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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.

13 modules
9h 33m of video
Beginner
English
₹0, free

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Overview

About AI for Procurement and Supply Chain

AI for Procurement and Supply Chain is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for buyers, category managers, expediters, supply planners, storekeepers and project procurement engineers at manufacturers, EPC contractors and operators. It has 13 modules and 9h 33m of video lessons by Procurement Tactics, WNS Procurement, The Business Doctor and others, with written notes and worked problems, a practical project with a document pack and a 15-question final assessment (pass mark 60%). Learning is free with an account; an optional certificate with a public verification code is issued when you pass. Last updated 27 September 2026.

Who it is for: Buyers, category managers, expediters, supply planners, storekeepers and project procurement engineers at manufacturers, EPC contractors and operators

This course includes

9h 33m of video lessons
13 modules with written notes and diagrams
One final assessment: 15 questions, pass mark 60%
Ask-an-engineer support from practising engineers
Lifetime access, the course does not expire
Optional verifiable certificate when you finish

Step 1 of 3
Learn the 13 modules
9h 33m of video lessons, written notes and a practice task per module, at your own pace.
Step 2 of 3
Pass the final assessment
15 questions drawn from every module, pass mark 60%, 3 attempts.
Step 3 of 3
Take the certificate, if you want it
Optional, paid once, only if you choose it. The course stays free either way.
See the certificate and its price

A look inside

AI for Procurement and Supply Chain: Syllabus at a glance — Syllabus at a glance

AI for Procurement and Supply Chain: What you will be able to do — What you will be able to do

AI for Procurement and Supply Chain: Tools and credits — Tools and credits

From the lessons

AI in procurement and supply chain: where it helps and where it does not
by SCMDOJO
Supplier data, confidentiality and your employer's AI policy
by Nicolas Boucher
Supplier research and risk screening with verification
by Procurement Tactics
Contract clause review support and red flags
by VaBarAssoc
Demand forecasting basics and where machine learning helps
by The Business Doctor
Logistics, shipment tracking and exception summaries
by Svitla Systems

Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits and are shown from YouTube.

What you learn

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

Syllabus

Course content, module by module

In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last.

Modules: 13
Video lessons: 31
Of video: 9h 33m
Final questions: 15

01
AI in procurement and supply chain: where it helps and where it does not
3 lessons · 26m
02
Prompts that buyers can trust: structure, context and checks
1 lesson · 36m
03
Supplier data, confidentiality and your employer's AI policy
3 lessons · 59m
04
Spend analysis: cleaning and categorising a spend cube with AI
3 lessons · 27m
05
Supplier research and risk screening with verification
3 lessons · 1h 27m
06
RFQs, RFPs and technical-commercial bid comparison
2 lessons · 1h 1m
07
Contract clause review support and red flags
1 lesson · 58m
08
Negotiation preparation with AI
2 lessons · 39m
09
Demand forecasting basics and where machine learning helps
2 lessons · 20m
10
Inventory policy: EOQ, safety stock and reorder point
4 lessons · 1h 12m
11
Logistics, shipment tracking and exception summaries
1 lesson · 30m
12
AI inside ERP and procurement suites, and a capstone sourcing event
5 lessons · 55m
13
Final Assessment
1 lesson · 1m
Final assessment · 15 questions, pass mark 60%

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Project

The course project

Optional practice that ends in the kind of job the course prepares you for, with the documents that go with it.

About 10 hours

An AI-assisted sourcing event for a valve package: supplier screen, bid evaluation, negotiation plan and award recommendation

Run a complete sourcing event the way a modern procurement team does: summarise the category spend, screen the bidders with verified sources, draft the RFQ, tabulate three bids on landed cost with a technical gate, prepare the negotiation with a calculated walk-away, and write the award recommendation, with AI drafting each step and every number checked by you. Invented data only. The sample pack shows each document for a butterfly valve package on a water treatment plant.

Sample document pack, 4 documents, filled in for the scenario

RegisterSupplier screening register: butterfly valve package
ReportBid evaluation: butterfly valves DN150 to DN300
PlanNegotiation plan: V1, butterfly valve package
ReportAward recommendation and AI pilot report

Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.

Tools

Software, hardware and lessons

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.

Who it is for

Beginner to intermediate. For buyers, category managers, expediters, planners, storekeepers and project procurement engineers. You should know your own purchasing or planning work; no AI or coding background is needed.

Video lessons by

Procurement Tactics
WNS Procurement
The Business Doctor
SCMDOJO
Suplari Spend Analytics & Procurement AI
Radio Achats
SuperNegotiate
Oracle
VaBarAssoc
RapidCanvas
SITMI Academy !
Jameel Hye - Supply Chain Career Coach
Svitla Systems
Anubhav Trainings (official channel)
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Market Dojo
CrossCountry Consulting
Nicolas Boucher
Higher Logic
Efficio

Independent creators, credited in full under Credits.

