Whether you are starting from scratch, setting up the purchasing function for your company, or are ready to fine-tune your operation, you'll get the guidance you need in this seminar. This is your chance to examine the purchasing function objectively and get workable ideas for improvement. How to Purchase Effectively will address—from an operating standpoint—the entire procurement process from beginning to end. Each phase will be discussed in detail, and you will get practical suggestions for maximizing the effectiveness of each. You will work with a model for performing an effective, efficient, and credible purchasing operation, and you will receive a practical, "how-to" approach to make your purchasing process work for you.

Participants will learn to:

• Develop a purchasing process that best fits their organizational needs
• Examine the existing purchasing function to target areas requiring revision or improvement
• Use a model and apply practical steps for making their purchasing operation more successful

Recommended for:

• Purchasing, procurement, contracts, and buying professionals and managers who are involved with the purchase of goods or services
• Those who want to upgrade their purchasing operation or to establish a process for performing the purchasing function
• Those who have the desire to understand the details of the purchasing process, step by step