Purchasing Best Practices
Sponsored by the Northern California Chapter, NECA Member Services Committee
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: NorCal NECA Office (7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 100, Pleasanton)
Cost: Free for NECA Members
or $250.00 for Non-NECA Members and for No-Shows
Note: Registration must be paid prior to the class. There will be a $250.00 No-Show Fee if a participants cancel within one-business day, or do not show up to the course.
Instructors: Stephane McShane (Maxim Consulting Group)
Participants who complete this course will be awarded 3 continuing education credits!
The second greatest risk for electrical contractors is the ability to positively affect the supply chain for materials. In this session, we will discuss concepts behind effective material planning strategies, enterprise level purchasing methodologies, and managing the service levels of our material vendors. Following this course, participants will be able to:
- How to properly leverage preconstruction planning to drive a proactive purchasing strategy
- How to align risk management between labor and material in order to produce valuable project insight
- Vendor partnership agreement and vendor managed inventory structures and their proper deployment
Target Audience: Purchasing Managers, Preconstruction Managers, Project Managers, Group and Division Managers, and Executives.
Note: Classes are subject to cancellation three weeks in advance, in the event sufficient registration is not received. No refunds one week prior to class.
Contact Juanita Mitchell at the Chapter office (925) 828-6322, should you have any questions.