Description

This course helps purchasing managers understand how generative artificial intelligence is transforming sourcing, negotiation, supplier management, and cost control. Through concrete case studies and hands-on activities, participants will learn how to integrate AI into purchasing processes to improve agility, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance strategic decision-making.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

• Purchasing managers and directors.
• Buyers, procurement project leaders.
• Anyone involved in the digital transformation of procurement.

Prerequisites

• Experience or knowledge of the purchasing function.
• No technical AI skills required.

Training objectives

Identify real-world use cases of generative AI in purchasing

Automate low-value tasks to focus on strategic analysis

Integrate AI in a secure and sustainable procurement optimization strategy

Training program

• Fundamentals of Generative AI, Security and Ethics
  • Understand how generative models work (LLMs, multimodal, GPT, etc.).
  • Key differences with traditional automation tools (RPA, scripts, macros).
  • Limitations of AI: hallucinations, bias, errors in supplier data.
  • Regulatory compliance: GDPR, cybersecurity, auditability.
  • Deliverables: AI Charter for Procurement aligned with standards and best practices, Validated list of AI use cases applicable to procurement
• Prompt Engineering for Buyers (ChatGPT, Gemini & more)
  • How prompts function in generative AI models.
  • Writing effective prompts for sourcing, evaluation grids, and contract generation.
  • Practical cases: RFPs, clause drafting, response scoring.
  • Structuring, testing, and refining prompt strategies.
  • Deliverables: Procurement-specific prompt pack, Prompt usage guide for specifications and market intelligence
• AI Toolkit & Knowledge Management for Procurement
  • Overview of relevant AI and no-code tools (ChatGPT, Notion AI, Perplexity, Airtable, etc.).
  • Capturing and organizing procurement knowledge using AI (templates, models, guides).
  • Creating dynamic dashboards for supplier monitoring and market trends.
  • Internal organization of AI resources and knowledge-sharing best practices.
  • Deliverables:  Annotated directory of AI and no-code tools for procuremen,  Dashboard and trend-mapping templates (mind maps, charts, Internal resource-sharing and communication plan (AI in procurement)
• Building AI Agents & Automating Procurement Workflows
  • Introduction to AI agents and no-code prototyping tools.
  • Automating regulatory watch, supplier sourcing, and bid comparison.
  • Connecting agents to procurement tools (ERP, email, supplier databases).
  • Workshop: build an AI agent for a specific procurement process.
  • Deliverables: Prototype of a regulatory monitoring agent, Supplier sourcing AI agent (MVP version), Diagram of an AI-automated procurement workflow