Knowledge Of The Art Ltd

Agentic AI for Procurement and Supply Chains

This is not another AI awareness seminar. It is a structured Procurement Masterclass designed for professionals who approve, negotiate and defend sourcing decisions. In an environment where artificial intelligence increasingly generates spend signals, supplier risk scores and anomaly flags, procurement outcomes can no longer rely on intuition or “price-first” comparisons. They must be supported by defensible decision architecture — combining financial intelligence, risk discipline and negotiation strategy. This Masterclass bridges procurement best practice with the operational realities of AI-enabled supply chains. Participants will examine how probability-weighted supplier scoring, AI-assisted cost engineering, and autonomous monitoring change the way offers are evaluated, risks are escalated, and award decisions are documented. Through structured simulations and war-room stress tests, this programme equips procurement leaders to interpret AI outputs without confusing detection with decision, and to justify sourcing choices in a manner capable of withstanding executive scrutiny, audit review and governance expectations.

Target Audience: Procurement Managers, CPOs, Heads of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing, Senior Category Managers, Contract & Commercial Managers, Supply Chain Directors, Operations Leaders with sourcing accountability, Finance Controllers and Treasury/FX stakeholders supporting procurement decisions, Risk & Compliance leaders with third-party oversight responsibilities, Internal Audit professionals reviewing procurement governance, ESG/Sustainability officers involved in supplier due diligence.

Learning Outcomes:

• Distinguish AI-generated procurement signals from managerial decision authority and apply Human-in-the-Loop governance in high-value sourcing decisions.

• Model the impact of FX exposure, commodity volatility and capital constraints on procurement outcomes using risk-adjusted ownership logic.

• Apply probability-weighted supplier risk scoring and anomaly detection without over-reliance, and define escalation thresholds when signals indicate material risk.

• Use AI-assisted Should-Cost methodologies to strengthen offer evaluation and negotiation preparation beyond headline price.

• Simulate negotiation outcomes using structured concession pathway architecture and scenario planning (“Negotiation Digital Twins”).

• Defend procurement award decisions through clear documentation and explainable reasoning aligned to governance expectations and audit review standards.

Coach and Resource Person: Irshad JACKARIA – BCom, BCom (Hons), MSc, MCIPS, DInv, CFA. A practitioner-led coach bridging the gap between high-level procurement and AI execution (complete profile available in our brochure).

Main Competencies Covered:

• Procurement Intelligence in an Agentic AI Era
  From spend to signals — interpreting anomaly flags, probability scoring and early-warning indicators.

• Financial Power & Cost Engineering for Sourcing
  FX exposure, commodity volatility, risk-adjusted TVO/TCO thinking, and Should-Cost modelling.

• Supplier Risk Radar & ESG Pressure
  Third-party risk discipline integrating financial distress indicators, geopolitical exposure, and ESG obligations.

• Negotiation Intelligence & Decision Architecture
  Concession Pathway Architecture, Value Density negotiation, cost-layer deconstruction, and sentiment-informed positioning.

• Documentation & Defensibility Frameworks
  Producing decision logs, award justifications, escalation memos and governance-ready sourcing rationales.

• Autonomous Monitoring & Human Override Logic (Human-in-the-loop)
  Understanding concept drift, data integrity risks, and when procurement leaders must override automated workflows.

Live AI Procurement Lab – Procurement Intelligence Stress Test

• AI-driven anomaly detection in procurement data

• Should-Cost modelling challenge on live supplier offers

• Multi-offer comparison under volatility stress

• FX shock scenario simulation and award adjustment

• Explainable decision drafting: defensible award rationales

Live AI Supply Chain Lab – War-Room Disruption Simulation 

• Red Sea-style logistics disruption scenario

• Supplier failure and rapid re-sourcing decision drill

• Inventory buffer recalibration under uncertainty

• Autonomous workflow override decision making

• Executive-style questioning: “Why this supplier? Why now? What risk remains?”

Standards: Professional, practical, real-life, up-to-date action-packed seminar. Training centre and courses approved by the Mauritius Qualifications Authority and fees are refundable by HRDC for company-sponsored participants. 

Venue: Hilton Resorts and Spa, Flic-en-Flac

Cost of training: Rs. 25,000 (MQA-Approved and HRDC Refundable up to 90%) - Net Investment after HRDC Refund: Rs.2,500.

Course Schedule:
Date: WED 29th APRIL 2026             Time Schedule: 0815 - 1635

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