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
Procurement Policy, Delegation and Standard Operating Procedures
Without a clear policy and documented procedures, procurement decisions become inconsistent and hard to audit, exposing African organisations to fraud and challenge. This course helps delegates draft practical procurement policies, delegation of authority frameworks and standard operating procedures that people actually follow. The focus is on documents that balance control with speed rather than gathering dust.
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Register for this courseWhat you will be able to do
- Draft a procurement policy that reflects organisational risk appetite.
- Design a delegation of authority matrix with sensible approval thresholds.
- Write standard operating procedures that frontline staff can follow.
- Align policy with governance, audit and finance requirements.
- Build in controls that deter fraud without paralysing operations.
- Roll out and embed new procedures so they are consistently used.
Course outline
- 01Purpose and Structure of a Procurement Policy
- 02Delegation of Authority and Approval Thresholds
- 03Writing Usable Standard Operating Procedures
- 04Aligning with Governance and Audit
- 05Balancing Control and Operational Speed
- 06Rollout, Training and Embedding
- 07Reviewing and Updating the Framework
Who should attend
Aimed at procurement managers, governance and compliance officers and finance managers tasked with writing or updating procurement rules.
Dates, venues and fees
| Dates | Venue | Days | Fee | Calendar | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 to 30 Sep 2026 | Pretoria | 3 | R13,000 | Closed | |
| 29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026 | Windhoek | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026 | Gaborone | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 5 to 7 Oct 2026 | Maseru | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 6 to 8 Oct 2026 | Mbabane | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 7 to 9 Oct 2026 | Lusaka | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 12 to 14 Oct 2026 | Harare | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 13 to 15 Oct 2026 | Lilongwe | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 14 to 16 Oct 2026 | Blantyre | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 19 to 21 Oct 2026 | Mozambique | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 20 to 22 Oct 2026 | Nairobi | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 21 to 23 Oct 2026 | Dar es Salaam | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 26 to 28 Oct 2026 | Kigali | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 27 to 29 Oct 2026 | Kampala | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 28 to 30 Oct 2026 | Accra | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 2 to 4 Nov 2026 | Lagos | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 3 to 5 Nov 2026 | Cairo | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 4 to 6 Nov 2026 | Mauritius | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 9 to 11 Nov 2026 | Dubai | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 10 to 12 Nov 2026 | Online | 3 | US$900 | Register | |
| 7 to 9 Dec 2026 | Johannesburg | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 8 to 10 Dec 2026 | Cape Town | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 9 to 11 Dec 2026 | Durban | 3 | R13,000 | 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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