Course presentation

Course Level: 

Basic level course. A continuation of the Three-Part Series about the Sourcing Process. Approx: 20 minutes.


Course Description:

In the dynamic world of procurement, managing sourcing for low-value stakeholder demands presents unique challenges. This course is specifically designed to address these challenges by focusing on competitive bidding while simplifying and standardizing the sourcing process. Aimed at procurement professionals, this course offers practical strategies to effectively scale down the sourcing process for low-value items, ensuring efficiency without compromising on quality or competitiveness.


Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the Dynamics of Low-Value Sourcing: Gain insights into the unique aspects of sourcing for low-value stakeholder demands and why it requires a different approach.

  • Simplify the Sourcing Process: Learn techniques to simplify the sourcing process, making it more agile and less resource-intensive.

  • Standardization Strategies: Discover how standardization can lead to more efficient sourcing for low-value items.

  • Assure Competitive Bidding: Understand how to maintain competitiveness in bidding even when dealing with low-value procurements.


Who Should Enroll:

  • Procurement professionals facing challenges in managing low-value sourcing.
  • Supply chain managers looking to optimize their procurement processes.
  • Anyone in the procurement field seeking to enhance their skills in efficient sourcing.


Why This Course:

This course will empower you with the knowledge and skills to manage low-value sourcing effectively, ensuring that your procurement processes are both competitive and streamlined. You'll leave with practical tools and strategies that can be immediately applied to your organization's procurement activities.

Simplified Sourcing Process

Curriculum

    1. Learning objectives

    2. Introducing the Purchase Order - repetition.

    1. Download the Slides shown in the course

    2. Introducing a standard sourcing process

    1. What can we remove and prepare in advance in order to adapt the process to low value sourcing?

    1. Considerations when adapting the simplified sourcing process.

    1. Simplified Sourcing process- basic course - Quiz

    1. Summery of the course

    2. Subjects to the Mircolearning session

    3. Inject → Reflect → Apply → Next Step

About this course

  • Free
  • 10 lessons
  • Basic level - Tactical buyer role
  • 20 min
  • Quizz and Certificate

Instructor is Fredrik Axelsson

Senior instructor. Fredrik Axelsson

Fredrik is an experienced procurement leader from Gothenburg with a Master’s in Economics and an Executive MBA. His career includes key roles at LM Ericsson, Solectron, Axelson Purchasing Resources, Saab, and Alstom/GE, giving him deep expertise across sourcing, procurement, and business development. In 2017, he founded Sourcing Partner, a consultancy that converted into Learn How to Source. His background ranges from operative buying to sourcing director roles in both line organizations and complex projects, covering industries from manufacturing to banking. Fredrik brings a track record of continuous learning and broad, hands-on experience—knowledge he now shares with the next generation of procurement professionals.

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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.