Role-Based Programme
RB1350

AI for Purchasing & Buying

Supplier Evaluation, Cost Intelligence & Purchase Decision Support

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

Programme Objectives

  • Develop practical AI capabilities for purchasing, buying, supplier evaluation, quotation analysis, and purchase decision support.
  • Apply AI to analyse purchase requirements, supplier options, pricing, commercial terms, delivery commitments, and buying risks.
  • Use AI to improve RFQ preparation, quotation comparison, negotiation planning, order follow-up, and purchasing documentation.
  • Strengthen purchasing decisions through structured cost analysis, supplier assessment, lead-time review, exception management, and reporting.
  • Apply responsible AI practices related to supplier information, commercial confidentiality, pricing data, sourcing fairness, accuracy, and human oversight.

Tools covered

Generative AI AssistantsAI Search & ResearchPurchase Requirement AnalysisSupplier ResearchQuotation ComparisonCost AnalysisPurchase Order ReviewNegotiation PreparationDelivery & Lead-Time AnalysisSupplier Risk AnalysisProcurement ReportingExecutive Summarisation

Who should attend

  • Purchasing Managers
  • Buyers
  • Senior Buyers
  • Purchase Executives
  • Purchase Officers
  • Procurement Executives
  • Procurement Specialists
  • Purchasing Analysts
  • Procurement Analysts
  • Supplier Coordination Professionals
  • Materials Buyers
  • Commercial Purchasing Professionals
  • Procurement Operations Professionals
  • Supply Chain Professionals
  • Purchasing & Procurement Team Leaders

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Experience in purchasing, procurement, supplier coordination, sourcing, or commercial operations
  • Familiarity with purchase requirements, RFQs, quotations, purchase orders, supplier terms, and delivery follow-up
  • Basic familiarity with Generative AI tools is recommended
  • Ability to interpret supplier, pricing, and commercial information
  • No programming knowledge required

TOC Modules

Concepts
  • Understanding Generative AI, reasoning models, multimodal AI, and AI assistants
  • Exploring AI applications across purchase requirements, supplier research, quotations, negotiations, and order follow-up
  • Understanding how AI complements ERP, e-procurement, sourcing, and purchasing systems
  • Recognising hallucinations, inaccurate supplier information, and limitations in commercial decisions
Practical activities
  • Mapping the purchasing lifecycle to practical AI applications
  • Identifying high-value versus high-risk buying use cases
  • Comparing traditional and AI-assisted purchasing workflows

Scenarios

Purchase Requirement to Supplier Selection

Business Requirement → Specification Review → Supplier Search → RFQ → Quotation Comparison → Cost Analysis → Negotiation → Purchase Recommendation

Participants use AI to analyse a simulated purchasing requirement, identify suitable suppliers, compare commercial offers, prepare negotiation points, and create a structured purchase recommendation.

Repeated Supplier Delays to Buying Recovery Strategy

Open Orders → Lead-Time Analysis → Supplier Performance → Delivery Exceptions → Root-Cause Review → Alternate Options → Commercial Actions → Recovery Plan

Participants use AI to analyse recurring supplier delays, identify high-risk purchases and supplier dependencies, evaluate alternate buying options, and develop a structured purchasing recovery plan.

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