Contract and Relationship Management

To effectively manage a contract within a procurement relationship empowers the learner with the requisite confidence, skills and knowledge to meet such contact requirements within the workplace.

A short course can be a great way to improve your skills quickly and improve your prospects when applying for a new job or promotion!

Effective contract and relationship management is where both the vendor and the purchaser meet their respective obligations in the procurement relationship. It is the process of managing, executing and analysing the management of the contract efficiently.

In this short course you will learn how to plan to manage a contract, manage contract performance and finalise contracts, all operating within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment, while consulting and adhering to your organisations policies and procedures.

Outcomes Future Jobs Entry Requirements Units

Graduate Outcomes

On successful completion of this short course you will have the skills and knowledge to:

confirm contract requirements
prepare contract management plan
develop stakeholder relationship
implement contract strategies
implement contractual arrangements
manage the business relationship
manage performance of the contract
manage contract issues
implement communication and information strategy
complete contracts
implement contract review strategy.

Future Job Outcomes

Customer Relationship Manager
Contract Administrator
Procurement Officer
Project Manager.

Recommended Education

Year 12; OR
Certificate IV level qualification; OR
Language, literacy, and numeracy evaluation.

Recommended Work Experience

Currently working as a Procurement and Contract Manager; OR
3+ years of RELEVANT work experience.

Units of competency

Students upon successful completion of these three units of competency in this short course will receive a Statement of Attainment.

PSPPCM011 Plan to manage a contract

Managing a contract will require you to establish and maintain arrangements for contract management. Learn to confirm contract requirements, prepare a contract management plan, develop stakeholder relationships and implement contract strategies and contractual arrangements. The skills and knowledge that you learn in this unit are applied within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment while organisational policies and procedures are consulted and adhered to.

PSPPCM008 Manage contract performance

Learn to manage the business relationship, performance of the contract, and contract issues, and implement a communication strategy to maintain and ensure effective contract performance. The skills and knowledge that you learn in this unit are applied within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment while organisational policies and procedures are consulted and adhered to.

PSPPCM009 Finalise contracts

Finalising a contract is a significant step within contract processing, learn the processes to finalise contracts by completing contracts and implementing a contract review strategy. The skills and knowledge that you learn in this unit are applied within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment while organisational policies and procedures are consulted and adhered to.

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