A supply chain management course trains your staff to run procurement, inventory, logistics and supplier relationships so goods and services flow efficiently from source to customer. BOTI’s practical 2-day course runs in-house or at venues in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria — built for managers and supervisors who own the production process.

This course equips employees and managers with the abilities to lower production costs, improve efficiency and increase productivity — and ultimately deliver greater customer satisfaction. Because all business, at its core, is a matter of supply meeting customer demand, the teams that manage that flow well are the teams that win.

Course Overview

Supply chain management encompasses the management of interconnected businesses involved in providing goods or services to consumers. It covers finances, logistics and the delivery of products and services, and it requires integrated conduct and cooperation among firms. This is a managerial course, perfectly suited for those supervising the production process — line managers, procurement officers, operations and warehouse supervisors, and the L&D teams upskilling them.

Key information at a glance

Course Outline / Curriculum

The 2-day programme comprises 12 components:

1. Starting Out — Ice breakers, housekeeping, programme objectives
2. Why Supply Chain Management? — Customer satisfaction, performance enhancement, cost reduction, product development
3. Essential Terms (I) — Procurement, upstream/downstream, raw materials, forecasting, carrying costs
4. Essential Terms (II) — Inventory, order generation, fulfilment, returns management
5. 3 Levels of SCM — Strategic, tactical and operational levels; the Bullwhip effect
6. 5 Stages of SCM — Plan, source, make, deliver, return
7. SCM Flows — Information, product and financial flows; data warehouses
8. Inventory Management — Stock levels, just-in-time, record accuracy, inventory calculations
9. Supply Chain Groups — Suppliers, producers, customers
10. Tracking & Monitoring — Dashboards, RFID, SKUs, alert generation
11. Supply Chain Event Management — Inventory and supplier alerts, bottlenecking
12. Concluding — Key learnings and evaluations

Supply Chain & Procurement Training (SA)

Supply chain and procurement sit side by side: procurement is how you source and buy; supply chain is how everything moves from supplier to customer. For South African organisations, getting both right is where margin is won or lost — and where compliance pressure is highest.

This course gives your team the shared vocabulary and the operating model (Plan → Source → Make → Deliver → Return) to manage that whole flow. It pairs naturally with formal procurement and tender training for buyers and bid teams, so many BOTI clients book the two together for an end-to-end source-to-deliver capability.

For South African employers, supply chain and procurement training also carries real funding and compliance leverage:

• Skills levy. Employers pay the Skills Development Levy (SDL) at 1% of payroll. Accredited training run through the relevant SETA can be claimed back via mandatory and discretionary grants.
• B-BBEE. Spend on accredited skills development for black employees counts toward the Skills Development element of your scorecard, where the target is 6% of the leviable amount. Procurement training also strengthens the team that manages your Preferential Procurement and Enterprise & Supplier Development spend.
• Pair with accredited programmes. This particular skills programme is delivered as practical, facilitator-led training (not an accredited qualification), but you can combine it with BOTI’s QCTO/SETA-accredited management programmes to carry recognised weight on your scorecard and skills plan.

This is general guidance, not financial or legal advice — confirm your specific claim and scorecard treatment with your SDF or B-BBEE verification agency.

Explore the wider tendering, procurement and supply chain training cluster to combine this course with related programmes.

Supply Chain Course Cost, Requirements & Where to Study

What does a supply chain management course cost?

Supply chain management course requirements

There are no formal academic prerequisites for this course. It is a managerial-level course best suited to delegates who already supervise or are stepping into the production, procurement, warehouse or operations function. The only practical requirement is some workplace exposure to how your organisation sources, stores and delivers goods or services, so the concepts map straight onto your day-to-day role.

Because it is delivered in-house or at public venues rather than as a long part-time qualification, there is no minimum study period beyond the 2 contact days — making it accessible for working teams who can’t step away for a multi-month programme.

Where to study a supply chain management course

You can study this course on-site at your own premises (in-house), at BOTI venues in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria, or remotely for distributed teams. For organisations across the rest of South Africa, BOTI delivers in all major city centres. In-house delivery is the most popular option for HR and L&D buyers because the content can be aligned to your own suppliers, systems and stock realities.

