Role-Based Programme
RB0960

NotebookLM for Procurement & Vendor Management

Supplier Intelligence, Proposal Analysis & Source-Grounded Decision Support

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

Programme Objectives

  • Develop functional proficiency in using NotebookLM to analyse procurement, supplier, commercial, contractual, and vendor-performance information.
  • Build source-grounded workflows for RFP/RFQ analysis, supplier proposal comparison, vendor due diligence, and sourcing decisions.
  • Analyse supplier risks, commercial terms, service commitments, performance records, and supporting documentation across multiple sources.
  • Create structured comparison tables, procurement briefs, negotiation inputs, vendor-review summaries, and management-ready recommendations.
  • Apply appropriate confidentiality, source validation, compliance controls, and professional judgement when using AI-assisted procurement analysis.

Tools covered

NotebookLMSource-Grounded ChatCitationsSource ManagementReportsData TablesMind MapsSlide DecksAudio Overviews

Who should attend

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

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Basic understanding of procurement, sourcing, or vendor-management activities
  • Familiarity with RFPs, RFQs, supplier proposals, contracts, or vendor-performance reviews
  • Experience working with business documents, spreadsheets, reports, or commercial information
  • 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 research and analysis environment
  • Understanding Sources → Questions → Evidence → Analysis → Decision Support
  • Identifying use cases across sourcing, supplier evaluation, contract review, and vendor management
  • Understanding citations and source traceability in procurement analysis
Practical activities
  • Creating a procurement-focused notebook using sample supplier documents
  • Asking sourcing and vendor-related questions across multiple sources
  • Verifying generated insights against supporting citations

Scenarios

RFP Evaluation to Supplier Recommendation

Business Requirement → RFP Responses → NotebookLM Analysis → Requirement Comparison → Data Table → Commercial & Risk Review → Supplier Recommendation

Participants analyse multiple supplier proposals against defined business requirements, identify gaps and risks, and prepare a source-grounded recommendation for stakeholder evaluation.

Vendor Performance & Renewal Review

Contract & SLA → Performance Reports → Service Reviews → NotebookLM → Recurring Issues → Risk Analysis → Corrective Actions → Renewal Decision Input

Participants consolidate contractual commitments and vendor-performance information to identify recurring service issues, assess supplier risks, and prepare structured inputs for corrective-action, renegotiation, or renewal discussions.

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