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Purchasing & Management Training

Our company can provide a wide range of workshops on Purchasing, Quality or Management subjects for various types of organisations. We are happy to deliver to large organisations such as City Councils and also to Small to Medium Enterprises. Our workshops can be adapted to the specific needs of the organisation. Spearflex is an accredited Edexcel NVQ Centre delivering NVQ’s up to Level 5.

• Our delivery is based on One-to-One mentoring and the use of projects which gives value add to the client, with opportunities for the candidate to improve work quality and implement best practice.
• Our project based approach enables the return on training investment to benefit the client in practical and relevant ways. We help organisations demonstrate their commitment to quality and investment in people

Purchasing Training Workshops

We have developed training programmes, which address the needs of non-purchasing professionals with delegated spend responsibilities within Government and Local Government organisations. However these programs are also suitable for individuals with delegated spend responsibilities within commercial organisations.

Purchasing skills are very important contributors to delivering Best Value targets. An enormous amount of purchasing is carried out by departments and organisations within the umbrella of local government and yet outside of central Procurement.

The workshops are designed for individuals who are new to, or are likely to have, delegated responsibility for letting contracts. It would also be suitable for those staff who are new to managing the delivery of services or capital projects which form part of the overall function of City Councils.

The purchasing training provided through a series of linked foundation courses which look at the important purchasing legislation, underlying strategies and the supporting elements, which contribute to the successful creation of specifications and contracts. Attendees get checklists and reference material to help them with their daily contract management activities as well as an introduction to negotiation techniques.

Typical Contents of Purchasing Training Workshops

Contract Roles, Regulation and Strategies

• Standing Orders
• EU Legislation
• The Contract Process and Roles
• Strategies
• Supplier Relationships

Establishing Contract Requirements.

• The importance of Specifications
• Why Contracts Fail
• Supplier Evaluation
• Contracts and the Law

Contract Management and Negotiation.

• Contract Management Elements
• The Management of Risks
• Quality Systems Overview
• Managing Claims from Suppliers
• Negotiation Principles