Why Choose this course
Aligned to National Treasury SCM Guidelines on Implementation of Demand Management
Course duration: 2 Days
This course develops learners’ understanding of the role and importance of demand management within the supply chain management system and equips them to perform a variety of activities to ensure that organisational needs are correctly identified and that procurement takes place according to structured procurement plans.
After attending the course, you will be capable of:
- Understanding the principles of demand management in the public sector
- Understand the demand management process
- Improve ability to support the strategic objectives of the institution
- Enhance skillset and ability for officials to compile specifications and/or terms of reference and evaluation criteria in line with specific needs.
We offer flexible delivery options:
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Live virtual training
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In-house training available for teams of 10 or more delegates
What did other people say?
What does this course cover?
- The role, importance and impact of demand management on supply chain management
- The relationship between demand management and the strategic planning of an organisation
- Role players in the demand management process
- Alignment strategic objectives with requirements for procurement
- Demand Forecasting
- Demand Planning
- Linking requirements to the available budget, methods for allocating expenditure and reviewing budget allocations
- Development of a procurement plan
- Managing procurement against the procurement plan
- Market research and value for money in respect of demand management
- Fundamental principles of drafting specifications
- The composition and responsibilities of a Bid Specification Committee
- Legislative requirements that govern specifications
- Best practice rules for preparing and approving specifications, terms of reference, requests for proposal and special conditions of bid/contract
- Evaluation criteria determined by the Bid Specification Committee
Is this course for me?
Career roles we recommend this course for
- Public service administrators responsible for project delivery
- State-owned enterprise procurement teams
- Provincial and national department representatives
- Municipal SCM officials
- Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and Finance Controllers
- Compliance and governance specialists
- Demand planners and procurement officers
- Supply Chain Management (SCM) practitioners
- Strategic sourcing specialists
Your course facilitator
Commerce Edge
Commerce Edge has been a leading provider of World Class Procurement and Supply Chain training since 2001. We have trained hundreds of public and private sector organisations and over 10,000 individuals on various aspects of World Class Procurement, Logistics, Operations and Planning in the context of the wider Supply Chain.
