There are four 6Cs every Indian Industries are facing namely Complexity, Competition, Compliance, Customer orientation, Competitive Advantage and Competitiveness. With competition from global players, Indian companies need to make conscious and sustained efforts to remain cost effective to survive in the market. One of the measures normally taken towards this is outsourcing operations being done inside the company or purchase from outside Suppliers.  

With increased buy from Suppliers over the years, Purchase colleagues must be enabled to deal with Suppliers effectively incorporating best procurement practices of the industries. Apart from the requirements of the company, Purchasers must deal with challenges posed by the market, Customers apart from the Society.

Keeping the above challenges in view, Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA) is organizing a 2-day interactive programme on 'Procurement Best Practices for Enhanced Competitiveness' for Colleagues dealing with Suppliers.

Procurement includes purchase and sourcing. The programme will focus on various elements of best practices in procurement area, proven well in automotive industries which can be applied in non-automotive industries as well. The Trainer shares his rich global experience in the domain and will be more interactive so that the delegates can get back with clarity on action plan which they can implement from the next day. Participants can bring in their real time challenges for discussion.

Group exercises and discussions carried out during the programme, will enable the delegates to relate and discuss the current challenges they are facing.

The topics will be explained with detailed examples, power-points, case studies and video. Trainer shares his vast experience in the domain. Apart from theoretical aspects, participants will be involved doing various exercises individually and as a group. Focus will be given to be more interactive to clarify any questions from current role of participants.

Individuals from the area of purchase, procurement, logistics, stores, supplier quality, supplier development, technical purchase and engineering.  Recommended for practicing Purchasers with experience between 2 to 15 years.  More beneficial for those dealing with direct materials though those dealing with indirect materials can attend. Value add is higher for manufacturing companies.

This programme will be conducted by Mr. Satish P.S.

Mr. Satish P.S. with M.Tech (IIT) has 32+ years of Industrial Experience. He worked close to 23 years in Bosch in R&D, purchase, logistics and project management. He headed Robert Bosch IPO (International Purchase Office) in India for 10 Years and developed close to 25 Suppliers suitable for export. After leaving the corporate world 7 years back, he is pursuing his passion in training. He has developed and delivered 35+ training modules in supply chain, purchase, quality, marketing, engineering, soft skills and management. He worked 5+ years as adjunct professor in M/s Ramaiah University, Bangalore and was teaching for M.Tech students in the area of supply chain management, project management and operation management. Through M/s Saraswati Industrial services, promoted by him, he works as Corporate Trainer, Teacher, Mentor and as management consultant for improvement of company & Business. Apart from company inhouse experience, he brings his vast global experience of interacting, developing & auditing hundreds of Suppliers. He is the author of the book, ‘Knowing is not same as doing’.