PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MONTH
Strategic Procurement Masterclass.
Move beyond transactional procurement.
Develop the mindset, tools and confidence to lead procurement more strategically—in just 12 focused hours.
DATE
11–13 November 2026
TIME
AEDT – Melbourne/Sydney Time
Uplift your procurement thinking from transaction to strategic in just three mornings.
Key Learning Objectives / Takeaways:
Understand today’s context
Explore the complexity in which modern strategic procurement must deliver.
Lead – not just manage
Recognise the difference between procurement leadership and management.
Think strategically
Develop the mindset required to move beyond transactional procurement.
Influence with confidence
Lead suppliers, stakeholders and colleagues through a strategic process.
Use the right tools
Apply practical procurement techniques suited to your organisation and situation.
Define procurement’s role
Build a balanced, strategic approach that supports organisational priorities.
From transactional delivery to strategic leadership.
The programme combines international thought leadership, established procurement theory and real-world lessons from approximately 50 case studies. Across 14 adaptable segments, participants compare transactional and genuinely strategic procurement approaches.
DAY 1 | 11 NOVEMBER 2026
Understand the strategic context
Explore the complex environment in which procurement operates and recognise what separates genuinely strategic procurement from transactional delivery.
DAY 2 | 12 NOVEMBER 2026
Develop the leadership mindset and toolkit
Examine the difference between leadership and management, and build a practical toolkit for influencing suppliers, stakeholders and colleagues.
DAY 3 | 13 NOVEMBER 2026
Apply strategy within your organisation
Use practical frameworks, case studies and proven approaches to define procurement’s role and develop a balanced strategy suited to your organisation.
See the PDF brochure download for more details on each segment – Not all segments run on all programmes
Learn from more than 30 years of procurement experience.
Jonathan Dutton
ABOUT
Jonathan Dutton FCIPS has developed and delivered training courses throughout his career of over 30 years. Particularly he has developed & delivered innovative and leading-edge material for both procurement professionals – and he selects the most appropriate content specifically for each programme based on the participants profile.
- More than 30 years developing and delivering procurement training
- Strategic Procurement Leadership delivered approximately 50 times across six countries
- Around 1,000 previous participants since 2013
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Registration & Pricing
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Exclusive member pricing- Save $387 per registration
Additional Pricing Options.
Additional discounts and pricing options available
APCC Members
20% discount available on registration
NZ Registrations
New Zealand pricing is available within the Standard and the 2-for-1 registration forms
