Tag: Basic level

Tag: Basic level

Gain foundational procurement knowledge tailored for beginners. Learn key procurement concepts, terminology, and processes to build a strong understanding of sourcing, supplier management, and contract negotiation in the early stages of your career. These post support the introduction and basic level courses.

All basic level posts are an integrated part of the program: LHTS 10 week Basic Procurement training and the connected Certificate.

The Procurement maturity model

Arjan van Weele’s Procurement Maturity Model provides a clear roadmap for evolving procurement from a transactional, back-office function into a strategic, value-creating partner. Through six stages—ranging from basic order processing to full...

Linking Procurement Strategy with Operation Strategy

Linking Procurement Strategy with Operation Strategy

Executive Summary This blog leverages Nigel Slack’s operation strategy framework to illustrate how modern CPOs align procurement functions with corporate goals. Specifically, it explores how procurement leaders can operationalize strategic objectives through...

Develop category strategy students working with cases

Develop Category strategy – 2 cases

Welcome to the Acme Manufacturing category strategy workshop. Here, you will develop category strategy in two exercises: Through these cases, you will practice how to develop category strategy by synthesizing as‑is analyses, stakeholder perspectives, and strategic...

Manage Category Management – 2 cases

Manage Category Management – part of the three pillars of Procurement Strategy Effective procurement transforms corporate objectives into supply‑chain value through three interconnected pillars: By integrating these pillars, procurement leaders can translate...

Supplier assessment in different processes -2 cases

Supplier assessments serve dual roles in procurement: as foundational inputs to category strategy development, and as critical components of individual sourcing events. In category strategy, supplier assessments map the broader market landscape—identifying...

Cases: Kraljic Matrix Positioning and Risk Management

Here you find two connected cases to be used in buyer training, Kraljic Matrix Positioning and Risk analysis with development of risk reduction plan. Case: Kraljic Matrix Positioning of Top Suppliers Read...

case about strategic positioning in procurement

Case: Strategic Positioning of the Procurement Function

This case regarding strategic positioning of the procurement function is created as support to lectures about procurement organization and procurement compliance. Reading in Advance of the Cases Part 1 Organization Background Acme...

Understanding the Operative Procurement Function (Van Weele’s Model in Practice)

Operative procurement is the engine of day-to-day purchasing in any organization. It deals with converting purchase requests into orders, getting goods and services delivered on time, and ensuring payments are handled correctly....

Step 8 Case Study: Contract Management

Introduction In Learn How to Source’s eight‑step framework, Step 8: Contract Management ensures that once a contract is in place, both parties deliver on their promises—and that any necessary changes are handled in...

Case Study: Step 7 – Implementing Contracts and Implement new Supply Chain

Context In the Learn How to Source eight‑step framework, Step 7: Implement New Supply Chain follows contract signing to ensure that what was negotiated on paper translates into reliable, repeatable operations. The complexity...