Procurement Courses and Certifications

Introduction and Course Outline

57 ratings at Coursera

Review global procurement and sourcing best practices, preview the specialization's topics and learning materials, and check your foundation with a short practice assessment.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Foundations of Purchasing: Principles and Practices

53 ratings at Coursera

Learn purchasing fundamentals: select and build relationships with suppliers, negotiate and manage contracts, apply ethical procurement, and support supply chain optimization.

• Coursera
• 1 hour 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Sourcing Excellence

37 ratings at Coursera

Manage the inbound flow of goods, data, and money: raw material inventories, quality, procure-to-pay systems, forecasting algorithms, supply chain finance, and a quantitative case analysis.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

What is Procure to Pay

36 ratings at Coursera

Follow the procure-to-pay cycle from procurement initiation to final payment, optimizing procurement strategies, supplier relationships, cost efficiency, and compliance while reducing errors.

• Coursera
• 1 hour 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Special Topics and Specialization Wrap-up

12 ratings at Coursera

Explore procurement's role in ESG and supplier diversity, why each matters to your firm and how to implement them, then review key take-aways before a 40-question final assessment.

• Coursera
• 1 hour 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Leveraging Technology to Achieve Results

Apply procurement technology to work more efficiently: ERP procurement modules, Procure-to-Pay solutions, and digital enablers such as AI, machine learning, and RPA.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Achieving Supplier Diversity

10 ratings at Coursera

Build a supplier diversity program: weigh its business benefits, tackle barriers diverse businesses face, locate diverse suppliers, and run an equal-opportunity procurement process.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Fundamentals of Purchasing for the New Buyer (Live Online)

8 ratings at CourseHorse

Build a comprehensive command of purchasing management with guidance from experienced industry professionals.

• CourseHorse
• 23 hours
• Self-Paced
• $2,645.00

LEORON Institute

إتقان الشراء الأستراتيجي Mastering Strategic Procurement

7 ratings at edX

تعرّفك هذه الدورة على تحويل المشتريات إلى وظيفة استراتيجية عبر تحليل التكاليف وإدارة الفئات والموردين ومواءمة خطط الشراء مع أهداف المنظمة.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Coursera

Contract Types and Terms

Choose between a purchase order and a frame contract, then cross-check draft contracts against quotations for price, delivery, and warranty using a verification checklist.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Draft Winning RFPs and RFQs

Learn when to use an RFP versus an RFQ, then draft a full RFP package with scope of work, evaluation criteria, and project timeline.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Supplier, Inventory, and Spend Management

Manage preferred-supplier lists and vendor onboarding, run inventory cycle counts and reorder triggers, apply three-way match invoice checks, and analyze spend with pivot tables.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

RFIs: Distinguish, Apply, and Win

Distinguish RFIs from RFQs and run a standardized three-step RFI process: populate a template, distribute it to suppliers, and file responses for clean, compliant market research.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

LEORON Institute

المصادر الإستراتيجية وتقنيات المشتريات المتقدمة Strategic Sourcing and Advanced Procurement Techniques

تدريب متقدم على التوريد الاستراتيجي والمشتريات، من تحليل السوق والمناقصات إلى اختيار الموردين وإدارة المخاطر والتفاوض.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Coursera

RFQs: Solicit and Track Pricing

Run the RFQ process end to end: identify mandatory data fields, apply a standard quotation template, and track vendor responses for comparable pricing.

• Coursera
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course