Purchasing Yellow Belt

In five days of "I'm doing the purchasing while the buyer runs the entire process independently.".

The Inkoop Yellow Belt is the five-day basic course in purchasing from the Supply Value Academy. Participants learn to independently carry out the entire purchasing process: from needs assessment and specification through tender requests and supplier selection to negotiations, contracting, and ordering. The course lasts five days spread over six weeks, concludes with a practical assignment and a knowledge test, and covers the same subject matter as the most well-known basic purchasing course in the Netherlands, more compact, more practical, and priced more competitively.

Why this training

Anyone who buys the course deserves a good foundation, but not everyone has the year and five-figure budget to spend on the classic route. That’s why we created the Yellow Belt: the same content in five intensive days, delivered by consultants who practice the subject every week.

You don’t learn before the exam, but before your work. Every day ends with an assignment in your own organization, and you conclude with a practical case that immediately yields some immediate benefits: your first independent procurement process.

You can do this afterwards

  • You carry out the entire purchasing process independently: specifying, selecting, contracting, ordering, and monitoring.
  • You prepare a good quote request and evaluate offers objectively and in a clear manner.
  • You conduct your first negotiations with a prepared strategy instead of on autopilot.
  • You know the basics of contracts, purchasing terms and (for public buyers) the rules of tendering.
  • You know where purchasing adds value, and can explain that to your internal customer.

Target group

New buyers, procurement support staff, office managers and professionals who want to get involved in procurement and really learn the trade. For public and private organizations; the learning path covers both contexts.

Previous knowledge: None. This is the starting point for the learning path; an mbo+/hbo work and thinking level is sufficient.

Program

  • What purchasing is (and what it brings to your organization if you do it well)
  • The buying process from A to Z, with the role you play in it
  • Public and private: where the rules differ
  • Practical assignment: map out your own purchasing package
  • From need to specification: functional where possible, technical where necessary
  • Market research and finding suppliers you didn't know about
  • The request for quotation: complete, honest and answerable
  • Practical assignment: write the quote request for a real need
  • Objectively evaluating offers: criteria, weighting and discussing them
  • Negotiating for beginners: preparation is 80% of the result
  • Practice rounds with feedback, safe stumbling, quick learning
  • Contract basics: what must be included as a minimum, and what conditions you must protect
  • From contract to order: the purchase-to-pay process without noise
  • Monitoring supplier performance: starting small, starting well
  • Your end case: a complete buying process from your own practice, presented to the group
  • Knowledge test (online, without the exam anxiety culture: you get sample questions in advance)
  • Certification Yellow Belt Purchasing and your development plan towards the Green Belt

Trainer

The training course is led by senior procurement consultants from Supply Value [verify: final staffing]. Each module is taught by a trainer who performs that part in ongoing assignments; you are therefore learning from someone who wrote a program of requirements just last week.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, the Yellow Belt covers the same subject matter as the most well-known basic training course: the entire operational and tactical purchasing process. The difference lies in the format: five days instead of a months-long course, more hands-on practice, and a price that is thousands of euros lower.

Self-paced purchasing initiatives run within your own organization, and progression: the Green Belt builds directly on this learning path.

Practical information

€ 3,495 p.p., excluding VAT

€ 3,950 per group per day (up to 8 participants; hall and catering provided by the client)

Duration
5 training days spread over ± 6 weeks, plus practical assignments (± 3 hours per week)
Next date
11 February 2027
Location
Zeist (office), another location by arrangement, or in-house at your location
Training format
Open registration and in-house
Educational level
MBO+/HBO
Group size
Maximum of 12 participants
Study tax
5 training days + approximately 3 hours of practical assignment per week
Language
Dutch
Certificate
Certificate Purchasing Yellow Belt (Supply Value Academy), after practical assignment and knowledge test
Sector focus
All sectors
Bookability
Open registration according to the scheduled dates. Without scheduled dates, the training can only be booked in-house.
Included
Material, knowledge test, certification and lunches
Payment
Invoice immediately after registration; payment term 14 days

Prices exclude VAT · free cancellation up to 4 weeks in advance

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Start your purchasing career well: check the next start dates or ask for the study guide. If you’re unsure between Yellow and Green Belt, take the level check or call a trainer; you’ll get honest advice, even if it’s “start with Yellow”.

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