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Quality, Operations & Supply Chain
Quality, Operations & Supply Chain
Procurement & Vendor Management Training
Manage procurement and supplier relationships from clear requirements and fair sourcing through contract delivery and performance review.
Course overview
Turn learning into workplace capability.
Manage procurement and supplier relationships from clear requirements and fair sourcing through contract delivery and performance review. Participants work through realistic workplace scenarios, guided practice and structured reflection so they can apply the learning immediately.
The programme builds practical procurement and vendor-management capability through supplier evaluation, sourcing and negotiation practice, contract and risk considerations, and vendor-performance management using realistic cases.
By the end
Learning outcomes
- Translate business needs into clear procurement requirements.
- Plan sourcing and evaluate suppliers consistently.
- Support commercial negotiation and contract administration.
- Monitor vendor performance, risk, ethics and improvement.
By the end
Learning objectives
- Explain procurement strategy and lifecycle and connect it to the participant's workplace context.
- Apply requirements and specifications using a structured method and appropriate supporting evidence.
- Use sourcing and tendering to complete a realistic task accurately and efficiently.
- Evaluate supplier evaluation and negotiation by applying quality criteria, controls, and professional judgement.
- Integrate contracts and purchase management with related tools, people, information, and review points.
- Produce a practical, workplace-ready output together with a clear next-step implementation plan.
Practical curriculum
Course outline: Procurement & Vendor Management Training
A focused sequence designed for application, reflection and measurable next steps. Expand each module for its detail and practical exercise.
01. Procurement Strategy and Lifecycle
- Purpose, principles, and procurement relevance of procurement strategy and lifecycle within the sourcing and vendor lifecycle.
- Steps, criteria, documents, and stakeholder inputs used to carry out procurement strategy and lifecycle effectively.
- Guided practice applying procurement strategy and lifecycle to a realistic sourcing, supplier, or contract case.
- Common risks, compliance and value-for-money considerations, controls, and how procurement strategy and lifecycle is measured and improved.
Practical exercise: Participants work through a realistic sourcing, supplier-evaluation, or negotiation case and define an evidence-based procurement decision while applying procurement strategy and lifecycle.
02. Requirements and Specifications
- Purpose, principles, and procurement relevance of requirements and specifications within the sourcing and vendor lifecycle.
- Steps, criteria, documents, and stakeholder inputs used to carry out requirements and specifications effectively.
- Guided practice applying requirements and specifications to a realistic sourcing, supplier, or contract case.
- Common risks, compliance and value-for-money considerations, controls, and how requirements and specifications is measured and improved.
Practical exercise: Participants work through a realistic sourcing, supplier-evaluation, or negotiation case and define an evidence-based procurement decision while applying requirements and specifications.
03. Sourcing and Tendering
- Purpose, principles, and procurement relevance of sourcing and tendering within the sourcing and vendor lifecycle.
- Steps, criteria, documents, and stakeholder inputs used to carry out sourcing and tendering effectively.
- Guided practice applying sourcing and tendering to a realistic sourcing, supplier, or contract case.
- Common risks, compliance and value-for-money considerations, controls, and how sourcing and tendering is measured and improved.
Practical exercise: Participants work through a realistic sourcing, supplier-evaluation, or negotiation case and define an evidence-based procurement decision while applying sourcing and tendering.
04. Supplier Evaluation and Negotiation
- Purpose, principles, and procurement relevance of supplier evaluation and negotiation within the sourcing and vendor lifecycle.
- Steps, criteria, documents, and stakeholder inputs used to carry out supplier evaluation and negotiation effectively.
- Guided practice applying supplier evaluation and negotiation to a realistic sourcing, supplier, or contract case.
- Common risks, compliance and value-for-money considerations, controls, and how supplier evaluation and negotiation is measured and improved.
Practical exercise: Participants work through a realistic sourcing, supplier-evaluation, or negotiation case and define an evidence-based procurement decision while applying supplier evaluation and negotiation.
05. Contracts and Purchase Management
- Purpose, principles, and procurement relevance of contracts and purchase management within the sourcing and vendor lifecycle.
