Formula one
The groundwork
Ten factors that every sound sourcing decision rests on. These are the fundamentals. When one is missing, the decisions built on top of it are weaker than they look.
Live online Strategic Sourcing for Procurement Excellence
No single supplier should be able to stop your operations.
This webinar turns strategic sourcing into two formulas you can remember and use. Ten factors lay the groundwork for every sourcing decision. Fourteen more help you remove criticality, so no supplier, part or decision can put the business at risk.
- Date
- Friday, 9 October 2026
- Time
- 7:00 PMIndia time (IST)
- Format
- Live webinarIn English
10factors that lay the groundwork
14factors that remove criticality
=Operations that keep running, costs under control, and suppliers you can depend on.
A sourcing strategy only helps once it leaves the page.
Buying is the routine part of procurement. Strategic sourcing is harder. It means managing procurement risk from end to end, before a late shipment or a failed vendor turns into a stopped line.
When sourcing is done well, three things hold at the same time:
- Operations keep running.
- Costs stay under control.
- Your vendor base is one you can actually rely on.
This session gives you a clear structure for getting there, and a way to put it into practice instead of filing it away.
The whole practice, in two formulas.
Each formula is short enough to remember after the call, and specific enough to use on your next sourcing decision.
Formula two
Removing criticality
Fourteen practical, ready-to-apply factors for taking criticality out of your operations. The aim is simple: no single supplier, part or decision should be able to put the business at risk.
Why formulas? Sourcing advice usually arrives as a long list of good intentions. A formula gives you a fixed set of checks you can run again and again, and explain to your team in a few minutes.
How the session runs
One structured walk-through, from what strategic sourcing covers to using both formulas on real decisions.
Register for 9 OctoberBeyond routine buying
What strategic sourcing covers, and why it is a risk discipline before it is a purchasing one.
Formula one: ten factors
The fundamentals that sound sourcing decisions rest on, taken one at a time.
Formula two: fourteen factors
Practical ways to remove criticality, so that no supplier, part or decision becomes a single point of failure.
From paper to practice
How to apply both formulas to the sourcing decisions already on your desk.
Who should attend
Anyone who chooses suppliers, depends on them, or answers for them when something goes wrong.
Procurement and sourcing managers
You own supplier selection and want a structure you can defend in front of leadership.
Category managers and buyers
You make sourcing calls every week and want a consistent set of checks behind each one.
Supply chain and operations leads
When a supplier fails, the problem lands with you first. This is about seeing it earlier.
Finance and business heads
You approve the spend and carry the cost when a vendor lets the business down.
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Questions before you register
When does the webinar start?
Friday, 9 October 2026 at 7:00 PM India time (IST).
What exactly will I take away?
Two formulas. The first is ten factors that lay the groundwork for sound sourcing decisions. The second is fourteen practical factors for removing criticality, so that no single supplier, part or decision can put the business at risk.
Is this only for senior procurement people?
No. The formulas are useful if you lead a procurement function, and just as useful if sourcing is one part of a wider operations, supply chain or finance role.
How do I join on the day?
Register using the form on this page. The joining details will be sent to the email address you register with.
Who can I contact with a question?
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