Sustainable Procurement Course (E-learning)
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Optimise Your Procurement Strategy for Maximum Results
- Proven strategies: To maximise sustainable procurement
- Maintain profitability: While moving toward sustainability
- Flexible Learning: Complete the course in 8-16 hours
Delivery Method
Online (E-learning)
What You'll Learn
Sustainable Procurement Course
- Sustainability is becoming increasingly mainstream. In this course. we break down how to transition to sustainable procurement
- Our certificate program is designed to help procurement managers shift their portfolios and business toward sustainability
1. Sustainability Fundamentals
Did you know that humans are currently using the ecological resources of 1.75 Earths and unless we change our consumption pattern, we’ll need three Earths by 2050 to meet our demands?
In this module, we will dive into the fundamentals of sustainability. These lessons will serve as a foundation for the sustainable procurement strategy you will create throughout this course.
We will look at the relationship between sustainability and procurement, key business drivers of sustainable procurement, and how to deal with stakeholders while working towards sustainable procurement.
What you will learn:
- Sustainability
- Circular economy
- Introduction to procurement
- Introduction to sustainable procurement
- Principles and pillars of sustainable procurement
- Stakeholders
- Business drivers of sustainable procurement
- Benefits of sustainable procurement
- Treaties and standards
- Corporate social responsibility
- CSR in procurement
- Key considerations
- Businesses that embraced sustainability
2. Linking Sustainable Procurement To Your Business
In this module, we’ll introduce the Sustainable Procurement Policy (SPP) document. It is a document that translates the vision into operational management. It describes the procurement intentions, objectives, and values of the organisation, as formally expressed by its top management. It usually describes elements like vision, values, commitments, and rules.
We will also dive into the Sustainable Procurement Strategy (SPS) document. It includes strategy, which is the route that must be followed to realize the vision. It also outlines how an organisation’s procurement objectives and directions will be carried out through a detailed action plan.
We’ll also explore supplier selection and mapping sustainable issues. The outputs of this module will contribute to building a comprehensive sustainable procurement strategy.
What you will learn:
- Procurement policies & strategies
- CSR policies
- Market analysis
- Supply chain analysis & risk assessment
- Supplier referencing
- Mapping sustainability issues
- Cost analysis
- Accountability
- Formulating a sustainable procurement policy
- Examples of sustainable procurement
- Key considerations
3. Sustainable Procurement Tactics
In this module, we’ll dive into the cornerstones of sustainable procurement. You can consider these the building blocks of your sustainable procurement strategy.
We will discuss how to implement sustainable procurement tactics throughout each step of the procurement process. In this module, we’ll also explore one of the most important steps of sustainability in procurement: how to shift toward sustainability while maintaining high profitability.
What you will learn:
- Procurement governance
- Human rights
- Labor practices
- The environment
- Fair operating practices
- Consumer issues
- Community involvement
- Sustainability while maintaining high profitability
- Challenges
- Key considerations
4. Building Your Sustainable Procurement Strategy
This is the module where it all comes together. Everything you’ve learned in modules one, two, and three will be tied together to create a sustainable procurement strategy.
In this crucial module, you will work on putting your own sustainable procurement plan together. Your sustainable procurement strategy describes how to deliver the best outcome for your sustainable procurement project.
With a clear step-by-step action plan, we are going to help you to build your own strategy for your procurement portfolio. We created a template for every step.
What you will learn:
- Creating your sustainable procurement strategy
- Managing sustainability stages
- Integrating sustainability in specifications
- Sustainable goals as a manager
- Identifying suppliers
- Assessing suppliers
- Managing contracts
- Kotter’s theory of change
- Organising towards sustainability
- Delivering sustainable procurement change
- Lencioni’s theory of team change
- Key considerations
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Procurement Tactics educate procurement professionals to close better deals, secure supply and advance their career. The team at Procurement Tactics has over 20 years of experience in procurement and negotiations and trains procurement teams from small and large companies from all over the world.
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