Purchasing and Supply Chain
Strategic Procurement and Supplier Management
Move your buying function beyond order processing into a source of measurable commercial advantage.
- Next session
- 5 to 9 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Nairobi
- 5 day programme
- FromR18,000
Logistics, Distribution and Cross Border Freight Management
Freight moving through Durban and City Deep rarely follows the plan. Road, rail and sea distribution, customs clearance and SADC border crossings, warehouse to customer flow, and the cost of every delay. Participants build a distribution plan against real port and rail constraints.
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Register for this courseWhat you will be able to do
- Compare road, rail, sea and air options on landed cost, transit reliability and cargo risk for a given consignment.
- Plan around port congestion, rail capacity limits and known peak season bottlenecks instead of reacting to them.
- Prepare and check the documentation set for a cross border move into SADC markets.
- Calculate total distribution cost per unit, including demurrage, detention, standing time and damaged stock.
- Structure a transporter contract with service levels, rate escalation and clear liability for loss in transit.
- Design last mile delivery routes and schedules that hold up across urban, township and rural drop points.
Course outline
- 01Distribution network design and channel choice
- 02Modal selection, rail capacity and port realities
- 03Cross border documentation and customs clearance
- 04Incoterms and where liability actually transfers
- 05Transporter selection, rates and service level contracts
- 06Route planning, scheduling and last mile delivery
- 07Landed cost and distribution cost to serve
- 08Tracking, exception handling and delivery performance
Who should attend
Logistics managers, distribution and fleet controllers, warehouse managers, import and export clerks, supply chain planners and freight forwarding staff. Useful for procurement officers who own transporter contracts.
Dates, venues and fees
| Dates | Venue | Days | Fee | Calendar | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026 | Dar es Salaam | 5 | US$1,800 | Closed | |
| 5 to 9 Oct 2026 | Lusaka | 5 | US$1,800 | Register | |
| 12 to 16 Oct 2026 | Harare | 5 | US$1,800 | Register | |
| 19 to 23 Oct 2026 | Accra | 5 | US$1,800 | Register | |
| 26 to 30 Oct 2026 | Lagos | 5 | US$1,800 | Register | |
| 2 to 6 Nov 2026 | Dubai | 5 | US$1,800 | Register | |
| 9 to 13 Nov 2026 | Johannesburg | 5 | R18,000 | Register | |
| 16 to 20 Nov 2026 | Cape Town | 5 | R18,000 | Register | |
| 23 to 27 Nov 2026 | Durban | 5 | R18,000 | Register | |
| 30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026 | Pretoria | 5 | R18,000 | Register | |
| 7 to 11 Dec 2026 | Nairobi | 5 | US$1,800 | Register |
Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.
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