Software you need

What to download, where from, what it costs and how to install it. Every link goes to the maker's own site, never a mirror.

Never paste supplier bank details, personal data or sealed bids into a public AI tool. SAP Ariba, Oracle, Coupa and Dynamics 365 are only shown in demonstrations.

One AI assistant

Any one is enough.

01
ChatGPT
OpenAI, in the browser
Free plan with limits
Runs on
Any modern web browser, plus mobile and desktop apps
Account
A free OpenAI account
The Free plan allows everyday text chats. File uploads, image creation, voice and data analysis have tighter limits than paid plans, and ads may appear in some countries. Paid plans raise the limits.
Show the 4 stepsHide the steps
Steps
1. 1.Open chatgpt.com.
2. 2.Click Sign up and create an account with your email, or a Google, Microsoft or Apple account.
3. 3.Verify your email and confirm your details.
4. 4.Type your question in the message box.
- Do not paste personal data, passwords or confidential work files.
- ChatGPT tells you when you reach a limit. Wait for it to reset or switch to a lighter task.
Open ChatGPTchatgpt.com
02
Claude
Anthropic, in the browser
Free plan with limits
Runs on
Any modern web browser, plus desktop and mobile apps
Account
A free Claude account (you must be 18 or over)
The Free plan covers chat on web, desktop and mobile, web search, file creation and Artifacts. Usage limits reset on a rolling five-hour window and depend on message length and features used. Paid plans give more usage.
Show the 4 stepsHide the steps
Steps
1. 1.Open claude.ai (or see the plans at claude.com/pricing).
2. 2.Sign up with your email or Google account and confirm your email.
3. 3.Confirm you are 18 or over and accept the terms.
4. 4.Type your question in the message box.
- Long conversations and large files use up your limit faster. Start a new chat for a new topic.
- Do not paste personal data or confidential work files.
Open Claudeclaude.com
03
Google Gemini
Google, in the browser
Free with limits
Runs on
Any modern web browser, plus Android and iOS apps
Account
A free Google account
Free with a Google account, including a Flash model, limited access to the Pro model, image generation, Deep Research and Gems. Paid Google AI plans give higher limits. Some features require you to be 18 or over.
Show the 4 stepsHide the steps
Steps
1. 1.Open gemini.google.com.
2. 2.Sign in with your Google account.
3. 3.Accept the terms the first time you use it.
4. 4.Type your question or upload a file in the prompt box.
- Use a personal Google account. Work or school accounts depend on your administrator's settings.
Open Google Geminigemini.google.com
04
Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Microsoft, in the browser
Free
Runs on
Any modern web browser, plus Windows, macOS, Android and iOS apps
Account
None needed
Microsoft Copilot is free for individuals; you must be at least 13 (older in some countries). Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is included at no extra cost for organisations with an eligible Microsoft 365 licence and needs a work or school (Microsoft Entra ID) account.
Show the 4 stepsHide the steps
Steps
1. 1.Open copilot.microsoft.com.
2. 2.Optionally click Sign in and use your personal Microsoft account.
3. 3.Type your question in the message box.
4. 4.For work or school use, sign in at microsoft365.com with your organisation account and open Copilot Chat.
- Copilot Chat with a work or school account adds enterprise data protection. Use it for work material if your organisation provides it.
Open Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chatcopilot.microsoft.com

One spreadsheet

Any one is enough.

05
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft
Free web version with limits
Runs on
Excel for the web in any modern browser; desktop apps for Windows and macOS with a Microsoft 365 subscription
Account
A free Microsoft account
Excel for the web is free with a Microsoft account and 5 GB of cloud storage. The desktop app comes with a paid Microsoft 365 subscription, which offers a free trial. Python in Excel is not available on free licences, and fuller Copilot features need an eligible paid plan.
Show the 5 stepsHide the steps
Steps
1. 1.Open the Excel page on microsoft.com and select Sign up for free, or Sign in.
2. 2.Create or sign in to your Microsoft account.
3. 3.Select Open Excel to start Excel for the web.
4. 4.Upload the course workbook to OneDrive and open it.
5. 5.If a lesson needs a desktop-only feature, consider the Microsoft 365 free trial.
- Most formulas, tables and charts work in Excel for the web; some advanced tools, such as Power Pivot and many add-ins, need the desktop app.
- Check the Python in Excel availability page before a Python lesson.
Official download pagemicrosoft.com
Alternatives
- LibreOffice Calc: Free desktop spreadsheet for Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Google Sheets: Free browser spreadsheet with a Google Account.
06
Google Sheets
Google, in the browser
Free
Runs on
Web browser; apps for Android and iOS
Account
A free Google Account
Anyone with a Google Account can use Google Sheets free. Some Gemini features in Sheets need a paid Google Workspace plan.
Show the 5 stepsHide the steps
Steps
1. 1.Open Google Sheets and sign in with your Google Account, or create one.
2. 2.Select Blank spreadsheet, or open a template.
3. 3.Use File, Import to load the course's CSV or Excel file.
4. 4.Your work saves automatically to Google Drive.
5. 5.Use File, Download to save an .xlsx copy if needed.
- Most Excel formulas work the same in Sheets; a few functions have different names.
Open Google Sheetsworkspace.google.com

