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AI for Procurement and Supply Chain

Use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot for real procurement and supply chain work: spend analysis, supplier risk screening, RFQs and bid comparison, contract red flags, negotiation preparation, demand forecasting, EOQ and safety stock, shipment exceptions and the AI inside procurement suites, with every number checked and supplier data kept confidential.

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Free to learn. Verifiable certificate £19 when you pass the final exam (optional, VAT included).

Level
Beginner
Modules
13
Video
15 hours
Price
Free

Outcome

What you will be able to do

Decide which procurement and planning tasks AI may draft and which a person must decide; write prompts that carry the data, the format and the check; keep supplier data confidential under your employer's AI policy; clean and categorise a spend cube and find the tail; screen supplier risk with weighted scores and verified sources; draft RFQs and evaluate bids technically and then commercially on landed cost; extract contract clauses and spot red flags for legal; prepare a negotiation with a calculated walk-away; forecast demand with moving averages and exponential smoothing and measure the error; set EOQ, safety stock and reorder points; summarise shipment exceptions with stock cover; and judge the AI features in ERP and procurement suites.

  • Decide which procurement tasks AI drafts and which decisions stay with the buyer
  • Write prompts that carry the quote data, units, format and the check to run
  • Keep supplier prices, bids and personal data out of the wrong AI tools
  • Categorise a spend cube with AI, check a sample and size the tail spend
  • Screen supplier risk with weighted scores and a primary source for every fact
  • Draft RFQs and evaluate bids on landed cost with a technical gate and 70/30 scoring
  • Prepare negotiations with a calculated walk-away, and spot contract red flags for legal
  • Forecast demand, set EOQ, safety stock and reorder points, and judge AI in procurement suites

Software

A free account on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Microsoft Copilot, and a spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets). No paid procurement software is needed; SAP Ariba, Oracle, Coupa and Dynamics 365 features are shown in demonstrations.

Hardware

A laptop or desktop.

Syllabus

13 modules

Each module has video lessons, notes and a short quiz. The final exam closes the course.

  1. 1AI in procurement and supply chain: where it helps and where it does not3 lessons
  2. 2Prompts that buyers can trust: structure, context and checks1 lessonLab
  3. 3Supplier data, confidentiality and your employer's AI policy3 lessonsLab
  4. 4Spend analysis: cleaning and categorising a spend cube with AI3 lessonsLab
  5. 5Supplier research and risk screening with verification3 lessons
  6. 6RFQs, RFPs and technical-commercial bid comparison2 lessons
  7. 7Contract clause review support and red flags1 lesson
  8. 8Negotiation preparation with AI2 lessons
  9. 9Demand forecasting basics and where machine learning helps2 lessons
  10. 10Inventory policy: EOQ, safety stock and reorder point4 lessonsLab
  11. 11Logistics, shipment tracking and exception summaries1 lesson
  12. 12AI inside ERP and procurement suites, and a capstone sourcing event5 lessons
  13. 13Final Assessment1 lesson

How it works

How this course works

  1. Watch the video lessonsOne module at a time, at your own pace.
  2. Take the module quizA short quiz at the end of each module shows what stuck.
  3. Keep your notesWrite in My notes beside each module and ask the trainer if you are stuck.
  4. Practise in the labOptionalTry a task from the module in the EDWartens Lab, in your browser.
  5. Sit the final examPass it once you have been through the modules.
  6. Certificate, if you want oneOptionalPaid, and only after you pass. Anyone can check it online.

EDWartens Lab

Practise this in the EDWartens Lab

Practise the data work behind buying in the AI Workbench: clean a messy table, check an AI's figures against the source and remove personal details before sharing.

Works alongside AI for Procurement and Supply Chain. The Lab is ai for industry practice in your browser: no install, no hardware, free to use. Sign in as a learner and it opens with your account.

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Levels to try with this course

Optional. Skip it whenever you like: it never blocks your progress or your certificate.

Why practise in a lab

Technical work is judged on what you can do: wiring, commissioning, finding a fault. Doing a task yourself teaches more than watching it a second time, and a lab lets you try it safely before you meet real equipment. It does not replace working on real hardware.

  • Practise safely, so a mistake costs nothing.
  • The lab checks your work like a site test, so you know when it is right.
  • Free, in your browser, with nothing to install.

Certificate

An optional certificate when you pass

Learning is free. Pass the final exam and you can have a certificate for £19, including VAT, with a number employers can check online. It records that you completed a free online course; it is not a regulated qualification or a CPD certificate.