Book a 15-minute callback to choose the format that fits your team.

Supply Chain Management Course Explained

If you’re new to the field, here’s the plain-language version of what your team will actually learn.

A supply chain is the full chain of activity that turns raw inputs into a delivered product or service. Managing it well means coordinating five stages — Plan, Source, Make, Deliver and Return — across three levels of decision-making: strategic (long-term network and supplier strategy), tactical (planning and budgeting), and operational (day-to-day execution).

The course explains the concepts that trip teams up in practice:

• The Bullwhip effect — how small swings in customer demand get amplified up the chain into costly over- or under-stocking.
• Carrying costs and just-in-time — the trade-off between holding stock and risking stockouts.
• The three SCM flows — information, product and financial — and why visibility across all three is what separates a smooth chain from a firefighting one.
• Tracking and event management — using dashboards, SKUs, RFID and alerts to spot bottlenecks before they reach the customer.

In short: the course turns supply chain from a series of disconnected handovers into a single, measurable, manageable system — which is exactly what lowers cost and lifts customer satisfaction. Teams that want to go deeper on stock control often pair it with dedicated inventory and warehouse management training.

Procurement Courses for the Public Sector

Public-sector and SOE buyers face a different rulebook to private business, and BOTI’s procurement courses can be tailored to that environment. If your team manages tenders, bid evaluation or supplier selection in government, a municipality or a state-owned entity, the supply chain fundamentals in this course pair directly with public procurement compliance.

Key public-sector context your team should be trained on:

• PPPFA 2022. Under the 2022 Preferential Procurement Regulations, preference points are awarded against specific goals — such as HDI ownership (race, gender, disability) and RDP objectives — rather than a generic B-BBEE level. The familiar 80/20 and 90/10 point systems still apply depending on contract value.
• Public Procurement Act 28 of 2024. This Act introduces a consolidated framework including provisions for set-asides and preferential procurement, which public buyers and their suppliers need to understand.
• Process discipline. Robust supply chain management — clear sourcing stages, supplier monitoring and event management — underpins defensible, audit-ready procurement decisions in the public sector.

These are general guidance points, not legal advice; specific procurement decisions should be checked against current regulations and your legal team.

If you procure for the public sector, request a tailored quote and we’ll align the course to the PPPFA and Public Procurement Act requirements your team works under.

Why Choose BOTI

• Practical, facilitator-led delivery — delegates receive a BOTI certificate of completion (this is not an accredited qualification). Need accredited training? Ask about BOTI’s QCTO/SETA-accredited Project Management and Generic Management programmes.
• Flexible delivery — in-house, on-site, public venues or remote, anywhere in South Africa.
• Trusted by leading SA organisations including Sasol, Glencore and the City of Johannesburg, drawn from a catalogue of 450 courses.
• Practical, managerial focus — built for people who run the production and supply process, not just theory.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the supply chain management course?
The course runs over 2 days. It can be delivered in-house at your premises, at public venues in major SA cities, or remotely for distributed teams.

What are the requirements for the supply chain management course?
There are no formal academic prerequisites. It is a managerial-level course best suited to those who supervise or are entering the production, procurement, warehouse or operations function, with some workplace exposure to how goods or services are sourced and delivered.

Is the supply chain management course accredited?
This is a practical, facilitator-led skills programme; delegates receive a BOTI certificate of completion (this is not an accredited qualification). If you need an accredited route, ask about BOTI’s QCTO/SETA-accredited programmes such as Project Management and Generic Management.

Do you offer procurement courses for the public sector?
Yes. BOTI can tailor procurement and supply chain training to public-sector requirements, including PPPFA 2022 specific-goals preference points and the Public Procurement Act 28 of 2024 framework.

Ready to Train Your Team?

Give your managers and supervisors the tools to lower costs, cut waste and keep customers satisfied across the supply chain.

Request a quote or a 15-minute callback and we’ll tailor this course to your team size, location and sector. Ask about our funded-training options so you can put your SDL contribution and B-BBEE skills-development budget to work.

Free download: Grab our Funded Skills Development & B-BBEE Training Guide to see how to claim SDL grants and score B-BBEE skills-development points on courses like this one.

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