Course

Certified Purchasing Professional course

Targeted further development ─ With a certificate from the Mannheim School of Management (HdWM)

This course is held in German.
Expand your skills in this training in a targeted manner, because your professionalism as a buyer is increasingly determining the success of your company. Global, risky markets, complex supply chains, increasing competitive pressure: as a buyer , you need to exploit cost and revenue potential more than ever and increase the value contribution of purchasing to your company's success.

Certified by the Hochschule der Wirtschaft für Management (HdWM), Mannheim

This further training course was designed in cooperation with the Mannheim University of Applied Management Sciences and meets the university's quality standards in terms of overall concept, content, trainers and examination. As a result, participants benefit from high-quality qualifications with guaranteed topicality, high practical relevance and excellent trainers.

Certified purchasing professional

Local. Digital - your choice: You have the option of choosing between face-to-face or live online for almost all course modules.
Compulsory seminar (attendance or live online)
3 days
Strategic purchasing management

Choose either a two-day or two one-day elective seminar/s
Elective seminar (attendance or live online)
2 days
Manage suppliers professionally
Elective seminar (attendance or live online)
1 day
Successfully into the future with e-procurement
Elective seminar (attendance or live online)
2 days
Conducting difficult purchasing negotiations with confidence
Elective seminar (attendance or live online)
2 days
Purchasing controlling
Elective seminar (attendance or live online)
1 day
Price analysis and cost analysis in purchasing practice
Elective seminar (attendance)
1 day
Framework agreements in purchasing: managing supply and price risks

Examination
approx. 1 hour

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

Your benefits as a company and as an employee:

  • Implement what you have learned effectively: Your acquired know-how flows into your work right from the start.
  • Develop individual skills: The elective modules allow you to design the qualification according to your or your company's needs.
  • Document your learning success: with a high-quality certificate from the Mannheim University of Applied Sciences for Management (HdWM) and the Haufe Akademie .
  • Stay flexible: You decide when and where you complete which course modules within 2 years. You can also complete your e-exam at any time and from any location.
  • As a company or HR manager, you make a sustainable investment in high-performance purchasers with a small investment and create important competitive advantages for your company.

Recommended for

purchasers with purchasing experience (approx. 2 years or more experience in this field of activity).

Final examination

The final exam consists of an e-exam, which you complete independently of time and location. The content of the final exam relates to the compulsory seminar "Strategic Purchasing Management".

Open Badges - Show what you can do digitally too.

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With them, you digitally demonstrate the competences you possess. After successful completion, you will receive an Open Badge from us.

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Buyer: Job description, tasks & salary

Buyers are responsible for procuring goods or services. They always have an overview of the market, demand, stock levels, offers, suppliers and costs. They also conclude contracts and are in constant contact with other departments and suppliers. Buyer: Key Facts Education Completed commercial training or a degree in business administration, industrial engineering or similar. Hard Skills sound understanding [...]

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Articles, interviews or whitepapers on the topic

Buyer: Job description, tasks & salary

Buyers are responsible for procuring goods or services. They always have an overview of the market, demand, stock levels, offers, suppliers and costs. They also conclude contracts and are in constant contact with other departments and suppliers. Buyer: Key Facts Education Completed commercial training or a degree in business administration, industrial engineering or similar. Hard Skills sound understanding [...]

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Further training together
Booking number
2726
€ 3.140,- plus VAT
5 seminar days + e-test (approx. 1 hour)
1 compulsory seminar, 1 or 2 elective seminars and e-exam
with certificate
German
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Train several employees internally
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5 seminar days + e-test (approx. 1 hour)
1 compulsory seminar, 1 or 2 elective seminars and e-exam
In-person or Online
with certificate

Arrival via Deutsche Bahn

Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.

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