Fixed Courses - Procurement Strategy Development
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 | Dates and venues: 7 December-9 December. 2010 in New York, United States |
| Course Level: No Course Level Available
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| | Course registration information | |
 | Fee: USD 1275 per participant
Participants are responsible for cost of own airfare and hotel accommodations.
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 | Registration deadline: 16 November 2010 | | |  | This course is fully booked. |
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| | However, we will be running it again on the following dates:
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| | Visa and travelling information | |
| | The course venue is:
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Learning Resources Centre, FF-1100
304 East, 45th Street
New York, NY 10017.
USA
Accommodation:
To find a hotel, please visit the following websites:
www.hotels.com
www.booking.com
www.hotwire.com
http://www.thepodhotel.com/
Vanderbilt YMCA
(close to venue with reasonable rates)
http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/VanderbiltYMCA-NewYork-815?source=googleadwordshostelsbyname&gclid=CIzwwICIypcCFc0a3godmEYzRw
Sutton Residence (a very simple B&B, but affordable, near Times Square) http://www.suttonresidence.com/html/suttonres_offer.html
(For a list of more recommended hotels, please contact Deborah Singer (deborah.singer@undp.org)
Visas:
You can find your nearest US Consulate here: http://www.usembassy.gov/
Information about obtaining a Business Visa (B1), forms and links:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_2664.html
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| | Tutor profile | |
| | | Torben Soll <torben.soll@undp.org> | | Torben Soll is Manager in the Quality Assurance and Professionalisation unit in UNDP's Procurement Support Office. He is responsible for the design, development and implementation of procurement training, certification and quality assurance initiatives at individual, organizational and partner country levels.
Torben is a regular tutor on UNDP courses with the main focus being on Procurement Strategy Development, Introductory Certificate in Public Procurement, and Contract & Supplier Relations Management.
Prior to joining UNDP in 2004, Torben spent four years with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) in Lebanon, where he worked as Team Leader and Economic Affairs Officer.
Before joining the UN system in 2000, he worked 7 years as Chief Consultant in Ramboll Management Ltd, the largest Danish private management consulting company in the area of public sector development.
Torben is a Danish national and holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration, and is Member of The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (MCIPS).
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| | How previous participants rated this course | |
| | What is your overall evaluation of this training course?
| Excellent (50.72%) |  | | Good (44.93%) | | | Satisfactory (4.35%) | | | Poor (0%) | |
Are you satisfied with the practical arrangements for this course?
| Yes (92.75%) | | | No (7.25%) | |
Would you recommend this course to other personnel?
| Yes (98.55%) | | | No (1.45%) | |
Do you feel that the quality of your work will improve as a result of the course?
| Yes (100%) | | | No (0%) | |
What was the level of the training course compared to your expectations?
| More advanced (8.7%) | | | O.K. (85.51%) | | | More elementary (5.8%) | |
What is your evaluation of the course materials as training tools?
| Excellent (24.64%) | | | Good (59.42%) | | | Satisfactory (15.94%) | | | Poor (0%) | |
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| | Quotes from previous participants | |
| | "It highlighted main points that need to be improved or developed within my functions as procurement agent in obtaining the best possible results"
"It is essential to procurement management and operating staff"
"I have gained valuable insight which will help me in contract management"
"I am likely to make a better budget having learnt how to incorporate procurement"
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| | Designed for | |
| | This course is designed for procurement practitioners at all levels and is also recom-mended for programme and project staff and other procurement stakeholders involved in the planning, monitoring or oversight of procurement. The course will particularly benefit those who wish to take a more proactive and strategic approach to their procurement activities by developing and implementing an integrated corporate procurement strategy. |
| | Objectives | |
| | By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
• Describe the issues that need to be considered when developing a procurement strategy for a business unit
• Articulate the objectives of a procurement activity for a business unit
• Conduct procurement spend analysis, supply risk assessments, demand and supply market analysis
• Model and implement strategies for significant procurement
• Implement strategies for routine, volume, critical and strategic procurement portfolio
• Align systems, capacities and administrative processes with strategic objectives
• Measure performance, outcomes and results
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| | Topics to be covered | |
| | - The principles of procurement strategy development
- Understanding the procurement portfolio
- Procurement profiling and spend analysis
- Supply positioning and supply risk
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- Understanding the organisation's market impact
- Demand and supply market analysis
- Developing corporate procurement objectives
- Strategies for routine, volume, critical and strategic procurement
- Implementation of significant procurement strategies (high risk/spend categories)
- How to align procurement functions with strategic objectives?
- Managing procurement systems, capacities, and administrative processes
- How to manage stakeholders and suppliers
- How Long Term Supply Agreements can support category based strategies
- Procurement scheduling and planning
- Measurement of results and outcomes
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| | Methodology | |
| | - The course is designed to be highly interactive.
- Participants will be working on challenging hands-on practical exercises and case studies with peers from other organizations and share best practices in public procurement.
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