Role-Based Programme
RB0959

NotebookLM for Procurement & Vendor Management

Analyse Suppliers, Contracts & Sourcing Information with AI

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Duration
8 Hours
Level
Basic
Delivery
Instructor-Led
Format
Workshop

Programme Objectives

  • Build foundational capability to use NotebookLM for analysing procurement, sourcing, supplier, and vendor-management information.
  • Compare proposals, contracts, service documents, supplier reports, and sourcing information using source-grounded AI.
  • Extract commercial terms, obligations, risks, service commitments, and vendor-performance information from multiple documents.
  • Create structured supplier comparisons, sourcing briefs, negotiation preparation, and vendor-review outputs.
  • Develop repeatable procurement knowledge workflows while maintaining source validation and human commercial judgement.

Tools covered

NotebookLMSource-Grounded ChatCitationsMulti-Source AnalysisReportsData TablesMind MapsAudio OverviewsSlide Decks

Who should attend

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

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

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

TOC Modules

Concepts
  • Understanding NotebookLM as a source-grounded research and knowledge workspace
  • Understanding notebooks, sources, chat, citations, and generated outputs
  • Identifying applications across sourcing, supplier evaluation, contracting, and vendor reviews
  • Understanding source-grounded responses versus general AI responses
Practical activities
  • Creating a procurement-focused notebook
  • Adding sample supplier proposals, contracts, and sourcing documents
  • Asking procurement questions and validating responses through citations

Scenarios

Multi-Vendor Evaluation & Selection

Supplier Proposals → NotebookLM → Commercial & Capability Comparison → Risks & Gaps → Evaluation → Recommendation Brief

Participants analyse multiple supplier proposals to compare capabilities, pricing, conditions, risks, and delivery commitments before preparing a structured sourcing recommendation.

Vendor Performance & Contract Review

Contract + SLA + Performance Reports → NotebookLM → Obligations → Service Issues → Risks → Pending Commitments → Vendor Review Brief

Participants combine contractual and performance information to identify service gaps, unresolved commitments, supplier risks, and priority areas for a vendor-management review.

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