AI Adoption in Procurement
Give your team the skills to identify the right AI opportunities, use them responsibly and turn them into a 90-day plan for adoption.
This practical training programme shows procurement and supply chain teams where AI can create value across sourcing, supplier management and commercial activities, and how to put the right governance around its use.
AI use cases | Responsible AI governance | 90-day action plan
AI Adoption in Procurement
Give your team the skills to identify the right AI opportunities, use them responsibly and turn them into a 90-day plan for adoption.
This practical training programme shows procurement and supply chain teams where AI can create value across sourcing, supplier management and commercial activities, and how to put the right governance around its use.
AI use cases | Responsible AI governance | 90-day action plan
Turn AI experiments into a practical procurement AI roadmap
What you'll gain from this programme: Move beyond AI hype and focus on real business value. This programme helps procurement and supply chain teams identify the most impactful opportunities for AI across sourcing, contracting, supplier management, risk management and day-to-day operations.
Participants will gain practical tools to assess use cases, understand risks, build compelling business cases and create a realistic roadmap for AI adoption. Through hands-on exercises and real-world examples, you'll leave with the confidence to make informed decisions and accelerate AI-enabled transformation within your organisation.
Explore the six modules to see how the programme builds the capabilities needed to unlock measurable results from AI.
Who should attend? Whether your organisation is just beginning to explore AI or already has initiatives underway, this programme provides practical guidance for procurement and supply chain professionals looking to use AI to drive better business outcomes.
Overview
Format: Designed for flexibility, this programme consists of six online modules that can be delivered individually or combined into an intensive one-day workshop. Each engagement is tailored to align with your organisation's priorities, ensuring maximum relevance and practical application.
Pricing: As every organisation's needs are different, pricing is provided on a bespoke basis. We will work with you to understand your requirements, audience size, and desired outcomes before providing a tailored quote. Enquire today to discuss your training needs with one of our specialists
Individual learners: Register your interest and we'll let you know when a public course becomes available.
Aleck Matambo combines senior procurement leadership experience with hands-on AI implementation expertise. Having held leadership roles at Google, McKinsey & Company, Dell and Mercedes-Benz, he has helped organisations transform procurement functions and introduce AI at scale to improve efficiency, decision-making and business performance.
Drawing on real-world experience rather than theory alone, Aleck shares practical lessons, proven approaches and common pitfalls to help participants identify where AI can create value and how to implement it successfully within their own organisations.
Whether you're exploring your first AI use cases or scaling existing initiatives, you'll gain insights from a practitioner who has successfully applied AI in procurement and supply chain environments, not just studied it.
Learn from someone who has led procurement transformation and implemented AI in practice.
Course Content
The programme is structured around six modules covering AI fundamentals, practical procurement use cases, governance, risk management and implementation. Participants learn where AI creates value, how to prioritise opportunities and how to build a roadmap for adoption.
Foundations of AI in Procurement & Supply Chain
Topics covered
- AI fundamentals and key concepts
- Generative AI vs traditional analytics and RPA
- Intelligent automation and AI-enabled workflows
- AI's impact on procurement and supply chains
- AI applications across procurement and supply chain functions
- Emerging AI trends and opportunities
You will be able to
- Understand the fundamentals of AI and Generative AI
- Differentiate AI from analytics and automation technologies
- Identify how AI is transforming procurement and supply chain activities
- Recognise practical AI use cases across procurement operations
- Evaluate opportunities for AI adoption within your organisation
AI-Enabled Market Intelligence & Value Creation
Topics covered
- AI-powered market research and supplier intelligence
- Category analysis and market profiling
- Prompt engineering and effective prompting techniques
- Supplier evaluation and sourcing support
- Market benchmarking and procurement insights
- AI applications across sourcing and category management
You will be able to
- Use AI to accelerate market and supplier research
- Develop prompts that improve AI-generated outputs
- Analyse supplier markets and spend categories more efficiently
- Identify opportunities to create value using AI
- Apply AI tools to support sourcing and procurement decisions
AI Transformation & Organisational Readiness
Topics covered
- AI transformation principles
- Operating model redesign
- AI agents and workflow automation
- Organisational readiness and change management
- Data, process and technology foundations
- Strategies for scaling AI adoption
You will be able to
- Understand what drives successful AI transformation
- Assess organisational readiness for AI adoption
- Redesign processes and workflows to leverage AI effectively
- Address common barriers to AI implementation
- Build the foundations required to scale AI across the business
Risk, Governance & Responsible AI
Topics covered
- AI risks in procurement and supply chain management
- Data security and confidentiality
- Bias, fairness and ethical AI practices
- Auditability and accountability
- Legal and regulatory compliance
- Responsible AI governance frameworks
You will be able to
- Identify key risks associated with AI adoption
- Implement governance principles for responsible AI use
- Protect sensitive and confidential information
- Promote fairness, transparency and ethical decision-making
- Strengthen compliance, accountability and audit readiness
AI Opportunity Identification & Prioritisation
Topics covered
- Procurement and supply chain pain point analysis
- Mapping business challenges to AI solutions
- AI use-case development
- Value and feasibility assessment
- Opportunity prioritisation frameworks
- Business case development
You will be able to
- Translate business challenges into AI opportunities
- Identify high-value and quick-win AI initiatives
- Develop structured AI use cases and business cases
- Assess opportunities using value and feasibility criteria
- Prioritise AI investments aligned to business objectives
AI Roadmap Development & Implementation
Topics covered
- AI adoption planning and execution
- Success measures and performance metrics
- Governance and implementation oversight
- Stakeholder engagement and ownership
- 90-day action planning
- Benefit tracking and continuous improvement
You will be able to
- Define measurable success criteria for AI initiatives
- Develop practical AI adoption roadmaps
- Create structured implementation and action plans
- Establish governance, ownership and accountability
- Monitor progress and realise benefits from AI adoption
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This programme is designed for procurement, sourcing, supply chain, commercial, governance and compliance professionals seeking to understand and apply AI responsibly within their organisations. Suitable for both first-time adopters and organisations with existing AI initiatives, the programme covers practical AI use cases, governance, risk management, ethical AI and implementation planning.