Checked against each maker's own page on 27 September 2026. Trial lengths and editions change; the maker's page is the final word.

What you walk away with

Your certificate for AI for Procurement and Supply Chain

Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.

Sample EDWartens Certificate of Completion for AI for Procurement and Supply Chain — Sample. The issued certificate carries your name, admission number, a unique certificate number and its own QR code.

Verifiable by anyone
A unique certificate number and a public verification page. A recruiter checks it in ten seconds.
Adds to LinkedIn in one click
Issuer, credential ID and URL prefilled, with 8 matching skills to pin to your profile.
QR code on the certificate
Scans straight to the verification page, so a printed copy proves itself.
Names what you can do
Lists the topics covered, from ai in procurement - draft, verify, decide, prompts with data and checks to logistics and suites - shipment exceptions, stock cover, ai in procurement suites.
A permanent link
Put it on a CV, a portfolio or an application. The URL never changes.
Earned, not attended
Issued only after every module and a final assessment at 60%, with 3 attempts. That is why it stands up.

Learning is free. The certificate is optional.

Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, US$23.99, with a receipt.

Issued by EDWartens India (Wartens Automation Private Limited) as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.

FAQ

Common questions

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 AI for Procurement and Supply Chain 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.

Is the AI for Procurement and Supply Chain course free in India, and what does the certificate cost?

Yes. Learning costs ₹0 in India: every module, the written notes, the practice tasks and the final assessment, with no card and no trial period. The only paid item is the optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹499 including GST for this beginner course, paid in rupees through Razorpay, and only if you want it after passing the final assessment.

All course facts

Price: ₹0, free for good. No trial, no card. Comparable classroom training of this length costs about ₹4,999.
Who it is for: Buyers, category managers, expediters, supply planners, storekeepers and project procurement engineers at manufacturers, EPC contractors and operators
Format: 13 self-paced modules, 9h 33m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one final assessment.
Level: Beginner. Beginner to intermediate. For buyers, category managers, expediters, planners, storekeepers and project procurement engineers. You should know your own purchasing or planning work; no AI or coding background is needed.
Brand: Vendor-neutral
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.
Certificate: Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
Video lessons by: Procurement Tactics, WNS Procurement, The Business Doctor, SCMDOJO, Suplari Spend Analytics & Procurement AI, Radio Achats, SuperNegotiate, Oracle, VaBarAssoc, RapidCanvas, SITMI Academy !, Jameel Hye - Supply Chain Career Coach, Svitla Systems, Anubhav Trainings (official channel), Microsoft Dynamics 365, Market Dojo, CrossCountry Consulting, Nicolas Boucher, Higher Logic, Efficio (independent creators, credited below)
Language: English
Last updated: 27 September 2026

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Credits

Who made the video lessons

The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.

Procurement Tacticsthe 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 Procurementthe CIPS x WNS webinar on how AI is changing supplier risk management
The Business Doctorthe operations management lessons on time series forecasting, the economic order quantity and the reorder point
SCMDOJOthe AI in procurement basics lesson that opens the course
Suplari Spend Analytics & Procurement AIthe guide to spend analysis for procurement
Radio Achatsthe six steps of spend analysis
SuperNegotiatethe worked spend analysis challenge that finds the hidden tail spend
Oraclethe demonstrations of AI for supplier management in Oracle Procurement and the agentic sourcing command centre
VaBarAssocthe Virginia Bar Association session on contract review with ChatGPT, used for the clause review module
RapidCanvasthe 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 Coachbuilding a supply chain inventory optimiser in Excel and Power Query with ChatGPT
Svitla Systemsthe session on practical AI for logistics and supply chain
Anubhav Trainings (official channel)how SAP Joule works with SAP Ariba
Microsoft Dynamics 365the Copilot capabilities in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management
Market Dojohow AI agents support sourcing teams
CrossCountry Consultingthe review of Coupa AI capabilities and agents for finance and procurement
Nicolas Boucherkeeping company data confidential when using AI
Higher Logicavoiding exposing confidential data when working with AI
Efficiothe short recap on the benefits of AI in procurement before the final

If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.