Course Details
Analytics for Supply Management 1: Fundamental Concepts & Techniques
Timely and accurate information is the lifeblood of procurement. This makes it crucial that you have the knowledge and skills to get the most out of business information. This course on business analytics will take your supply management activities to the next level. You will cover essential concepts and best practices in cost analysis, market analysis and opportunity analysis. Not only is this supply management workshop rich in information, it also includes valuable hands-on exercises to put your new knowledge into action.
Member Price: $1,395.00
VIRTUAL CLASS
Date
Dec 9-10, 2025
Location
Additional Information
Presenters
Ana Brasher is an accomplished consultant in supply chain and procurement, with over two decades of experience spanning diverse sectors such as Energy, Manufacturing, and Logistics. As the President of Supply$ense Consulting, she is on a mission to empower clients to create a cost-competitive edge through efficient procurement practices. Her expertise lies in strategy development, cost reduction, organizational design, and work process optimization.
In her most recent role at Ecolab, Ana established a Strategic Supplier Program to unlock additional value from premium suppliers. This program focused on innovation, supply chain collaboration, sustainability, and cost optimization. Her success led to a broader role within the organization as the VP of Global Procurement. In this capacity, she led the global category management team to execute raw material strategies, conduct commercial negotiations, and ensure the reliability of the supply base. Ana acted as a change agent, transforming business processes, internal stakeholder relationships, and reorganizing the team for optimization. She also prioritized team development to stabilize the procurement function during a period of transition.
Prior to her tenure at Ecolab, Ana spent 25 progressive years at Baker Hughes. Her leadership roles included New Product Development, Operations Support, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Strategic Sourcing. Notably, in the Strategic Sourcing role, she transformed the tactical buying team into a global category management team. This strategic shift resulted in double-digit cost reductions over three years and unprecedented supplier collaboration.
Ana Brasher’s approach blends insightful and practical strategies for supply chain sourcing and procurement, all while leveraging her strong business acumen. Her contributions have left a lasting impact on the organizations she has served, making her a respected figure in the field.
Ana holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University and resides in Houston, Texas.
Description
- How to gather data sources and analyze supplier price and cost
- To understand supply market analyses and how to apply them
- How to analyze spend data and gauge improvement opportunities
- To identify and engage key stakeholders with whom analyses need to be shared
Virtual Class Schedule:
Day 1 - 10:00 am ET - 1:30 pm ET / 7:00 am PT - 10:30 am PT (3.5 hours), Break for Lunch
Day 1 - 2:30 pm ET - 6:00 pm ET / 11:30 am PT - 3:00 pm PT (3.5 hours)
Day 2 - 10:00 am ET - 1:30 pm ET / 7:00 am PT - 10:30 am PT (3.5 hours), Break for Lunch
Day 2 - 2:30 pm ET - 6:00 pm ET / 11:30 am PT - 3:00 pm PT (3.5 hours)
Course Overview & Goals::
- Mega trends in procurement and supply chain - what trends impact business the most, how procurement should respond, supply management's strategic value
- Price/Cost Analysis - price and cost stages
- Supplier portfolio matrix - strategic, leverage, bottleneck, and routine
- Business requirements analysis - needs vs. wants, challenging the wants, determining the requirements
- Conditioning – roles, active & responsive conditioning
- Supplier Pricing – how suppliers set prices, analyzing pricing methods
- Cost Analysis - methods of cost analysis, total cost of ownership (TCO), average total cost and marginal cost
- Supplier market analysis – basic & advanced market analysis, Porter’s 5 forces, STEEP, SWOT, where to find data
- Supplier financial analysis – where to find the data, ratio analysis
- Opportunity analysis – essential concepts & best practices
- Supplier strategies on spend – opportunity matrix, spend analysis & Pareto, opportunity examples
- Stakeholder Identification – analyzing who the stakeholders are
- Action Planning – action planning templates, setting goals
Who Should Attend:
Supply chain and procurement professionals and managers; materials, contracts, projects, maintenance, operations, and financial managers. Also, any manager or practitioner interested in lowering total cost, and increasing productivity and profit contributions through improved supply management operations and strategies.
Terms And Conditions
Virtual Learning Transferals: Registrations are transferable without any charge to another ISM Virtual Learning Course occurring within 12 months of the original purchase. Transferring registrations to another party are subject to price variance or change based on membership status and an additional $50 fee will be incurred.
Cancellations Virtual Learning: Cancellations more than 5 weeks before the date of the course will incur an administrative charge of 50 percent. Cancellation within 5 weeks of the date of the event will be charged the full fee. You must notify ISM in writing of a cancellation.
Tax Deduction: The Internal Revenue Service may permit an income tax deduction to U.S. residents for expenses (including registration fees, travel costs, meals and lodging) incurred in pursuit of continuing professional education. Consult your tax adviser for details.