Education

Professional Development in Purchasing

Upcoming Satellite Seminars

These programs are presented by ISM National via a satellite downlink from Arizona and are live interactive sessions with live questions and answers.

These presentations are held at the BSU campus in the Mircron Simplot (MS) Bldg Rm 210, 8:00 AM – 12:30 noon.

Please plan to attend one of the following sessions:

Manage...Lead...Transform: What You Need to Know to be Effective
Thursday, October 13, 2011

In today's marketplace, supply professionals are required to be project managers and are faced with constantly changing roles. What are the necessary transformation and management skills to be effective? What leadership skills are essential in working with your supply organization? This program focuses on the skills and tools that will strengthen these roles.

Category Management and Understanding the Importance of Relationships
Thursday, February 9, 2012

Do you wish to improve the visibility, sourcing practices, contracting and value received from your spend which provides value to your clients? This program will assist in answering some of those questions by focusing on topics related to distributors, manufacturers, raw material suppliers, service providers, and true commodity supplies. The panel will also explore the difference between commodity management and category management, as well as the skills needed to deal with foreign sources and manage administration costs.

Managing Demand through Effective Forecasting
Thursday, April 19, 2012

This satellite seminar will focus the value and importance of forecasting in successful purchasing and supply decision-making. While forecasting is seen as mostly of value to manufacturing, supply professionals in non-manufacturing organizations will discover why they should also care deeply about forecasting issues. Viewers of this program will be introduced to selected forecasting methods and tools and develop an awareness of forecasting challenges and pitfalls.

For more information or to register for these seminars, please contact:
Nancy Schwend
(208) 426-3363
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