Full-Day Classroom Seminar
AI in Procurement
Procure smarter with AI tools, prompting techniques, source-to-pay use cases, procurement workflows and hands-on business case practice.
A practical AI masterclass for procurement professionals focused on Generative AI, prompt engineering, procurement process improvement, source-to-pay applications, AI-powered frameworks and autonomous procurement workflows.
The Programme
Programme Overview
Introduction
Course Overview
Procurement teams today are expected to manage sourcing, vendor decisions, documentation, analysis, negotiations, compliance and business expectations with speed and accuracy. AI can support procurement professionals in improving efficiency, decision-making, reporting, workflow design and process execution when it is used with the right data foundation, prompting discipline and governance awareness.
This programme introduces participants to practical AI applications in procurement. It covers AI fundamentals, data foundation, ethics, governance, prompting techniques, procurement capabilities, source-to-pay use cases, guided beginner cases, cross-industry procurement case studies and autonomous AI workflows that can improve procurement productivity and business impact.
Outcomes
What You Will Learn
- Understand why AI is important for procurement professionals.
- Build awareness of AI fundamentals, data foundation, ethics and governance.
- Use prompting and beyond-prompting techniques for efficient AI usage.
- Apply activity-based learning to improve AI prompting skills.
- Understand procurement capabilities and the process landscape.
- Explore Generative AI applications in source-to-pay processes.
- Practise AI-powered procurement frameworks through beginner cases.
- Work on cross-industry procurement case studies for hands-on experience.
- Understand Agentic and Autonomous AI for procurement workflows.
- Identify what can be done differently from the next working day.
Methodology
How We Teach
- Interactive introduction, expectation setting and icebreaker.
- Practical explanation of AI fundamentals, data foundation, ethics and governance.
- Activity-based learning on prompting and efficient use of AI tools.
- Procurement process discussions linked to source-to-pay applications.
- Guided practice using AI-powered procurement beginner cases.
- Group-based cross-industry procurement case studies and presentations.
- Wrap-up with takeaways, assessment, feedback and workplace action points.
The Outcome
Impact & Audience
For the Organization
Organizational Impact
- Improve procurement productivity through structured use of AI tools.
- Strengthen source-to-pay process efficiency through practical AI use cases.
- Improve quality of procurement analysis, documentation and decision support.
- Build awareness of data foundation, ethics and governance for responsible AI adoption.
- Enable teams to explore AI-powered procurement frameworks and workflow automation.
- Support practical workplace adoption through case studies, group presentations and action planning.
For the Individual
Personal Impact
- Build confidence in using AI tools for procurement-related tasks.
- Learn how to write better prompts for procurement work.
- Understand where AI can support source-to-pay activities.
- Practise procurement-focused AI cases in a guided environment.
- Develop exposure to Agentic and Autonomous AI concepts.
- Create clear takeaways on what to apply differently from the next working day.
Audience
Who Should Attend
- Procurement Professionals: To use AI for smarter procurement processes, analysis and workflow improvement.
- Sourcing Teams: To explore AI use cases across source-to-pay activities.
- Purchase Teams: To improve efficiency in routine procurement tasks, documentation and decision support.
- Vendor Management Teams: To understand AI-supported procurement workflows and case applications.
- Supply Chain and Commercial Teams: To understand how AI can support procurement-related business decisions.
- Managers Handling Procurement Decisions: To explore responsible, governed and practical AI adoption in procurement operations.
Curriculum
Course Outline
Session 1: Introduction to AI in Procurement
- Complete programme introduction and expectation setting.
- Understand the trainer profile and session flow.
- Participate in an icebreaker to connect AI with procurement work.
- Understand why AI is important for procurement professionals.
- Identify how AI can support procurement productivity.
- Set personal learning goals for applying AI in procurement.
Session 2: AI Fundamentals, Data Foundation, Ethics & Governance
- Understand the fundamentals of AI for business and procurement use.
- Recognise the importance of a strong data foundation.
- Understand how data quality affects AI outputs.
- Discuss ethical considerations in AI usage.
- Understand governance requirements for responsible AI adoption.
- Connect AI fundamentals with procurement decision-making and workflows.
Session 3: Prompting and Beyond Prompting Techniques
- Understand prompting techniques for efficient use of AI.
- Learn how to frame procurement-related AI prompts clearly.
- Use structured prompts for better responses.
- Apply beyond-prompting techniques for improved AI output.
- Participate in activity-based learning on prompting.
- Improve prompts for practical procurement tasks and workplace use cases.
Session 4: Procurement Capabilities and Source-to-Pay Use Cases
- Understand procurement capabilities and the process landscape.
- Review key procurement activities where AI can be applied.
- Explore Generative AI applications in source-to-pay processes.
- Connect AI use cases with procurement productivity and efficiency.
- Identify practical areas for AI support in procurement workflows.
- Discuss how AI can support procurement teams in day-to-day operations.
Session 5: AI-Powered Procurement Framework and Case Practice
- Understand the AI-powered procurement framework.
- Work through guided beginner procurement cases.
- Apply AI tools to procurement scenarios.
- Participate in cross-industry procurement case studies.
- Prepare group-based case study outputs.
- Present procurement case learnings through group presentations.
Session 6: Agentic & Autonomous AI for Procurement Workflows
- Understand Agentic and Autonomous AI in the procurement context.
- Explore the idea of building procurement workflows that run with reduced manual effort.
- Identify repetitive procurement activities suitable for AI-supported workflows.
- Reflect on what can be done differently from the next working day.
- Review key takeaways from the AI in Procurement masterclass.
- Complete assessment, feedback and closure.
Faculty & Inclusions
Your Trainer
Faculty
Instructors Details
The programme faculty names mentioned in the uploaded document are Sushanta Roy and Swapnil Dubey. The programme is designed around practical AI usage for procurement professionals, including AI tools, prompting, procurement capabilities, source-to-pay use cases, guided practice, case studies, AI-powered frameworks and autonomous procurement workflows.
What's Included
Certificates & Inclusions
- Certificate and inclusions to be confirmed as per programme format.
- Hands-on activity-based learning on prompting.
- Guided beginner cases on AI-powered procurement frameworks.
- Group-based cross-industry procurement case studies and presentations.
- Assessment, feedback, takeaways and workplace application reflection.
- Participants should bring laptops where general AI tools such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini and Copilot can be used.
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Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
The programme focuses on applying AI in procurement through AI fundamentals, prompting techniques, procurement process understanding, source-to-pay use cases, guided practice, case studies and autonomous workflow concepts.
It is practical. The programme includes activity-based learning on prompting, guided beginner cases, cross-industry procurement case studies, group preparation and group presentations.
The uploaded document refers to general AI tools such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini and Copilot.
Yes. The programme includes AI fundamentals, data foundation, ethics and governance.
Yes. The programme includes procurement capabilities, process landscape, Generative AI applications in source-to-pay processes, procurement case studies and AI-powered procurement workflow practice.
