of Pandemics 
• The Importance of a Collaborative Supply Chain
• Supply Chain Modes in the Healthcare Sector
• Demand vs. Supply Management
• Understanding Transport, Logistics and Warehousing
• Supply Chain Integration Spanning Internal and External
• Why is the Healthcare sector different?
• The Costs and Challenges of Ensuring Product Availability
• Procurement Contract Risks

What’s Included?

• Instruction by an expert facilitator
• Small, interactive classes
• Specialized manual and course materials
• Personalized certificate of completion