Procurement and Supply Chain Management Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply procurement principles to source and select suppliers strategically.
• Analyze supply chain processes to identify areas for cost reduction and efficiency improvement.
• Evaluate supplier performance using key performance indicators and risk assessment tools.
• Design inventory management strategies that balance stock availability with carrying costs.
• Implement ethical and sustainable procurement practices in line with South African regulations.
• Demonstrate effective negotiation techniques to achieve optimal contract terms.

Target Audience

Procurement officers, supply chain managers, logistics coordinators, and business owners seeking to improve their procurement and supply chain operations. Also suitable for professionals transitioning into supply chain roles.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, a basic understanding of business operations is beneficial.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions reinforce theoretical concepts through simulated procurement and supply chain exercises. Learners engage in real-world scenarios such as supplier evaluation, contract drafting, inventory calculations, and performance reporting to build hands-on competence.

Practical Activities

• Supplier Evaluation and Selection Simulation — Learners evaluate supplier proposals using weighted criteria and select the best supplier, then negotiate contract terms. (4h)
• Inventory Management Exercise — Learners calculate Economic Order Quantity (EOQ), reorder points, and safety stock for given demand data, then simulate inventory decisions. (4h)
• Contract Drafting and SLA Creation — Learners draft a simple procurement contract and develop a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with KPIs for a supplier. (4h)
• Supply Chain Performance Reporting — Learners analyse supply chain data and prepare a performance report using metrics like on-time delivery and cost variance. (4h)

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.