Strategic Sourcing Execution Training

Learning Outcomes

• Analyse organisational sourcing requirements and develop a strategic sourcing plan.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities and negotiate contracts to achieve value-for-money outcomes.
• Implement sourcing strategies that integrate risk management and ethical procurement principles.
• Monitor and assess supplier performance against agreed service level agreements.
• Apply continuous improvement methodologies to optimise the strategic sourcing process.
• Demonstrate compliance with relevant procurement legislation and organisational policies.

Target Audience

Procurement managers, supply chain practitioners, and sourcing specialists responsible for implementing strategic sourcing initiatives in medium to large organisations.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, a basic understanding of procurement processes is recommended.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions provide hands-on experience in executing strategic sourcing activities. Learners will apply tools and techniques to real-world scenarios, reinforcing theoretical concepts and building competence in supplier evaluation, negotiation, and contract management.

Practical Activities

• Supplier Evaluation and Selection Exercise — Learners analyze supplier proposals using weighted criteria and conduct a mock supplier selection process. (3h)
• Negotiation Simulation — In teams, learners prepare and role-play a negotiation scenario for a strategic sourcing contract, focusing on terms, pricing, and risk allocation. (4h)
• Strategic Sourcing Plan Development — Using a case study, learners develop a complete strategic sourcing plan including spend analysis, market research, supplier selection, and implementation timeline. (3h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.