Effective Buyer 12 - 16 Oct 2008 • Dusit Thani Hotel • Dubai, UAE
19 – 23 October 2008• Sheraton Doha Resort & Convention Centre • Doha, Qatar 
Maximising Your Contribution To The Business
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Event Overview
By Attending This Informative Seminar You Will Learn: |
| • | How procurement must operate to deliver significant benefit to your business |
| • | The full range of procurement activities needed |
| • | How and why procurement should align itself with the business |
| • | Strategic sourcing as the engine for the creation of benefits |
| • | The differences between well-planned procurement and unplanned procurement – developing a commodity strategy |
| • | The importance of managing suppliers’ prices |
| • | Techniques to improve supplier performance |
| • | How to develop and implement a procurement strategy |
| • | The framework for actively marketing the procurement function |
| • | Best practice for managing contracts and agreements |
| • | The most effective approaches to measuring procurement and supplier performance |
As you know, to be an effective buyer for your organisation, you need to purchase high-quality products and services at the lowest price, whilst reducing the administrative cost of processing the purchase. In a competitive environment, effective purchasing decisions and processes not only improve your procurement strategy implementation, but can add value and maximise the contribution to your business.
To ensure you are completely up-to-date with the latest tools and approaches to purchasing, IIR is pleased to inform you of the Effective Buyer course. This course is for you if you are a buyer of materials, equipment, products and services and wish to strengthen your personal abilities as well as achieve higher levels of purchasing performance within your organisation.
Due to the highly successful nature of this course, IIR is planning to hold the event twice in the GCC in October:
12 – 16 October 2008, Dubai, UAE
19 – 23 October 2008, Doha, Qatar
On either course, you will have the chance to improve your purchasing skills by going through theory and practical examples from this region and beyond. The course will provide you with the strategic and operational tools which will enable you to:
• Align your procurement processes within your business
• Manage your suppliers and their prices
• Create and implement an effective procurement strategy
• Monitor and improve your supplier’s performance
• Develop your negotiation skills to meet those of the seller
Led by Eric Evans, a specialist in purchasing and supply, the Effective Buyer course will present you with world-class examples, interactive presentations and practical exercises to maximise your learning experience. As the previous courses have sold out, we are giving you the chance to take the course in Dubai or Doha.
You and your colleagues can register for either venue and take advantage of the learning and networking experience available through this popular course.
What Delegates Have Said About Eric’s Effective Buyer Course: “It was a very interesting and attractive course, the content was excellent.”
Hussain Ali al Mutawah, Buyer
Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), Bahrain
“Excellent communication, knowledge and interaction.”
Shukri Ibrahim Hassan, Head of Procurement
Engineer's Office, UAE
“I like Eric, and think he is excellent.”
Reda M Al-Rowaily, Shipping & Customs Manager
Saudi Aramco Steel Refinery Co., KSA
“A real professional with thorough knowledge of the subject. Followed an excellent way to transfer the wealth of knowledge.”
Zyad Qayum Khan, Purchasing Officer
Engineer's Office, UAE |
• Heads of Supply Chain, Procurement and Planning, Purchasing, Logistics, Inventory
Control, Contracts, Distribution and Sourcing
• Buyers
• Materials Managers
• Business Development Managers
• Procurement Tendering Managers
• Officers – Vendor Management
• Supplier Auditors
• Import / Export Managers
• Operations Managers and Directors