Course Presentation

Welcome to "Mastering Sourcing Selection Criteria," an online course designed for procurement professionals, sourcing specialists, and anyone involved in the strategic selection of suppliers and evaluation of their offers. This comprehensive course offers in-depth insights and practical tools to enhance your procurement strategies, ensuring you select suppliers that align with your organization's strategic goals and operational needs while obtaining the best value from the market offers.


Who Should Enroll?

  • Procurement professionals seeking to enhance their supplier evaluation skills
  • Sourcing specialists looking to improve their strategic sourcing decisions
  • Supply chain managers aiming to optimize their procurement processes
  • Business owners and entrepreneurs interested in effective supplier management


Course content.

Introduction to Sourcing Selection Criteria

  • Understanding the importance of selection criteria in procurement
  • Differentiating between supplier approval and offer evaluation


Crafting Effective Selection Criteria

  • Identifying and categorizing criteria: Cost, Quality, Time, and Delivery-based
  • Balancing hard and soft criteria for comprehensive evaluations
  • Weighting criteria for objective decision-making


Course takes approx 25 minutes to complete.


Learning Targets

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the importance of sourcing selection criteria in procurement
  • Understand  supplier qualifications and offer evaluations using established models
  • Craft balanced and effective selection criteria tailored to organizational needs
  • Make informed and objective decisions that enhance supply chain efficiency and sustainability


Elevate your procurement expertise and strategic decision-making capabilities with "Mastering Sourcing Selection Criteria." Enroll today and take the first step towards transforming your sourcing processes and achieving exceptional results in your procurement activities.

Course curriculum

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    1. Introducing Tina, course assistant.

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    2. Introduction the Learning targets of the course

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    1. Definition of Selection Criteria

    2. Benefits of Creating Evaluation Criteria

    3. Hard and soft selection criteria

    4. Connecting Kraljic's matrix to hard and soft selection criteria

    1. Cost-based Criteria

    2. Quality-based Criteria

    3. Time-based Criteria

    4. Delivery-based Criteria

    5. More examples of evaluation criteria.

    1. Identifying Criteria to Include

    2. Determining Weight of Criteria - creating an evaluation model

    3. Example evaluation model

    4. Exempel of external evaluation models - Sustainability

    5. Evaluate supplier and offer in two different models

    1. Have you learned anything

    1. Reflections after the course

    2. Recommended reading

About this course

  • €40,00
  • 19 lessons
  • Advanced Level - Tactical buyer role
  • 25 min
  • Quizz and Certificate

Instructor is Fredrik Axelsson

Senior instructor. Fredrik Axelsson

Meet Fredrik, a seasoned procurement professional from Gothenburg, Sweden, with a Master's in Economics from Gothenburg University and an Executive MBA from Stockholm Business School. With roles at LM Ericsson, Solectron Sweden AB, Axelson Purchasing Resources AB, Saab AB, and Alstom/GE, Fredrik has amassed expertise in sourcing and procurement. In 2017, he launched Sourcing Partner, a procurement consultancy firm how also own and manage Learn How to Source. Fredrik's diverse experience spans from Operative Buyer to Sourcing Director and roles like Commodity Manager and Business Development, in line organizations and projects, including industries like banking and manufacturing. Fredrik's story is one of continuous growth, learning, and adaptation, making him a well-rounded professional with a wealth of knowledge to offer.

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About Learn How to Source

Learn How to Source is an online platform based in Sweden, offering a range of procurement courses accessible globally. It serves as a community where procurement experts share their knowledge through online courses, designed for various experience levels from introductory to expert. Courses are concise, about 30 minutes each, and cover different aspects of procurement, tailored for different buyer roles. The courses focus on practical knowledge, presented by seasoned professionals, and include quizzes and certificates. They can be accessed from any device, emphasizing microlearning for flexibility and efficiency.