Every delay in a purchase order or a disorganised store eventually shows up on the bottom line — slower deliveries, higher storage costs, and stock that nobody can account for. That is the gap this course is built to close.

Delivered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, the programme walks procurement and store staff through the full purchasing cycle, modern inventory-control methods, and the internal planning routines that keep a store running smoothly, while also building the negotiation skills purchasing officers rely on every day.

This course is designed for:

• Managers of institutions and companies.
• Staff working in procurement management within business establishments.
• Business owners who want to build stronger purchasing skills.
• Members of procurement committees.
• Warehouse and store managers.
• Business administration students and graduates.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Plan, organise and follow up purchasing and storage work in ways that cut storage costs and speed up fulfilment.
• Carry out efficient inventory counts and put the results to practical use.
• Handle idle stock and surplus materials so they never pile up beyond manageable levels.
• Apply a full working knowledge of the purchasing process, its methods, and the requirements of each stage.
• Negotiate confidently during the purchasing cycle.

Module 1: Where Purchasing Costs Really Come From

• Modern trends in procurement management.
• Core purchasing concepts and the requirements of each stage.
• Rationalising procurement expenditure.

Module 2: Contracts, Tendering and Negotiation

• The legal side of purchase contracts.
• General and special terms governing supply and contracting agreements.
• Preparatory procedures for two-envelope tendering.
• Contracting methods and the contractual framework.
• Awarding principles under transparency and equality.
• Negotiation skills and the rules that govern them.

Module 3: Running an Organised Store

• The concept, nature and objectives of the storage function, and what each stage requires.
• Warehouse supply and the internal administrative organisation of the stores department.
• Rules and procedures on the storage side of purchasing.

Module 4: Technology and the Modern Store Officer

• Computer applications in warehouse and procurement management.
• Internal purchasing systems and methods.
• The skills expected of store officers and managers.