Role-Based Programme
RB0094

Gemini for Procurement & Vendor Management

Research, Evaluate & Build Smarter Sourcing Workflows

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Duration
16 Hours
Level
Intermediate
Delivery
Instructor-Led
Format
Capability Training

Programme Objectives

  • Develop functional proficiency in applying Gemini across supplier research, sourcing, RFQ/RFP preparation, proposal analysis, vendor evaluation, negotiation preparation, and supplier management.
  • Apply advanced prompting and context-engineering techniques to generate structured, commercially relevant, and review-ready procurement outputs.
  • Use Gemini with supplier proposals, spreadsheets, contracts, Google Search, and Deep Research to support supplier due diligence, market intelligence, bid comparison, and vendor-risk analysis.
  • Build reusable Gemini-assisted procurement workflows across Google Workspace and Gems for recurring sourcing and vendor-management activities.
  • Apply appropriate confidentiality, source validation, commercial sensitivity, compliance, and human-approval controls when using Generative AI in procurement.

Tools covered

Google GeminiGenerative AIAdvanced Prompt EngineeringGemini Deep ResearchGoogle SearchFile AnalysisGemsGemini in Google WorkspaceGmailDriveDocsSheets & Slides

Who should attend

  • Procurement Managers
  • Strategic Sourcing Professionals
  • Purchase Managers & Buyers
  • Category Managers
  • Vendor Management Professionals
  • Supplier Relationship Managers
  • Procurement Analysts
  • Commercial Managers
  • Contract Management Professionals
  • Procurement Operations Professionals
  • Supply Chain Procurement Professionals
  • Third-Party Management Professionals
  • Procurement Excellence Professionals
  • Procurement Team Leads & Managers

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Basic familiarity with procurement, purchasing, sourcing, or vendor-management activities
  • Understanding of RFQs, RFPs, supplier quotations, proposals, or vendor-performance information
  • Familiarity with spreadsheets and Google Workspace applications is helpful
  • Basic understanding of Generative AI is beneficial but not mandatory
  • No programming knowledge required
  • Completion of a shorter Gemini programme is not required

TOC Modules

Concepts
  • Understanding Gemini capabilities across sourcing, supplier research, evaluation, documentation, and vendor management
  • Identifying procurement activities suitable for AI assistance
  • Understanding hallucinations, incomplete supplier information, outdated facts, and AI limitations
  • Understanding confidentiality and commercial sensitivity when handling supplier information
Practical activities
  • Mapping recurring procurement activities to suitable Gemini-assisted workflows
  • Testing Gemini with representative sourcing and vendor-management scenarios

Scenarios

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Evaluation

Business Requirement → Gemini Deep Research → Supplier Discovery → RFQ / RFP → Supplier Proposals → Bid Comparison → Risk Review → Negotiation Preparation → Selection Recommendation

Participants use Gemini to support an end-to-end strategic sourcing exercise, from supplier research and proposal evaluation through negotiation preparation and evidence-backed recommendation.

Vendor Performance & Risk Review

Vendor Data → Gemini in Sheets → KPI / SLA Analysis → Performance Exceptions → Contract / Requirement Review → Corrective Actions → Vendor Review → Management Summary

Participants combine supplier-performance data with approved commercial documents to identify recurring issues, prepare corrective actions, and create a concise vendor-management review for stakeholders.

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