Purchasing Training
Transform Your Purchasing Skills into a Competitive Advantage with Expert Training
At APD, we believe in the power of purchasing to drive organizational success. Our training programs are designed to transform individuals into confident, strategic purchasing professionals and elevate entire teams into high-performing, value-creating units.
| Training Focus | Training Course | Course Type | Description | Upcoming Cohorts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Skills | Advanced AI Certification Program |  | Learn how to deploy AI workflows and human-in-the-loop agents that improve procurement productivity, control risk, and deliver rapid ROI in this 3-part live online certification course. | October 7th December 2nd |
| AI Skills | AI Skills for Procurement Professionals | | Learn to use AI chatbots to deliver real value in this 1-month live virtual course. Participants receive 200+ prompts and examples to boost productivity. | September 15th |
| Category Management | Strategic Category Management Certification | | Learn the skills, knowledge, and take-away tools required to align suppliers and their resources to the strategic direction of their companies in a 2-month certification course with project. | August 19th October 14th |
| Cost Management | Cost Management Certification |  | Learn the knowledge, skills and take-away tools required to understand and achieve direct and indirect material costs in 4-month certification course with project. | September 15th October 13th |
| Indirect Purchasing | Indirect Purchasing Certification | | Learn the unique practical skills for buying and managing indirect categories in this 2-month certification course with project. | September 10th November 3rd |
| Negotiation | Advanced Communication for Negotiation Program | | Learn proven techniques to foster more productive communications for better negotiation outcomes in 1-month course. | October 20th December 8th |
| Negotiation | Strategic Negotiation Program | | Learn the types of negotiations most often encountered in manufacturing buy/sell negotiations: initial sourcing, design changes, economics requests and annual cost reductions in 1-month course. | September 10th November 5th |
| Strategic Sourcing | Strategic Sourcing 101 |  | Quickly learn to plan a successful strategic sourcing initiative that achieves cost saving in this 2-hour live online course. Participants receive examples and templates for five key planning documents. | September 23rd November 16th |
| Supplier Risk | Supplier Risk Management | | Focuses on steps to align your supply base risk exposure with the needs of your organization. Highlighting potential escalation of costs and customer impact plus need for cross functional engagement when addressing high risk situations. | October 15th December 3rd |
| Cost Saving | Fast-Track Savings Workshop |  | Training on APD’s Fast-Track Savings process combined with a consulting-supported real-world market test to quickly deliver six-figure savings on a direct materials or indirect spend catagory. | By Request |
What Makes Us Different
With APD, you don’t just learn—you transform, creating lasting value for your organization!
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