Demand Management in the Public Sector (PFMA)

Demand Management in the Public Sector (PFMA)

Understand the role and importance of Demand Management within the Supply Chain Management system

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WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE

Master Your Strategic Role in Public Sector Procurement Planning

Effective Demand Management is the first and most critical step in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) process. This practical course is designed to help public sector professionals master their role in procurement planning, PFMA compliance, and delivering efficient, demand-driven services to citizens

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WHAT DOES THIS COURSE COVER?

  • The role, importance and impact of demand management on supply chain management
  • The relationship between demand management and the strategic planning of an organisation
  • Role players in the demand management process
  • Current and future needs and the strategic plan of the organisation
  • Organisational goals that drive and control needs
  • Substantiating demand needs and understanding current trends through demand analysis
  • Procurement options and choosing a procurement method to satisfy a need
  • Linking requirements to the available budget, methods for allocating expenditure and reviewing budget allocations
  • Compiling and consolidating end user requirements in terms of organisational procedures
  • Demand management considerations’ in relation to possible alternatives and the selection of an appropriate procurement plan
  • Developing and approving a procurement plan to address users’ purchasing requirements in order to achieve the objectives of the organisation
  • Implementing the approved procurement plan against organisational supply chain management policy
  • Managing procurement against the procurement plan
  • Alignment strategic objectives with requirements for procurement
  • Elements and process of Demand management
  • Demand Forecasting
  • Demand Planning
  • Roles and responsibilities and selecting of commodity / cross functional teams in Demand management
  • Market research and value for money in respect of demand management
  • Fundamental principles of drafting specifications
  • Development of a procurement plan
  • The composition and responsibilities of a Bid Specification Committee
  • Legislative requirements that govern specifications
  • Best practice rules for preparing and approving specifications, terms of reference, requests for proposal and special conditions of bid/contract
  • Evaluation criteria determined by the Bid Specification Committee
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IS THIS COURSE FOR ME?

Career roles we recommend this course for:

  • Public service administrators responsible for project delivery
  • State-owned enterprise procurement teams
  • Provincial and national department representatives
  • Municipal SCM officials
  • Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and Finance Controllers
  • Compliance and governance specialists
  • Demand planners and procurement officers
  • Supply Chain Management (SCM) practitioners
  • Strategic sourcing specialists

YOUR COURSE FACILITATOR

Commerce Edge

Commerce Edge has been a leading provider of World Class Procurement and Supply Chain training since 2001. We have trained hundreds of public and private sector organisations and over 10,000 individuals on various aspects of World Class Procurement, Logistics, Operations and Planning in the context of the wider Supply Chain.

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