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Strategic Sourcing
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Sourcing Strategy Development

An informed, robust and insightful sourcing strategy is the major output of the SSP. This course introduces a robust 6-step strategy development process and shows how to structure and present a recommendation to gain management support.

Course Includes:
  • 3 Modules
  • 13 Learning Activities
  • 12 Checkpoints
  • 1 Practice Point
  • 3 Quizzes
  • 1 Downloadable, Fillable Template
  • 1 Downloadable, Practice Point Exercise
  • 4 Downloadable, Infographics

Module summary:

  • Describes the need for and benefits of a category sourcing strategy
  • Details the minimum content requirements of a category sourcing strategy
  • Introduces the 6 steps of the category sourcing strategy process
  • Shows how to build your own category sourcing strategy using the 6 steps

Module lesson titles:

  1. Introduction to sourcing strategy development
  2. Determine your sourcing strategy contents and structure
  3. Sourcing strategy development - steps 1-3
  4. Sourcing strategy development - steps 4-6

Module summary:

  • Details the different sourcing strategy options
  • Details the supplier relationship strategy options
  • Details the sourcing strategy options
  • Details the contracting strategy options
  • Shows how to build your own strategic sourcing strategy

Module lesson titles:

  1. Introduction to the sourcing strategy types
  2. Supplier relationship strategies
  3. Sourcing strategies
  4. Contracting strategies
  5. Building your strategic sourcing strategy

Module summary:

  • Explains the importance of obtaining sourcing recommendation approval
  • Shows how to create a winning sourcing recommendation structure
  • Describes best practice in presenting your sourcing recommendation
  • Shows how to build your own sourcing recommendation and present it

Module lesson titles:

  1. Introduction to sourcing recommendation
  2. Sourcing recommendation structure and content
  3. Sourcing recommendation presentation tips
  4. Managing questions in the sourcing recommendation presentation

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2 Months - $70.00

4 Months - $112.00

6 Months - $140.00 (Best Value)

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