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Spend Analysis: TCO Breakfast Series - 19 September 2008 Gauteng
New Generation Techniques, Tools & Hot Tips TCO Breakfast Series
To all procurement management professionals: You're invited to a jam packed 4 hour breakfast session on this very P&SM discipline!
"Over BREAKFAST, learn the secrets of EASY, SIMPLE
and VERY FAST techniques for analysing SPEND and evaluating SUPPLIER BIDS"
To all procurement management professionals: You're invited to a jam packed 4 hour breakfast session on this very P&SM discipline!
"Over BREAKFAST, learn the secrets of EASY, SIMPLE
and VERY FAST techniques for analysing SPEND and evaluating SUPPLIER BIDS"
You'll be pleasantly surprised to learn what can be done with new
generation technology and on-line tools!
You'll probably also be relieved to know that you don't have to spend large amounts of money to get fundamental PROCUREMENT know-how ... NOW!
Dates: 19 September 2008 - Centurion
generation technology and on-line tools!
You'll probably also be relieved to know that you don't have to spend large amounts of money to get fundamental PROCUREMENT know-how ... NOW!
Dates: 19 September 2008 - CenturionCall Erieka Santos at 0861-33-4326 or REGISTER HERE
Dear Procurement Professional,
If spend analysis has ever been an issue for you, or if getting procurement information is like extracting teeth, Smart Procurement would like to invite you to spend a productive morning with me, where we will:
Show you the "secret" tools that consultants and CA's use to come up with all their fancy tables and graphs.These Microsoft goodies have been available since before 1997, and yet most procurement professionals do not know how to use them properly.
Smart Procurement will demonstrate how to do complex analysis, that sometimes take days and weeks to complete, in a flash. (Literally in seconds!)
Usually when procurement is looking for a non-standard report, it has to go to wait for ages until the internal (or is that infernal?) IT department has produced it. And there's also waiting in the queue for everybody else to get their data as well! Usually once you get the data, you realise that you wanted to know something else as well!! And then its back into queue!
Usually when procurement is looking for a non-standard report, it has to go to wait for ages until the internal (or is that infernal?) IT department has produced it. And there's also waiting in the queue for everybody else to get their data as well! Usually once you get the data, you realise that you wanted to know something else as well!! And then its back into queue!
Smart Procurement will show you how to have incredible flexibility in defining what reports you want and how to obtain them NOW and not LATER when its too late!We will go through examples of spend analysis and complete them before you've even told your secretary what to tell internal IT!
You probably also have issues with BAD INFORMATION. We'll go through methods on how to make the most with incorrectly codified and classified procurement data!
In fact, after you've attended the breakfast session, you'll be able to get your spend analysis set up and done BEFORE IT comes back with the report you asked for last week!!
Now, we know you're probably skeptical. That's understandable. Let me give you three good reasons why I can back up what we claim:
You probably also have issues with BAD INFORMATION. We'll go through methods on how to make the most with incorrectly codified and classified procurement data!
In fact, after you've attended the breakfast session, you'll be able to get your spend analysis set up and done BEFORE IT comes back with the report you asked for last week!!
Now, we know you're probably skeptical. That's understandable. Let me give you three good reasons why I can back up what we claim:
Here is a summary of THE BENEFITS you receive:
In a SHORT morning session you will learn tools and tips that will save your staff and yourself many days, if not weeks in the years to come!
- We will go through a step by step approach to analyzing the spend using Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables and "SEARCHLIGHT" - a highly versatile SA tool recently released on the SA Market
- We will provide you with a detailed reference manual for future reference
- You will receive a comprehensive Electronic File with sample reports using sample procurement information, that you can use
- Using actual sample procurement information, we will extract reports that procurement can use for the following applications:
- Strategic Sourcing and Commodity management. If you are about to embark on strategic sourcing or if you're a commodity manager about to start optimising an area of the spend, these tools will be crucial
- Asking questions such as Who spent What with Which Suppliers and When is easily answered.
- Analysis of transactions - per supplier, per division, below certain values or transaction trends can be quickly obtained.
- How to do instant" Supplier Bid evaluation
- How to compare prices between various parts of your organisation instantly!
- Even if your information is not properly categorised, we'll go through methods to make sense of BAD Information!
Please note: This session is NOT intended for individuals who already have extensive experience in these type of tools!
Call Erieka Santos at 0861-33-4326 or REGISTER HERE
Three Reasons To Believe What We SayCall Erieka Santos at 0861-33-4326 or REGISTER HERE
Reason one:
We have trained and consulted to many leading local and international organisations (both private and public) such as:
ABSA Bank, Afrox , African Defense Systems, Holcim South Africa, Anglo American, Appletizer, Arrivia.Kom, Aspen Pharmacare, Bayside Aluminium, BHP Billiton, Bidvest, BP, Buffalo City Municipality, Bureau of Economic Research, Cape Provincial Treasury, Caltex Oil, Cell C City Power, Cape Technicon, Comair, Dept of Correctional Services, Department of Health, DNA Supply Chain, Drake and Scull, Eskom Generation, Eskom Distribution, Fedics , First National Bank, Gauteng Shared Service Centre, Grintek Telecom, Hewlett Packard, Hexagon Business Solutions, Hillside Aluminium, National Treasury, Lever Brothers, Mondi, Murray and Roberts, National Brands, PASASA, Promat , Protea Chemicals, Premier Foods, Rand Water, RUC, South African Correctional Services Management, South African Airways, SASOL Mining, SASOL Nitro, SASOL Synfuels, SAIL, Shell, SITA, Sappi, South African Breweries, South African Defense Force, South African Airways (SAA), South African Port Operations, Siemens, Trans Hex, TSEBO Outsourcing, University of Cape Town, University of Stellenbosch, University of Westville Durban, Uthingo Management, Western Cape Education and various others.
Reason two:
Most of our customers rate us as being either "Very Good" or "Excellent" with many of them attending our other courses once they've attended the first one
Reason three:
We will provide a 100 % Iron-clad MoneyBack Guarantee. If you aren't satisfied with the session, just tell us afterwards and we'll refund 100% of your purchase price. No questions asked. In fact breakfast will be on the house! We only ask that you return the manual!
Don't take my word for it. Listen to what our customers have to say about us...
Testimonial: Annemarie Kaschula, Commercial Manager: Procurement; CONSOL GLASS
"Better method to evaluate vendors / commodity to obtain spend for contracting. Can definitely use info received today."
Testimonial: Sylvia Dhayalan, Admin Officer: Contract Management; Western Cape Dept of Health
"The facilitators are well informed on the topic and was able to impart this knowledge."
Most of our Clients rate us as either "Very Good" or "Excellent"
SO: What does it cost?
Keeping in mind that:
- The information contained in this morning session will literally save you days in trying to analyse data...
- That accurate spend information could identify millions of rands of savings opportunities
- ..and that we provide a 100% money back no-questions-asked, iron-clad money-back guarantee. If you aren't satisfied with the session, just tell us afterwards and we'll refund 100% of your purchase price. No questions asked. In fact breakfast will be on the house! We only ask that you return the manual!
Date and Venue :
19 September 2008 -
Centurion
Time:
8:00 for 8:30 till 12:00
Costs:
Seminar fee: R795.00+ VAT per
delegate for the breakfast. This INCLUDES the event, the reference manual, a comprehensive electronic data file, breakfast and secure parking.
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Remember, there's absolutely no risk. If you aren't satisfied with the the event, we'll refund 100% of your purchase price. No questions asked.
To your success!
Bernie van Niekerk
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