Highland Consultants' Purchasing Officers Course

This is a public course that has been presented in New Zealand for over 6 years and has been attended by more than 500 participants. Also presented in Australia for 2 years. Thoroughly upgraded and updated every year. The workbook is extensive and contains many case studies and practical examples.

On completion participants will be better able to:

Understand the wide range of purchasing options available to the trained buyer.

Write long term contracts and agreements for supplies and services.

Use bar-coding, Just-in-time, MRP & MRP2 to the advantage of their employer.

Use their skills to better advantage by learning from benchmarking and other Best-practice techniques.

Purchasing influence on profits

System appraisal and internal audit controls

Internal and external customer focus and levels

Preferred supplier analysis, partnering, single sourcing

Questions of title, when does title pass, Romalpa clauses

Handling disputes, litigation arbitration or mediation

Purchasing as a career, career paths, need for continuous training

Materials requirement planning MPR1

Expediting and "Drop Dead", supplier appraisal

Disposals, surplus materials and plant

Quotations, controls, supplier contracts, tenders, bills of material

Systems contracting, economic order quantity EOQ, Just-in-time

Electronic trading case study, paperless purchasing

Case study videos, role playing, quizzes

VENUES INCLUDE:

Auckland-Wellington

Duration 2 Days

FEES: NZ$ 990 inc. GST
(NZ$ 880 plus $110 GST)