This course will provide a detailed overview of a Strategic Sourcing Process (7 step Process): Profile the Category, Develop a Category Sourcing Strategy, Generate Supplier Profile, Choose Competitive Selection or Supplier Development, Select Supplier(s) and Negotiate, Implement, Continuous Improvement/Supplier Relationship Management
This course is part of the Global Procurement and Sourcing Specialization
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Learn and understand the various steps in a "proven" 7-step Strategic Sourcing Process
Be able to discuss why it is important for the procurement department, your stakeholders and why one should follow a strategic sourcing process
Could your company benefit from training employees on in-demand skills?
Try Coursera for BusinessSyllabus - What you will learn from this course
Welcome & Strategic Sourcing-Part 1
Strategic Sourcing-Part 2
Strategic Sourcing-Part 3
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TOP REVIEWS FROM STRATEGIC SOURCING
i really enjoyed the course because it was engaging and brain tasking i.e the case study
Thank you Coursera for providing a platform for education, i found this course really helpful for my professional development.
hello i need a help from you about this assigment as i'm not unable to proceed it although i want to get this certification
Excellent material to understand the Strategic Sourcing Process and to evaluate a category to generate an strategic plan
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