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Global Procurement & Supply Chain Management in Oil & Gas

Global Procurement & Supply Chain Management in Oil & Gas

1 Weeks
Professional Level
Certificate Included
Course Content

Available Events

Available Events
CityDatePriceStatus
LisbonPortugal
September 16, 2026
€4,800
Confirmed date
Kuala LumpurMalaysia
October 6, 2026
€4,800
Confirmed date
LondonUnited Kingdom
November 6, 2026
£4,800
Confirmed date

Course Information

Duration

1 Weeks

Category

Oil & Gas

Level

Professional Level

Certificate

Included

INTRODUCTION

Oil and gas organizations depend on international procurement and supply chain systems to maintain production, execute projects, and support asset reliability. Global sourcing creates access to specialized technologies and competitive suppliers while introducing logistical, contractual, geopolitical, and quality risks. Effective procurement requires coordination between engineering, operations, maintenance, finance, legal teams, suppliers, and logistics providers. This course provides a structured framework for managing procurement and supply chain activities across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations. Participants explore category planning, market analysis, tendering, supplier evaluation, negotiation, inventory, logistics, and contract performance. They learn how to manage critical materials, complex technical specifications, international shipments, and supplier dependencies. The program also examines digital procurement, sustainability, ethical sourcing, compliance, and business continuity. Case studies and practical exercises help participants address realistic challenges within international energy supply networks. The course prepares professionals to improve cost control, supplier reliability, procurement transparency, operational continuity, and long-term commercial value.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants will achieve the following objectives by this course:

  • Explain global procurement and supply chain processes across the oil and gas value chain.
  • Align procurement strategies with operational, project, financial, and organizational priorities.
  • Develop category strategies for critical equipment, materials, and specialized services.
  • Conduct supply market analysis and identify qualified international suppliers.
  • Prepare effective tender documents and evaluate technical and commercial proposals.
  • Apply negotiation strategies that improve value, quality, delivery, and contractual protection.
  • Assess total cost of ownership when making global sourcing decisions.
  • Manage supplier performance, relationships, risks, and corrective improvement actions.
  • Strengthen logistics, inventory, compliance, sustainability, and supply chain resilience.
  • Develop practical procurement improvement plans supported by measurable performance indicators.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This program targets a professional audience seeking to improve knowledge and skills:

  • Procurement managers responsible for sourcing strategy, tenders, contracts, suppliers, and commercial performance.
  • Supply chain leaders overseeing integrated planning, logistics, inventory, and operational continuity.
  • Category managers developing sourcing strategies for technical equipment, materials, and specialized services.
  • Contract professionals managing commercial terms, obligations, claims, and supplier performance.
  • Project managers coordinating procurement schedules, equipment delivery, contractors, and construction requirements.
  • Engineers supporting technical specifications, bid evaluations, vendor qualification, and material acceptance.
  • Logistics professionals managing international freight, customs, transportation, and remote-site deliveries.
  • Finance professionals evaluating procurement budgets, total costs, savings, and supplier exposure.
  • Operations and maintenance managers dependent on timely materials, services, and critical spares.

COURSE OUTLINE

Day 1: Global Procurement Strategy in Oil and Gas

  • Understanding procurement across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations.
  • Aligning sourcing priorities with organizational and operational strategies.
  • Mapping procurement stakeholders, responsibilities, and approval authorities.
  • Assessing procurement maturity, capabilities, and current performance.
  • Identifying strategic, critical, leverage, and routine categories.
  • Understanding global supply markets and sourcing structures.
  • Balancing cost, quality, delivery, safety, and reliability.
  • Establishing procurement governance, ethics, and accountability.
  • Developing a strategic procurement improvement roadmap.

Day 2: Category Management and Global Sourcing

  • Developing category profiles for equipment, materials, and services.
  • Conducting supply market and supplier intelligence analysis.
  • Identifying sourcing opportunities across international markets.
  • Evaluating single, multiple, local, and global sourcing models.
  • Segmenting suppliers according to value and supply risk.
  • Preparing category strategies and sourcing action plans.
  • Applying total cost of ownership in supplier selection.
  • Managing long-lead equipment and critical procurement packages.
  • Aligning sourcing decisions with local content requirements.

Day 3: Tendering, Evaluation, and Negotiation

  • Preparing clear technical and commercial tender documents.
  • Designing transparent bid evaluation criteria and methodologies.
  • Managing prequalification and supplier due diligence.
  • Evaluating technical compliance and commercial competitiveness.
  • Analyzing prices, cost structures, and supplier assumptions.
  • Preparing negotiation objectives, positions, and concessions.
  • Applying negotiation strategies for complex procurement packages.
  • Managing clarifications, deviations, exclusions, and qualifications.
  • Documenting decisions and maintaining procurement transparency.

Day 4: Supplier Management, Contracts, and Logistics

  • Establishing supplier performance indicators and service expectations.
  • Monitoring quality, delivery, cost, safety, and responsiveness.
  • Managing supplier reviews and corrective action plans.
  • Coordinating contractual obligations with operational requirements.
  • Managing international freight, customs, documentation, and clearance.
  • Planning deliveries for remote, offshore, and restricted locations.
  • Addressing delays, shortages, damage, claims, and disputes.
  • Developing strategic relationships with high-value suppliers.
  • Managing supplier exit, replacement, and transition arrangements.

Day 5: Risk, Digital Procurement, and Sustainability

  • Identifying geopolitical, commercial, supplier, and logistical risks.
  • Developing contingency plans for critical supply disruptions.
  • Assessing financial, ethical, compliance, and reputational exposure.
  • Applying digital procurement platforms and automated workflows.
  • Using analytics for spend visibility and supplier decisions.
  • Strengthening cybersecurity within digital procurement processes.
  • Integrating sustainability and responsible sourcing requirements.
  • Measuring savings, value, compliance, and procurement effectiveness.
  • Preparing an actionable global procurement improvement plan.

COURSE DURATION

Duration: 1 Weeks

This intensive professional program is delivered over five training days and combines expert instruction, oil and gas case studies, category planning exercises, supply market analysis, tender evaluations, negotiation simulations, supplier assessments, risk workshops, and procurement improvement planning. Each day addresses a distinct aspect of global procurement and supply chain management, enabling participants to progress from strategic alignment and market analysis to tendering, negotiation, supplier management, logistics, risk control, digitalization, and sustainability.

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

An internationally certified expert with extensive practical and consulting experience in oil and gas procurement, global sourcing, category management, supply chain strategy, supplier management, contract negotiation, logistics, risk management, and commercial governance will deliver the program. The instructor combines international energy industry practices with practical applications and provides participants with proven sourcing frameworks, evaluation tools, negotiation methods, supplier scorecards, risk models, and implementation templates.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes, it develops essential foundations before progressing to strategic applications.

CONCLUSION

Global Procurement and Supply Chain Management in Oil and Gas provides a practical framework for managing international sourcing and supplier networks effectively. Participants gain the strategic, commercial, analytical, and operational capabilities required for complex procurement decisions. The program strengthens their ability to improve cost, quality, delivery, supplier performance, and supply continuity. It also prepares them to manage global risks, digital procurement, compliance, sustainability, and stakeholder expectations. Graduates will be equipped to lead transparent, resilient, and value-driven procurement activities across the oil and gas industry.

Global Procurement & Supply Chain Management in Oil & Gas

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