Role-Based Programme
RB0958

NotebookLM for Procurement & Vendor Management

Analyse Vendors, Contracts & Procurement Information with AI

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Duration
4 Hours
Level
Awareness
Delivery
Instructor-Led
Format
Awareness Session

Programme Objectives

  • Understand how NotebookLM can organise and analyse vendor, procurement, contract, proposal, and sourcing information.
  • Explore source-grounded questioning to quickly retrieve supplier obligations, commercial terms, requirements, risks, and commitments.
  • Experience multi-document comparison for vendor evaluation, proposal review, and procurement decision support.
  • Use structured summaries, tables, and reports to improve procurement documentation, analysis, and review efficiency.
  • Apply appropriate confidentiality, source validation, and human judgement when using AI-assisted procurement insights.

Tools covered

NotebookLMSource-Grounded ChatCitationsSource ManagementReportsData TablesMind MapsAudio Overviews

Who should attend

  • Procurement Managers
  • Procurement Executives
  • Strategic Sourcing Professionals
  • Vendor Management Professionals
  • Supplier Relationship Managers
  • Category Managers
  • Purchase Managers
  • Contract Management Professionals
  • Commercial Managers
  • Procurement Operations Teams
  • Supply Chain Professionals
  • Vendor Governance Professionals

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Basic understanding of procurement or vendor-management activities
  • Familiarity with vendor proposals, contracts, quotations, SLAs, or procurement documentation
  • Basic computer and internet proficiency
  • No programming or technical AI knowledge required
  • No previous NotebookLM experience required

TOC Modules

Concepts
  • Understanding NotebookLM as a source-grounded AI research and analysis workspace
  • Understanding notebooks, sources, chat, citations, and generated outputs
  • Identifying suitable sources such as RFPs, vendor proposals, contracts, SLAs, quotations, and evaluation reports
  • Understanding the difference between source-grounded information and general AI responses
Practical activities
  • Creating a procurement-focused notebook using sample vendor documents
  • Exploring automatically generated source summaries
  • Asking initial questions about suppliers, requirements, and commercial information

Scenarios

Vendor Proposal Evaluation

RFP Requirements → Vendor Proposals → NotebookLM Comparison → Commercial & Service Criteria → Gaps → Evaluation Brief

Participants compare multiple supplier proposals against defined procurement requirements, improving analysis speed, documentation quality, and vendor-selection preparation.

Vendor Performance & SLA Review

Contract / SLA + Performance Reports → Source-Grounded Analysis → Recurring Issues → Commitments → Open Actions → Vendor Review Brief

Participants consolidate vendor agreements and performance information to identify service gaps, recurring issues, outstanding commitments, and follow-up actions for a structured vendor-review meeting.

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