Indirect Procurement Training Program – Added Value and Cost Savings
Improve your organization's performance and competitiveness.
Identify, evaluate and implement development opportunities.
Suitable for businesses of all sizes and public organizations.
Five half-day training modules, held approximately every two weeks.
The training is organized by the Finnish Purchasing and Logistics Association LOGY. Schedule, price and other additional information can be found on the LOGY website www.logy.fi.
Training description
The efficient and purposeful development of indirect procurement can significantly improve an organization's performance and competitiveness. A strong and professional approach to indirect procurement offers ample opportunities in service, project and product procurement related to the maintenance and development of your own organization's operations.
The training program helps participants identify and evaluate opportunities for developing indirect procurement and equips participants with the skills to develop a diverse range of indirect procurement practices. It is suitable for companies of all sizes and public organizations.
The training program consists of five half-day training modules, which are implemented approximately every two weeks. The training takes you through the indirect procurement development process, with each module covering one stage of the process. The participants' learning path is built on the CASE example developed in the training modules.
Training program objective
- Strengthen participants' capabilities to develop indirect procurement in their own operating environment
- Describe the process, provide methods and tools for implementing development projects with concrete examples and a case exercise built during the training program
- Open perspectives for continuous improvement of indirect procurement in organizations of all sizes and in all industries
Who is the training intended for?
The training is suitable for all persons responsible for the development of procurement or indirect procurement.
- for procurement management and key personnel responsible for procurement development
- for category managers and specialists responsible for indirect procurement
- for procurement managers and specialists working in the area of indirect procurement
The training provides good preparation for moving into responsible positions in indirect procurement.
The training is suitable for large, medium and small organizations in all industries, both in the private and public sectors.Experienced trainers
The experts and trainers of the training program are Hanna Pajunen-Muhonen and Lauri Vihonen. They are a well-liked and highly-regarded working couple who have carried out many interesting projects in both the private and public sectors. The most recent of these was the Best Practices in Strategic Management of Public Procurement study, which was carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, the Association of Local and Regional Authorities and Procurement Finland, and has been published in Finnish, Swedish and English. Together, they have helped over a hundred organizations develop their procurement.
Hanna and Lauri are an inspiring, energizing team that opens up new perspectives on procurement and its development opportunities. They both have solid experience in the private and public sectors, and they both lead practical development projects in both companies and public organizations. Learn more about the trainers on the trainers tab.
Practical implementation
Participatory training program - practical implementation
The training program is diverse, effective and motivating for participants. The practical implementation takes into account different learning styles and offers practical training opportunities and application of what has been learned.
Five modules, half a day at a time
- This schedule allows for shorter, focused training sessions, helping participants stay active and focused.
Two experienced, inspiring trainers
- Both trainers will be present for the first session, after which you will meet them alternately in different modules. This rotation of trainers brings variety to the training and allows participants to have different perspectives.
Discussion and interaction at the center
- The training days consist of diverse, interactive learning, which varies from presentations by trainers, discussions, case examples, expert speeches, and various small group work and exercises.
- During the training day, students work in small groups, allowing them to share perspectives, receive sparring from the trainer, and apply what they have learned in practice.
Practical examples and expert talks
- The training program progresses step by step through a business case. Each session can focus on a specific stage in the business case and participants work on the exercise throughout the training.
- The training also utilizes videos that provide variety and support for different learning styles. Videos from external experts also bring a diverse perspective to the topic.
Learning also between episodes
- There are intermediate tasks between the sections to support learning. They serve as discussion topics for the following sections and promote networking among participants.
Training program
Training program
Episode 1: Starting development
- The role and importance of indirect procurement
- Indirect procurement strategy and development success factors
- Development goals and their setting
Trainers: Hanna Pajunen-Muhonen and Lauri Vihonen
Episode 2: Understand the big picture and identify development opportunities
- Taking control of the big picture and drilling down into different areas
- Assessing development opportunities
- Identifying preliminary action ideas
Trainer: Lauri Vihonen
Section 3: Setting development goals and planning solution options
- Specifying goals and opportunities by region
- Identifying solution options by region
- Design and evaluation of operating models
Trainer: Lauri Vihonen
Section 4: Choosing a solution option and planning implementation
- Choosing the implementation method according to the specific characteristics of the area
- Implementation phasing
- Implementation design: stages, responsibilities, schedule, monitoring
Instructor: Hanna Pajunen-Muhonen
Section 5: Implementation and continuous improvement
- From an indirect procurement perspective: managing the development portfolio
- From a change management perspective: stakeholder management
- From a category perspective: expected challenges and how to solve them, as well as supplier management
Instructor: Hanna Pajunen-Muhonen
