Procurement Training & Development
Procurato’s Procurement Training & Development programmes build capability across the full spectrum of procurement skills – from category management and sourcing to negotiation, supplier management, and beyond. We combine theory with hands-on application to give your team the confidence, consistency and tools they need to succeed.
Why Procurement Training Matters
In many organisations, procurement teams consist of individuals with differing levels of experience and a mix of ways of working. Without a standardised methodology, this often results in inconsistent approaches, unbalanced decision-making and varied outcomes. At the same time, leaders face growing pressure to demonstrate value, strengthen governance, and present well-structured, data-backed recommendations to the business.
Procurato addresses these challenges by designing and delivering bespoke training programmes that establish a common approach across the team and embed best practices. Our programmes balance classroom-style learning with practical exercises based on your own categories and use cases, ensuring that the content is relevant, actionable and sustainable in day-to-day operations.
How Procurement Training Can Help Your Team
Our Approach to Procurement Training
Our Procurement Training programmes are fully tailored to your requirements and can cover any procurement-related topic, including category management, negotiation, supplier management, contract management, risk, and more. Each programme is designed collaboratively with you to address your team’s specific pain points and maturity level.
Procurement Training can be delivered as standalone modules, end-to-end capability uplift programmes, or ongoing managed services. We blend structured learning with practical application, ensuring participants can confidently apply their skills in day-to-day procurement operations.
What you get from Procurement Training
Structured, Bespoke Training Programme
A tailored programme that blends theory delivery, interactive workshops and real case studies designed to match your challenges and learning objectives.
Practical Tools & Templates
Provide your team with tools and templates that enable consistent, repeatable procurement processes and support best-practice execution.
Capability Uplift Report
Feedback on progress and recommendations for ongoing development.
Meet our team leading projects in this area
Irina Slorach
Senior Manager
Irina is an MCIPS-qualified procurement professional with over 20 years of experience in strategic sourcing, negotiation, and category management across multiple sectors. Having led complex procurement programmes from the ground up, she has a deep understanding of what good looks like across the full range of skills that procurement teams need, and where most teams have gaps. At Procurato, Irina brings this breadth of knowledge to training engagements, helping teams move from inconsistent, ad-hoc approaches to a common standard that delivers better outcomes and stronger governance.
Alistair Golby
Senior Manager
Alistair has delivered procurement transformation and sourcing programmes across retail, financial services and the public sector, giving him hands-on experience of how procurement teams operate in practice across very different organisational environments. He understands the day-to-day challenges procurement professionals face, from building a category strategy to structuring a negotiation or managing a complex supplier relationship, and brings that real-world perspective to training design and delivery. At Procurato, Alistair helps teams build the practical skills and confidence to handle procurement activity consistently and effectively.
Why Procurato
We combine real industry expertise with technology that adds value. We speak the same language as your teams, avoiding consultancy complexity, and deliver insights in a clear, practical way.
Agile and adaptable, we stay aligned with your agenda even when challenges arise, always focused on delivering what we promise and leaving behind solutions that last.
Would you like to make an impact on your business today with an industry-driven approach and leading specialists?
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