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£19.99
£19.99
On-Demand course
11 hours
All levels
Master essential purchasing skills with training in retail, logistics, communication, quantity survey and decision-making strategies.
Purchasing may seem like just placing orders, but done right, it's a finely tuned operation. This mini bundle equips you with essential purchasing knowledge—covering retail management, communication skills, quantity survey, logistics, and decision-based problem-solving. Whether you’re ordering stationery or stocking shelves, it’s about getting the right thing, at the right time, at the right price (without phoning your supplier ten times).
This isn’t your average collection of office jargon—it’s designed to be practical, accessible, and focused on skills you can actually apply in typical purchasing roles. If you work with vendors, logistics teams or finance departments (or all of them at once), this course offers a helpful digital nudge in the right direction—no awkward role-play required.
Learning Outcomes:
Understand core purchasing functions in modern business settings.
Apply cost analysis using quantity survey frameworks.
Manage stock and orders using retail management methods.
Improve communication with vendors and internal departments.
Coordinate logistics from purchase to delivery accurately.
Solve routine purchasing problems using structured thinking.
Who Is This Course For:
Buyers handling multiple stock or supply chain issues.
Retail staff with supplier communication responsibilities.
Admins working in stock ordering or purchasing departments.
Coordinators supporting delivery and transport logistics.
Assistants tasked with solving purchase-related queries.
Cost assistants working with survey and planning teams.
Office workers moving into supply-related roles.
Professionals wanting digital purchasing process fluency.
Career Path (UK Average Salaries):
Purchasing Officer – £30,000 per year
Supply Chain Assistant – £28,500 per year
Buying Administrator – £26,000 per year
Transport Coordinator – £27,000 per year
Quantity Survey Assistant – £29,000 per year
Retail Purchasing Executive – £33,500 per year
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