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
Supply Chain Risk and Business Continuity Planning
Load shedding, port congestion, currency volatility and single source suppliers all expose African supply chains to disruption. This course equips supply chain professionals to identify, assess and mitigate operational risks, design business continuity plans and build resilient supplier networks, drawing on real disruption scenarios common to Southern African manufacturing, retail and logistics operations.
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Register for this courseWhat you will be able to do
- Identify the main sources of supply chain risk facing African operations.
- Assess supplier and route risk using structured risk matrices.
- Develop contingency plans for single source and high risk suppliers.
- Design business continuity plans that protect critical supply flows.
- Coordinate cross functional response to supply disruptions.
- Monitor early warning indicators to anticipate future disruptions.
Course outline
- 01Understanding Supply Chain Vulnerability
- 02Risk Identification and Assessment Tools
- 03Supplier and Route Risk Mapping
- 04Business Continuity Plan Design
- 05Managing Single Source Supplier Exposure
- 06Responding to Load Shedding and Infrastructure Failure
- 07Cross Functional Crisis Coordination
- 08Building Long Term Supply Chain Resilience
Who should attend
This course is aimed at supply chain managers, procurement leaders, operations managers and risk officers responsible for supply continuity.
Dates, venues and fees
| Dates | Venue | Days | Fee | Calendar | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 to 30 Sep 2026 | Durban | 3 | R13,000 | Closed | |
| 29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026 | Pretoria | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026 | Windhoek | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 5 to 7 Oct 2026 | Gaborone | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 6 to 8 Oct 2026 | Maseru | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 7 to 9 Oct 2026 | Mbabane | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 12 to 14 Oct 2026 | Lusaka | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 13 to 15 Oct 2026 | Harare | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 14 to 16 Oct 2026 | Lilongwe | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 19 to 21 Oct 2026 | Blantyre | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 20 to 22 Oct 2026 | Mozambique | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 21 to 23 Oct 2026 | Nairobi | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 26 to 28 Oct 2026 | Dar es Salaam | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 27 to 29 Oct 2026 | Kigali | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 28 to 30 Oct 2026 | Kampala | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 2 to 4 Nov 2026 | Accra | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 3 to 5 Nov 2026 | Lagos | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 4 to 6 Nov 2026 | Cairo | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 9 to 11 Nov 2026 | Mauritius | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 10 to 12 Nov 2026 | Dubai | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 11 to 13 Nov 2026 | Online | 3 | US$900 | Register | |
| 8 to 10 Dec 2026 | Johannesburg | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 9 to 11 Dec 2026 | Cape Town | 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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