Strategic Procurement

ADMN 602
Closed
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ademola Afolayan
Educator
1
Timeline
  • February 13, 2022
    Experience start
  • February 15, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 23, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
2/3 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Market research Operations
Skills
supplier relationship management contract management online communication category management procurement research
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from Saskatchewan Polytechnic to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.

Students in this program will examine the strategic importance of procurement on the competitive success and profitability of a modern organization. They will use spend analytics to determine the cost of ownership, manage supplier relationships, and determine the cost of maintaining these relationships. Students will develop approaches to analyze an organization's contract management and category management strategies.

Learners

Learners
Post-graduate
Any level
60 learners
Project
10 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.

Some final project deliverables might include:

  1. A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
Project timeline
  • February 13, 2022
    Experience start
  • February 15, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 23, 2022
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students in groups of 4 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.

Project examples that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

  • Applying procurement spend analysis and category management in relation to strategic procurement decisions
  • Describing supplier selection, evaluation, and relationship management
  • Foreign Purchasing
  • Applying cost management strategies

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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    How is your project relevant to the course?