Ideal for:
Procurement leaders
Category managers
Strategic sourcing professionals
Supply chain managers
Contract and commercial managers
Supplier relationship managers
Procurement governance and compliance professionals
Procurement risk and controls teams
Transformation and digital procurement teams
Anyone responsible for AI governance, implementation or adoption within procurement and supply chain functions
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The programme is structured around six modules that reflect how AI is being applied across procurement and supply chain activity today.
Early modules focus on understanding where AI fits within sourcing, contract management, supplier management, and internal workflows. This includes how tasks are changing, where automation is effective, and where oversight is still required.
Later modules move into implementation. This covers governance, data considerations, risk, and how to introduce AI into existing processes without creating fragmentation or duplication.
The final module is focused on adoption. Participants define practical use cases and build a 90-day plan aligned to their organisation’s priorities
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By the end of this programme, participants will understand where AI can create value across procurement and supply chain activities, how to assess and prioritise opportunities, and how to implement AI responsibly within their organisation.
They will leave with practical tools for identifying use cases, evaluating business value, managing risk, establishing governance and developing implementation roadmaps. Whether beginning their AI journey or scaling existing initiatives, participants will gain a clear framework for turning AI opportunities into measurable business outcomes.
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The programme is delivered through a highly interactive and workshop-based approach, ensuring participants apply learning directly to their own procurement and supply chain environment.
Workshop: Instructor-led sessions delivered in an interactive format (virtual or in-person), focused on real procurement use cases.
Assignments: Participants apply each module to their own environment, working through relevant use cases and identifying where AI can support existing processes.
Support: Access to the course leader for guidance during and after the programme to support application and follow-up actions.
Resources: Supporting materials, templates, and reference content to help standardise how AI is applied across procurement activities.
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This is a highly practical programme focused on real-world application rather than AI theory. Participants learn how to identify genuine procurement and supply chain challenges, translate them into AI opportunities, evaluate potential use cases, assess value and feasibility, and build actionable implementation plans. The course includes prioritisation workshops, use-case development frameworks, governance considerations and a 90-day roadmap to help turn ideas into measurable business outcomes.
Training as a team?
Get a customised programme tailored to your organisation’s needs.
Tailored modules • In-person delivery • Group pricing
What AI looks like for procurement in practice
The webinar covered how AI is already helping teams surface early risk signals, strengthen supplier conversations, and uncover opportunities that traditional tools often miss. We also shared the latest findings from our 2025 SRM Research and walked through examples of how organisations are building capability through practical, low risk experimentation
Explore our Training Courses in Practice
Training course catalogue
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Account Management Training
Description: Understand how to sell to procurement teams; how they buy and how they manage suppliers.
Format: 4 online modules over 3, 90-min sessions.
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Strategic Sourcing
Description: Build and apply skills to source strategically and deliver value-creating suppliers to the business
Format: 7 online modules over 7, 90-min sessions.
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Category Management
Description: Address technical and behavioural skills that enable individuals to be trusted commercial advisors.
Format: 8 online modules over 4-8, 90-150 min sessions
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Supply Chain Risk
Description: Protect value with a practical and structured approach to proactively manage risk.
Format: 4 online modules over 4, 120-min sessions.
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Capability Assessment Training
Description: Understand your team’s strengths and development opportunities to deliver business value.
Format: 6 online modules over 6, 90-min sessions.
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Procurement Behaviour Training
Description: Learn how to use effective communication and listening skills to interpret behaviour fully.
Format: 8 online module over 6,90-min sessions.
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Rebate Management Training
Description: Master diverse rebate types and navigate the rebate lifecycle from offer creation to payment.
Format: 3 online modules over 3, 90-min sessions.
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Negotiation Training
Description: Examine the skills of negotiation you need to build better long-term value for business.
Format: 4 online modules over 4, 90-min sessions.
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Diversity & Inclusions Training
Description: Learn how supplier diversity unlocks innovation, agility and strengthens ESG credentials.
Format: 6 online modules over 4, 90-min sessions.
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SRM Advanced Training
Description: Develop and create new value through your most important supplier relationships.
Format: Vary per region, please check schedule
