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
Spend Analysis and Cost Reduction Techniques
Many procurement teams cannot answer a simple question, how much are we actually spending with each supplier and category. This course teaches practical spend analysis techniques, data cleansing, cost driver analysis and negotiation levers that convert scattered purchasing data into measurable savings, using spreadsheet based exercises suited to organisations without expensive spend analytics software.
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Register for this courseWhat you will be able to do
- Collect and cleanse purchasing data from disparate systems.
- Classify spend by category, supplier and business unit.
- Identify cost drivers behind price increases and budget overruns.
- Apply should cost modelling to evaluate supplier pricing.
- Prioritise cost reduction opportunities using savings impact matrices.
- Present spend analysis findings persuasively to senior management.
Course outline
- 01Why Spend Analysis Matters
- 02Sourcing and Cleansing Purchasing Data
- 03Classifying and Segmenting Spend
- 04Identifying Cost Drivers and Price Trends
- 05Should Cost Modelling Basics
- 06Prioritising Cost Reduction Opportunities
- 07Negotiation Levers for Cost Savings
- 08Presenting Spend Insights to Management
Who should attend
This course is designed for procurement analysts, buyers, finance business partners and category managers tasked with delivering cost savings.
Dates, venues and fees
| Dates | Venue | Days | Fee | Calendar | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026 | Johannesburg | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026 | Cape Town | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 5 to 7 Oct 2026 | Durban | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 6 to 8 Oct 2026 | Pretoria | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 7 to 9 Oct 2026 | Windhoek | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 12 to 14 Oct 2026 | Gaborone | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 13 to 15 Oct 2026 | Maseru | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 14 to 16 Oct 2026 | Mbabane | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 19 to 21 Oct 2026 | Lusaka | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 20 to 22 Oct 2026 | Harare | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 21 to 23 Oct 2026 | Lilongwe | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 26 to 28 Oct 2026 | Blantyre | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 27 to 29 Oct 2026 | Mozambique | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 28 to 30 Oct 2026 | Nairobi | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 2 to 4 Nov 2026 | Dar es Salaam | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 3 to 5 Nov 2026 | Kigali | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 4 to 6 Nov 2026 | Kampala | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 9 to 11 Nov 2026 | Accra | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 10 to 12 Nov 2026 | Lagos | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 11 to 13 Nov 2026 | Cairo | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 16 to 18 Nov 2026 | Mauritius | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 17 to 19 Nov 2026 | Dubai | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 18 to 20 Nov 2026 | Online | 3 | US$900 | 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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