- Steps, criteria, documents, and stakeholder inputs used to carry out contracts and purchase management effectively.
- Guided practice applying contracts and purchase management to a realistic sourcing, supplier, or contract case.
- Common risks, compliance and value-for-money considerations, controls, and how contracts and purchase management is measured and improved.
Practical exercise: Participants work through a realistic sourcing, supplier-evaluation, or negotiation case and define an evidence-based procurement decision while applying contracts and purchase management.
06. Vendor Performance and Risk
- Purpose, principles, and procurement relevance of vendor performance and risk within the sourcing and vendor lifecycle.
- Steps, criteria, documents, and stakeholder inputs used to carry out vendor performance and risk effectively.
- Guided practice applying vendor performance and risk to a realistic sourcing, supplier, or contract case.
- Common risks, compliance and value-for-money considerations, controls, and how vendor performance and risk is measured and improved.
Practical exercise: Participants work through a realistic sourcing, supplier-evaluation, or negotiation case and define an evidence-based procurement decision while applying vendor performance and risk.
Programme detail
How the course runs
Methodology
- Short instructor explanations that establish the principles, terminology, and workflow of Procurement & Vendor Management Training.
- Live demonstrations and sourcing, supplier-evaluation, negotiation, and vendor-performance case work.
- Individual, pair, and group activities using realistic inputs that do not require disclosure of confidential information.
- Facilitated review, peer discussion, trainer feedback, and correction against clear quality criteria.
- A final application task plus a personal or team action plan for transfer to the workplace.
Assessment & evidence of learning
- Opening diagnostic questions to establish experience, needs, and relevant workplace scenarios.
- Observation of guided practice and completion of module activities relevant to procurement and vendor management.
- Knowledge checks, review questions, or scenario decisions at appropriate points in the programme.
- A final practical output, simulation, presentation, analysis, or implementation plan reviewed against stated criteria.
- Trainer feedback and participant reflection identifying strengths, corrections, and next-step workplace actions.
Prerequisites
- No formal prerequisite is required; relevant workplace experience will help participants contextualise the activities.
Course completion & workplace transfer
- Record corrections, open questions, support needs, and an accountable next action for workplace application.
- Review the final practical output against the learning outcomes and complete the trainer's closing knowledge check, reflection, or skills demonstration.
Who should attend
Who this course is for
Procurement staff, buyers, contract owners, operations teams and budget holders.
01
Live online via Zoom Meeting
Join a scheduled public intake from anywhere. Trainer-led, camera-on, with hands-on exercises and Q&A throughout.
02
Private in-house group session on Zoom
The same programme run privately for one organisation on its own date, with examples tailored to your policies and roles.
03
Joining details by email
The Zoom link, meeting ID and passcode are sent automatically once payment succeeds, with reminders one day and one hour before the start.
Course questions
What organisations usually ask
Is Procurement & Vendor Management Training HRD Corp claimable?
The programme can be proposed as HRD Corp claimable training, subject to the employer’s eligibility, current scheme rules, course registration and final approval.
Who should attend this course?
Procurement staff, buyers, contract owners, operations teams and budget holders.
How long is the course and how is it delivered?
The standard duration is 2 days. Every session runs live on Zoom with a trainer — there is no face-to-face or physical classroom option. Available formats: Live online via Zoom Meeting, Private in-house group session on Zoom.
How do I receive the Zoom link?
Reserve a seat online and complete payment. The Zoom joining link, meeting ID and passcode are emailed automatically the moment payment succeeds, followed by an automatic reminder one day before and one hour before the session starts.
What do I need to join the session?
A computer with a stable internet connection, the free Zoom client, a webcam and a headset. Sessions run in Malaysia time (GMT+8). Software used in hands-on courses should be installed before day one — the joining email lists what to prepare.
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*HRD Corp claimability is subject to employer eligibility, current scheme rules, course registration and approval. Public fees are indicative until confirmed in writing. Certification, licensing and statutory pathways may require an approved provider, separate assessment, experience or registration set by the relevant authority or awarding body.