  • Your name, the course, its study time and your final exam score
  • A unique certificate number and a QR code to its verification page
  • Issued by Wartens Ltd; add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
  • Pay now or after you pass: it is issued the moment you pass the final

How the certificate works

Sample certificate for AI for Procurement and Supply Chain

Credits

Who made the lessons

The video lessons belong to their creators. EDWartens wrote the study plan, notes, quizzes and the final exam.

  • Procurement Tactics

    the free webinars on AI and ChatGPT fundamentals in procurement, prompt engineering, AI readiness with Suplari, supplier management and evaluation, automating the procurement process, negotiation strategy and negotiation tactics with ChatGPT, and the overview of useful AI tools

  • WNS Procurement

    the CIPS x WNS webinar on how AI is changing supplier risk management

  • The Business Doctor

    the operations management lessons on time series forecasting, the economic order quantity and the reorder point

  • SCMDOJO

    the AI in procurement basics lesson that opens the course

  • Suplari Spend Analytics & Procurement AI

    the guide to spend analysis for procurement

  • Radio Achats

    the six steps of spend analysis

  • SuperNegotiate

    the worked spend analysis challenge that finds the hidden tail spend

  • Oracle

    the demonstrations of AI for supplier management in Oracle Procurement and the agentic sourcing command centre

  • VaBarAssoc

    the Virginia Bar Association session on contract review with ChatGPT, used for the clause review module

  • RapidCanvas

    the demonstration of an AI supply chain forecasting assistant

  • SITMI Academy !

    safety stock, reorder point, EOQ and min-max levels calculated in Excel

  • Jameel Hye - Supply Chain Career Coach

    building a supply chain inventory optimiser in Excel and Power Query with ChatGPT

  • Svitla Systems

    the session on practical AI for logistics and supply chain

  • Anubhav Trainings (official channel)

    how SAP Joule works with SAP Ariba

  • Microsoft Dynamics 365

    the Copilot capabilities in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management

  • Market Dojo

    how AI agents support sourcing teams

  • CrossCountry Consulting

    the review of Coupa AI capabilities and agents for finance and procurement

  • Nicolas Boucher

    keeping company data confidential when using AI

  • Higher Logic

    avoiding exposing confidential data when working with AI

  • Efficio

    the short recap on the benefits of AI in procurement before the final

Questions

About this course

What is the AI for Procurement and Supply Chain course?
It is a free-to-learn online course that teaches buyers and planners to use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot on real procurement and supply chain work: spend analysis, supplier risk, RFQs and bid evaluation, contract red flags, negotiation preparation, demand forecasting, inventory policy and shipment exceptions. Every module pairs the AI workflow with the check that keeps the numbers right and the supplier data confidential.
Who is this AI for procurement course for?
It is for buyers, category managers, sourcing specialists, expediters, demand and supply planners, storekeepers and project procurement engineers at manufacturers, EPC contractors and operators. It suits procurement teams in the Gulf, South Asia, Africa and the UK as much as anywhere, because it uses free tools and invented data rather than one country's systems.
Do I need AI, coding or paid software to start?
No. You need to know your own purchasing or planning work, a free account on one AI assistant, and Excel or Google Sheets. SAP Ariba, Oracle, Coupa and Dynamics 365 AI features are shown in demonstrations, so you do not need a licence for any of them.
Is the course free to learn?
Yes. Every module, the notes, the worked problems, the optional project and the final assessment are free to learn. The certificate is optional.
Is it safe to paste supplier quotes into ChatGPT?
Not into a personal account. The course teaches four data classes, how to code supplier names and aggregate figures, the difference between consumer and business AI accounts, and how to follow your employer's AI policy; bank details, personal data and sealed bids never go into a public AI tool.
How long does the course take?
About 15 hours at your own pace, of which about 9.5 hours is video from procurement educators, vendors and supply chain teachers. The optional capstone sourcing event project takes about 10 hours more.
What certificate do I get, and is it a CIPS or ASCM qualification?
You get a verifiable certificate of completion from EDWartens when you finish the modules and pass the 15-question final at 60 percent; it has a unique number, a QR code and a public page showing the course, the modules and your score. It is not a CIPS or ASCM (APICS) qualification and does not carry their credit; it covers practical skills that support those studies.
What job does this course help with?
It helps you work faster and more safely as a buyer, category manager, procurement engineer or supply planner, and gives you a portfolio piece: a complete AI-assisted sourcing event with a supplier screen, bid evaluation, negotiation plan and award recommendation.

The Professional Module is five live days of Siemens PLC, HMI and SCADA with an instructor, then a resume session and a CPD certificate.

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