Compelling evidence demonstrates that the strategic and operational impact of purchasing is a lever for maximising shareholder value.
Purchasing professionals need a more sophisticated skills and competence mix in order to rise to today's challenges to maximise their corporate value.
We provide an extensive range of training to suit purchasing and supply professionals at all levels. Our programmes are geared towards helping you deliver real strategic and sustainable value to your organisation.
Our enviable position as the leader in purchasing and supply management training is maintained through:
The training courses in our portfolio run on several dates throughout the year, so you can always find a date to suit you. Wherever you live in the UK there will be a venue nearby. Our events and venues are tailored to your needs, taking into account any physical, sensory or other disabilities.
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(Non-Residential)
04 November 2008 9:00 AM (2 day course)
29 April 2009 9:00 AM (2 day course)
14 October 2009 9:00 AM (2 day course)
Location: London, Manchester, Birmingham
Understand how to improve relationships for better efficiencies cost control and quality.
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(Non-Residential)
12 January 2009 6:00 PM (1 day course)
Branch: West of Scotland
Location: Glasgow
West of Scotland branch would like to invite you to their AGM.
As the Branch has been re-established during 2008 this event is to appoint committee members and to establish a programme of events for 2009.
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(Non-Residential)
14 January 2009 8:00 AM (1 day course)
Branch: South Wales
Location: Cardiff
The South Wales branch invites you to a careers and continuing professional development event. This will be a breakfast event, which has proved very popular.
Nicola Pooley from CIPS Head Office will present the current situation on CPD followed by Rhiannon O’Brien from Hays Recruitment who will outline the present market in purchasing and supply employment.
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(Non-Residential)
14 January 2009 8:45 AM (1 day course)
13 May 2009 8:45 AM (1 day course)
Location: London, London
Highlights at a Glance
- identify savings for your organisation
- understand management vs transaction fees
- explore how technology is changing the face of business travel
- using management information to best advantage.
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(Non-Residential)
14 January 2009 6:15 PM (1 day course)
Branch: South Yorkshire
Location: Barnsley
The CIPS South Yorkshire branch would like to invite you to their first event of the 2009 calendar, to be held at Tankersley Manor Hotel in Barnsley.
Our topic for the evening will be “Creativity – does it have a place in Procurement?” in which Paul Girling, will explore the need for building creativity into working practice. The event will also give you the opportunity to practice some creativity techniques.
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(Non-Residential)
15 January 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
04 June 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
22 October 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
Location: Birmingham, London, Manchester
The effective way to control costs, reduce risks and add value.
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(Non-Residential)
19 January 2009 9:00 AM (4 day course)
Location: Huntingdon
It is recommended that this unit is taken as the last one at Level 4.
This unit is designed to enable students to apply the fundamental principles of purchasing and supply to a variety of different contexts, including a range of provate sector organisations, including multi-nationals and small/medium sized enterprises (SMEs), plus the public sector; national and local government; the NHS; and the not-for-profit sector including charities and the voluntary sector.
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(Non-Residential)
20 January 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
01 July 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
19 November 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
Location: Manchester, Birmingham, London
Understand the crucial role that the environment now plays and discover how to develop successful strategies.
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(Non-Residential)
20 January 2009 7:00 PM (1 day course)
Branch: Manchester & Construction North West
Location: Manchester
The Manchester and Northwest Construction branch is pleased to be hosting an extremely topical presentation on Energy on 20th Jan 2009. It is hard to avoid the subject in today’s national press. The Speaker, Martin C Rawlings, has been a buyer in the energy sector for over 18 years. Championing the customer’s cause has been his main aim in the liberalised energy market. His presentation will centre on what the future holds and how buyers can avoid rising costs by being smarter. Martin will also be taking a look at why the UK has seen record energy prices this year. He welcomes discussion and hopes that he can answer all of your questions.
There will also be a short AGM.
