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Supplier Master Data and Vendor Onboarding Management

Duplicate vendors, banking detail fraud and incomplete supplier records quietly undermine procurement across many African organisations. This course puts supplier master data and structured vendor onboarding at the centre of clean, controlled buying. Delegates learn to design onboarding workflows, verify banking details and keep the vendor database accurate over time.

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What you will be able to do

  • Design a vendor onboarding workflow with clear approval gates.
  • Verify supplier banking details to prevent payment diversion fraud.
  • Collect and validate tax, registration and compliance documents.
  • Prevent and clean up duplicate and dormant vendor records.
  • Set data standards and ownership for the supplier master file.
  • Build periodic reviews that keep vendor records current and accurate.

Course outline

  1. 01Why Supplier Master Data Matters
  2. 02Designing the Onboarding Workflow
  3. 03Banking Detail Verification and Fraud Prevention
  4. 04Compliance Document Collection
  5. 05Preventing Duplicate and Dormant Vendors
  6. 06Data Standards and Ownership
  7. 07Ongoing Master Data Maintenance

Who should attend

For procurement administrators, vendor management staff, master data teams and accounts payable officers who create and maintain supplier records.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
2 to 3 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Online2US$900Register

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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