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Procurement and Purchasing Support for Administrative Teams

Give office and administrative staff the practical skills to support day to day buying without costly mistakes. Participants learn how to raise requisitions, obtain and compare quotations, process orders and track deliveries so that goods and services arrive on time, at the right price and with a clean paper trail for the finance team.

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What you will be able to do

  • Raise clear purchase requisitions that specify the correct goods and quantities.
  • Obtain and compare supplier quotations on a fair and consistent basis.
  • Process purchase orders and match them to deliveries and invoices.
  • Maintain an organised supplier and pricing record for repeat purchases.
  • Track outstanding orders and follow up on late or incorrect deliveries.
  • Apply basic ethics and conflict of interest checks in everyday buying.

Course outline

  1. 01The Purchasing Cycle Explained
  2. 02Writing Clear Requisitions
  3. 03Obtaining and Comparing Quotations
  4. 04Raising and Tracking Purchase Orders
  5. 05Matching Orders, Deliveries and Invoices
  6. 06Managing Supplier and Pricing Records
  7. 07Ethics and Conflict of Interest in Buying

Who should attend

This course suits office administrators, procurement assistants, buyers and support staff who help coordinate purchasing for their departments.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Durban2R10,000Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register

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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