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(Non-Residential)
21 January 2009 9:30 AM (1 day course)
23 April 2009 9:30 AM (1 day course)
Location: London, London
- understand what employment rights temporary and contract workers have
- learn how best to improve efficiency and achieve economies
- find out how to minimise legal risks
- know what to push in negotiations and what not to.
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(Non-Residential)
22 January 2009 8:45 AM (1 day course)
12 May 2009 8:45 AM (1 day course)
Location: London, Manchester
Highlights at a Glance:
- identify levers for increasing strategic contribution
- define strategic goals and objectives
- measuring against world-class purchasing benchmarks
- diagnostic software tool to take away.
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(Non-Residential)
22 January 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
Location: London
Understand the process and grasp the skills involved, and realise the immense potential of coaching and mentoring.
This MasterClass focuses on supporting delegates in developing their skills.
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(Non-Residential)
22 January 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
29 January 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
05 February 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
19 February 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
19 February 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
19 March 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
19 March 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
02 April 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
23 April 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
14 May 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
04 June 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
18 June 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
02 July 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
09 July 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
17 September 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
01 October 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
15 October 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
22 October 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
29 October 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
12 November 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
26 November 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
03 December 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
Location: Leeds, London, Southampton, London, Peterborough, Liverpool, Birmingham, London, Plymouth, Harrogate, Reading, Coventry, Blackpool, Manchester, Colchester, Belfast, Dundee, Brighton, London, Manchester, Bristol, Leicester
The important basics of the law and how to apply them.
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(Non-Residential)
22 January 2009 6:00 PM (1 day course)
Branch: Cheshire & North Wales
Location: Chester
Cheshire and North Wales branch would like to invite you to a presentation on “The implementation of Lean” by Neil Fuller of Neil Fuller Associates Limited. Lean manufacturing and supply chain management has been an influential concept in recent years influencing profoundly the way in which we manufacture goods, manage supply chains and deliver services.
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(Non-Residential)
26 January 2009 9:00 AM (4 day course)
14 September 2009 9:00 AM (4 day course)
Location: Huntingdon, Huntingdon
This unit is designed to help students gain an appreciation of the complexities of both the legalities and commercial issues of contractual arrangements entered into with external organisations. The unit provides an underpinning knowledge of the legalities of the formation of contracts as well as the key ingredients of any commercial arrangement - a specification, the contractual terms and key performance indicators.
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(Non-Residential)
26 January 2009 9:00 AM (5 day course)
07 September 2009 9:00 AM (5 day course)
Location: Kettering, Kettering
This unit is designed to enable students to manage their own area of responsibility with an organisation's internal supply chain, in line with the overall strategic business pln and the operational plan for the purchasing function.
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(Non-Residential)
27 January 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
10 June 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
29 September 2009 9:00 AM (1 day course)
Location: London, Manchester, London
This event is aimed at purchasing professionals who would like to gain a better understanding of the procurement of software licences and how to add value to this process whilst avoiding commercial and contractual pitfalls. In addition, non-purchasing personnel at all levels who are involved in the purchase of software licences and would like to gain a better commercial understanding of this topic will also benefit.
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(Non-Residential)
27 January 2009 9:00 AM (2 day course)
09 June 2009 9:00 AM (2 day course)
16 June 2009 9:00 AM (2 day course)
17 November 2009 9:00 AM (2 day course)
Location: London, Birmingham, Manchester, London
Gain the knowledge you need to buy successfully.
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27 January 2009 9:00 AM (3 day course)
17 March 2009 9:00 AM (3 day course)
02 June 2009 9:00 AM (3 day course)
29 September 2009 9:00 AM (3 day course)
24 November 2009 9:00 AM (3 day course)
Location: Kettering, Kettering, Kettering, Kettering, Kettering
Practice your skills in negotiation at the highest level. Develop an improved range of tools and techniques which you can implement from day one.
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(Non-Residential)
27 January 2009 9:00 AM (2 day course)
14 October 2009 9:00 AM (2 day course)
Location: London, Birmingham
Techniques for finding the best and most appropriate suppliers.
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