Practical procurement training for manufacturing professionals.
TRU North Procurement Fundamentals for Manufacturing Professionals
A practical one-day program for new buyers, employees promoted into procurement, experienced transactional buyers, senior buyers, procurement managers, and supply-chain professionals.
Core Topics
- Procurement's role in the business
- Purchase price versus total cost
- Supplier communication and accountability
- RFQ and sourcing discipline
- Inventory and lead-time impact
- Supplier-performance management
- Executive communication
Five to ten participants. One preparation call. One full day of instruction. Digital participant materials.
Customized assessments, coaching, and follow-up development programs are scoped separately. Pricing is discussed directly based on group size and format.
Discuss a Team Workshop →Training that fits how your team actually works.
Onsite
Delivered at your facility, using examples pulled from your own operating environment.
Virtual
The same curriculum delivered remotely for distributed or multi-site teams.
Team Workshop
A full cohort of five to ten buyers and procurement professionals trained together.
Manager Coaching
Ongoing coaching for procurement managers responsible for developing their own team.
Discuss a Team Workshop
Tell us about your team and we'll help you figure out the right format.