Procurement courses can help you learn negotiation strategies, supplier relationship management, contract law, and cost analysis techniques. You can build skills in risk assessment, demand forecasting, and strategic sourcing to enhance your purchasing decisions. Many courses introduce tools like e-procurement software and spend analysis platforms, which support efficient procurement processes and data-driven decision-making.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Request For Quotation (RFQ), Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, Vendor Management, Bidding, Supplier Management, Cost Estimation, Standard Operating Procedure, Process Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Spreadsheet Software
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Service Level Agreement, Contract Review, Supplier Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Contract Management, Risk Mitigation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Project Scoping, Timelines, Proposal Writing, Business Writing, Procurement, Requirements Management, Purchasing, Bidding, Project Documentation, Vendor Management, Facility Management, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Process Improvement, Performance Improvement, Continuous Improvement Process, Process Analysis, Case Studies, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Problem Management, Root Cause Analysis, Document Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Milestones (Project Management), Project Schedules, Dependency Analysis, Project Controls, Risk Management, Project Scoping, Project Management, Smart Goals, Project Performance, Decision Making, Project Planning, Estimation, Verification And Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Entry, Data Integrity, Performance Metric, Business Intelligence, Performance Analysis, Standard Operating Procedure, Vendor Management, Performance Measurement, Supplier Performance Management, Data Validation, Data Maintenance, Performance Reporting, Verification And Validation, Data Capture, Data Management, Record Keeping, Procurement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Price Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Negotiation, Taking Meeting Minutes, Record Keeping, Procurement, Vendor Contracts, Communication, Market Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Team Management, Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Procurement, Project Risk Management, Project Controls, People Management, Project Management, Quality Management, Cost Management, Project Planning, Contract Management, Resource Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Supplier Quality Management, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Risk Management, Business Risk Management, Supply Chain, Supplier Relationship Management, Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, Cost Reduction, Cost Benefit Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Business Correspondence, Business Writing, Intercultural Competence, Cultural Sensitivity, Business Communication, Target Audience, Writing, Professionalism, Communication, Communication Strategies, Purchasing, Request For Quotation (RFQ), Concision, Internal Communications, Stakeholder Communications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, Scalability, Strategic Sourcing, Business Transformation, Process Improvement, Organizational Change, Overcoming Objections, Workflow Management, Resource Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Market Opportunities, Customer Success Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

AI CERTs
Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Systems, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Generative AI Agents, Inventory Management System, AI Enablement, Generative AI, Supply Management, Demand Planning, Logistics, Warehousing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Forecasting, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Predictive Analytics, Supplier Relationship Management, Automation, Real Time Data
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months