This one-day leadership programme is designed for procurement leaders who develop effective strategies for managing the public funds of their organisations. Procurement leaders must embrace the fundamental principles and governance of public procurement in the areas of transparency, integrity, fairness, competition and accountability. The programme is facilitated by an expert trainer with extensive experience in public procurement leadership positions, and the session is interactive and interspersed with exercises on strategic public procurement.
Fees include course materials, breakfast and lunch, and the Certificate of Competency. Members save S$200 on this programme.
What you will be able to do
By the end of this programme you will be able to:
- Apply public procurement principles, framework and governance to award decisions
- Develop procurement policy aligned to organisational strategy
- Evaluate procurement performance and report it to stakeholders
- Plan strategic negotiation and contract strategy ahead of award
- Detect procurement fraud and manage the associated risks
Programme outline
The award of timely and cost-effective contracts must be made to qualified contractors, suppliers and service providers in accordance with the principles, policies and procedures established for public procurement rules. The programme covers the public procurement principles, framework, policy and governance, strategic alignment and procurement policy development, procurement performance evaluation and reporting, strategic negotiation and contract strategy, and procurement fraud detection and risk management. You will leave with a view of how the principles of transparency, integrity, fairness, competition and accountability shape procurement policy, and of the place of digital technologies and sustainability in public procurement.
- Public Procurement Principles, Framework, Policy and Governance
- Strategic Alignment and Procurement Policy Development
- Procurement Performance Evaluation and Reporting
- Strategic Negotiation and Contract Strategy
- Procurement Fraud Detection and Risk Management
- Digital Technologies for Public Procurement
- Sustainability in Public Procurement
Who should attend
The money you commit is public money, and every award must withstand scrutiny on transparency, integrity, fairness, competition and accountability. The programme is aimed at Heads of Procurement, Procurement Managers, Contracts Officers, Tender Executives and Finance Managers whose organisations spend public funds, including statutory boards and government-linked companies. Internal audit and governance professionals who review procurement decisions will also gain from the fraud detection and risk sessions.
Approving this for your team? The programme is suitable for staff development budgets, and SIPMM can invoice your organisation directly and arrange group registrations.
Your trainer
An expert trainer with extensive experience holding leadership positions in public procurement facilitates the programme, which is interactive and interspersed with exercises on strategic public procurement.
This programme awards 1 Certificate of Competency
Certificates of Competency build towards SIPMM's professional designations. ASP™ and AIP™ require three, and Chartered status requires an active designation plus two at managerial or leadership level.
Deliver this programme in-house
This programme can be run for your team at your premises or at SIPMM, tailored to your organisation's categories and operations.