A single missed reorder point can freeze a production line; a single loosely written purchase regulation can lock a company into a bad supplier relationship for years. That is why large companies periodically prepare formal regulations for their purchases — internal, external, and international — and why the person leading that effort needs real organisational and practical expertise, not just a title. This Arab British Fellowship Training Academy course builds exactly that expertise, covering how procurement departments actually operate, review, and approve purchase order reports.

The course also works through the wider logistics picture that procurement regulation sits inside: the scientific foundations of purchasing and storage under an integrated logistics system, the modern trends reshaping procurement, warehousing and tendering, and how supply chain thinking has changed what a well-run procurement department is expected to deliver.

Who Should Attend

• Procurement department managers, and supply and logistics department managers.
• Heads of storage warehouses within companies.
• All staff working in the procurement sector.

What You Will Be Able to Do

• Verify that purchased goods actually match what the company needs, and that full delivery meets the requested standards.
• Organise purchase invoices and confirm their validity, what has been paid, and what dues remain.
• Define logistics management, its main activities, and its importance to the organisation.
• Analyse the scientific foundations of purchasing and storage under an integrated logistics system.
• Sort and classify purchases so they can be counted accurately at any time.

Module 1: From Procurement Management to Materials Management

• The concept and function of procurement and warehouse management, and the stages of its evolution into materials management.
• Organisational forms of procurement and materials management, and their relationship with other departments.
• The reorganisation problems that face the application of the materials management concept.

Module 2: Planning What to Buy

• The concept of material budgets and their importance as a tool for planning, coordination, and control.
• Segmentation and aggregation methods in planning material needs.
• Basic forecasting concepts, including medium-term forecasting methods for estimating needs.

Module 3: Choosing Suppliers and Negotiating Deals

• The concept of a suitable supply source and the scientific methods used to evaluate it.
• Comparing bids from several suppliers to choose the best one.
• Negotiation concepts and principles, and the factors affecting the negotiating power of both supplier and buyer.

Module 4: Inspection and Inventory Control

• Full inspection versus partial inspection as part of an integrated quality control system, and the economics of each.
• Basic inspection procedures, and the alternative decisions for handling non-conforming materials.
• Inventory as an integrated planning and control system, and determining order quantity, reorder point, and storage levels.

Module 5: Logistics and the Wider Supply Chain

• Logistics management, its main activities, and its importance to the organisation.
• The transition to supply chain management, order fulfilment, transport decisions, and storage and handling systems.
• Modern trends: virtual and zero inventory, global supply chains, reverse logistics, and instant response.

Module 6: Verifying and Closing the Deal

• Setting internal, external, and international purchase regulations, and verifying goods against requirements.
• Confirming full receipt of goods per requested standards, and organising and validating purchase invoices and dues.
• Case studies and practical applications.

Course Delivery

• Group training within work teams, or individual training.
• Practical training alongside theoretical sessions in the classroom.

Certificate

Participants receive a certificate accredited by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy upon completion.