Professional formation for real roles. Not certification training.
Serving career switchers across the U.S. and Canada.
The ValorWood Procurement & Category Strategy Accelerator is a 12-week, mentoring-led program designed for professionals seeking to enter or advance in procurement and supply chain roles.
The program focuses on how procurement decisions are made, defended, and evaluated in real organizational environments. Participants do not just learn concepts. They build judgment, structure, and confidence aligned with North American hiring expectations.
This is not certification training. It is professional formation for real roles.
Procurement has evolved into a strategic decision-making function at the center of cost control, risk management, supplier performance, and governance.
Across industries and sectors, organizations rely on procurement professionals to:
Demand for these skills continues to grow across the private sector, public sector, and regulated environments in the U.S. and Canada.
Pivoting into procurement or supply chain from other professional backgrounds
Translating international experience into North American markets
Seeking faster progression in procurement roles
Operations, finance, or project delivery professionals expanding capabilities
No prior procurement title is required. Serious intent and commitment are essential.
Participants complete and retain:
Defensible, buyer-grade strategic planning document
Professional supplier evaluation framework
Executive-ready sourcing recommendation memo
Structured answers for procurement interviews
Aligned to U.S. and Canadian hiring standards
Complete professional toolkit
These are artifacts hiring managers understand and respect.
Exchange rate: 1 CAD = 0.726 USD (approximate). Final USD pricing confirmed at enrollment.
Beyond the live sessions, participants receive:
Procurement-specific resume optimization
Using hiring-manager frameworks
Buyer-grade feedback on deliverables
Continued career support after completion
This support is included to help participants convert capability into outcomes.
The program is led by a procurement professional with 18+ years of experience across complex, regulated, and multi-industry environments, including technology, real estate, construction, and enterprise services.
Having successfully transitioned into procurement from another career path, the program lead brings firsthand understanding of the challenges career switchers face when entering this field.
The program reflects how procurement actually works in practice, not how it is described in textbooks.
The program runs on a limited-seat cohort model.
Spring 2026 Cohort (April start) — Applications now open
📩 Questions? Email us at info@valorwood.ca