Who it is for
Buyers who have an assistant, or are about to.
Buyers, supply planners and procurement managers of SMEs, mid-caps and service companies. Hands-on procurement experience is enough, even at entry level. No technical knowledge of AI is required: this is not a course about artificial intelligence, it is a buyer's course with an assistant.
What you will be able to do
Five moves, measured on entry and on exit.
Give a professional instruction
Turn a vague request into an instruction the assistant carries out the way a buyer expects.
Break down a tender on total cost
Beyond the headline price, compare three bids on what really costs.
Prepare a negotiation, play it without a screen
The assistant prepares the positions, the buyer negotiates face to face.
Challenge a supplier's answer
Spot, in a non-conformance report you receive, what is missing and what does not hold.
Run by a career buyer
Years of procurement in industry and services, and the Yxalo assistants he had built. The assistant prepares, the buyer decides and signs.
Dates & pricing
A one-day open session, or in-house at your site.
Open session
€890 excl. VAT per participant, the day
Lunch and breaks included. 8 to 12 participants. The date is confirmed on the number of registrations: you are told at the latest three weeks before, and offered another date if this one does not run. Other cities open on request.
- Tuesday 30 March 2027, Lyon
In-house — at your site
from €2,400 excl. VAT per group, the day
Up to 12 participants, on your own assistants once installed, or on a demonstration instance. In French or in English, in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and French-speaking Switzerland. Travel costs quoted.
Open to people with disabilities: the disability contact adapts the arrangements beforehand, get in touch at registration at contact@yxalo.com.
Frequently asked questions
In plain terms.
Do I need to know about AI?
No. You do not learn how AI works, you learn to work with a procurement assistant on the moves of the craft: break down, negotiate, challenge.
Which tool do we work on?
On the Yxalo procurement assistants, provided during the session. In-house, on your own assistants once installed at your site.
What about our data?
In open sessions, we work on a fictional case. In-house, on your files, within your company's confidentiality framework, presented in the room.
How is it different from the "Buying IT services and software" course?
This one teaches how to work with an assistant, across all purchases. The other teaches how to buy IT, over two days. See the IT procurement course →
Book
A seat on Tuesday 30 March 2027, Lyon, or an in-house quote.
Tell us for whom, and which date suits you. We get back to you within one working day with the detailed programme and the agreement.
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