Qualification program
This qualification program is held in German.
This qualification provides basic practical knowledge for successful work in technical purchasing. Participants will learn how to purchase technical products and services professionally, how to deal with technical specifications and their changes and how to identify cost drivers in a targeted manner. Skills for developing cost-saving programs and making the right supplier decisions at an early stage are acquired in order to manage and reduce procurement costs in the long term. Competent action within the company and towards suppliers is promoted.
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.Contents
Basics: Purchasing and technical purchasing
- Requirements for modern technical purchasing.
- The purchasers as knowledge managers.
- Goals.
Integration of technical purchasing, product development, project purchasing
- Optimize organization, procurement/coordination processes, etc.
- Involvement in projects and research and development processes.
Instruments of technical purchasers: FMEA, value analysis & Co.
- Including specifications, FMEA, QFD, value analysis.
- Basics, goals, benefits, application.
- Calculation.
Dealing with technical specifications: Requirements and functional specifications, invitation to tender
- Control of technical specifications with internal partners and external suppliers.
- Preparing, carrying out and evaluating tenders.
Develop cost-saving programs
- Identify cost drivers.
- Initialization/implementation of cost analyses.
- Develop cost-saving programs.
- Technical audits.
Supplier management in technical purchasing
- Among other things, development of suppliers partnerships: search, selection, evaluation, approval of new suppliers.
Quality management, process optimization
Negotiating technically complex products
- Special features, preparation, negotiation procedure.
- Interaction of commercial and technical aspects.
- Dealing with changing specifications.
Excursus: legal aspects
- Basics for inquiries and tenders.
- Conclusion of contract.
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.
Your benefit
- The right procurement and supplier decisions are made at the right time, giving you more scope to control and reduce procurement costs.
- The specifics of cost management are familiar, cost drivers can be identified and savings programs can be developed.
- Processes and the organization's own working methods are optimized.
- Effective and efficient cooperation with technical areas such as development, design, manufacturing, production and suppliers is encouraged.
- The special features of technical purchasing negotiations are known, and technical and commercial aspects are brought together.
Mannheim School of Management (HdWM)
Founded in 2011, the HdWM, together with many partner companies, stands for an innovative hybrid form of dual and classic university of applied sciences studies with a high degree of practical orientation.
Experts of the HdWM
Prof. Dr. Christoph Sandbrink and Prof. Dr. Susanne Steimer.
Methods
Trainer input, individual/group work, workshops, working aids, discussion rounds, examination (optional).
Recommended for
purchasers with a technical focus/technical purchasers: newcomers with approx. one to two years' experience in this position. Also suitable for employees from purchasing and purchasing-related departments in all sectors who are only occasionally confronted with technical procurement.
Examination
The exam consists of a written exam that you take regardless of time or location. Duration 1.5 hours. All contents of the qualification are relevant for the exam. In addition to the confirmation of participation, you will receive a certificate from the HdWM and the Haufe Akademie, depending on the exam result.
Further recommendations for "Certified buyer with a technical focus"
Attendees comments
"I particularly liked the fact that learning and paying attention worked excellently despite the training training. We were a harmonious group and the instructor, Mr. Präuer, was very good! I've never learned so much at a training before and was completely satisfied."
Lara Klein
participant Live-Online-Training, John Cockerill UVK GmbH
"I particularly liked the fact that learning and paying attention worked excellently despite the training training. We were a harmonious group and the instructor, Mr. Präuer, was very good! I've never learned so much at a training before and was completely satisfied."
Lara Klein
John Cockerill UVK GmbH
"The topics discussed were a good refresher of what I had learned so far and a comparison with my current project purchasing activities. It ran smoothly online and we were a small, relaxed, fun and harmonious group."
Evelyn Nix
participant Live-Online-Training, Maschinenfabrik Lauffer GmbH & Co.KG
"The topics discussed were a good refresher of what I had learned so far and a comparison with my current project purchasing activities. It ran smoothly online and we were a small, relaxed, fun and harmonious group."
Evelyn Nix
Maschinenfabrik Lauffer GmbH & Co KG
"I particularly liked the group composition and the lecturer. I also really liked the many practical examples so that I could better visualize and apply what I had learned. Simply top."
Chantal Kollak
Hte Ltd.
"I particularly liked the group composition and the lecturer. I also really liked the many practical examples so that I could better visualize and apply what I had learned. Simply top."
Chantal Kollak
Hte Ltd.
"I can recommend the training because of the exchange of information and the way the content is conveyed."
Kristian Cerenko
Prefag
"I can recommend the training because of the exchange of information and the way the content is conveyed."
Kristian Cerenko
Prefag
"There were good suggestions on how the theory can be put into practice."
Vittorio Stolfi
Dropsa BM Germany GmbH
"There were good suggestions on how the theory can be put into practice."
Vittorio Stolfi
Dropsa BM Germany GmbH
"I can recommend the training due to the high level of expertise."
Eric Gensler
JOST Werke Germany
"I can recommend the training due to the high level of expertise."
Eric Gensler
JOST Werke Germany
"I particularly enjoyed working with the lecturer."
Martina Behrendt
HellermannTyton Engineering GmbH
"I particularly enjoyed working with the lecturer."
Martina Behrendt
HellermannTyton Engineering GmbH
Seminar evaluation for "Certified buyer with a technical focus"
4.6 from 5
with 162 ratings
training content:
4.4
Content comprehensibility:
4.7
Practical relevance:
4.1
Trainer expertise:
4.9
Participant orientation:
4.7
Method variety:
4.4
On-site training together
Booking number
2906
2906
€ 2.040,-
plus VAT
3 seminar days
...
in 3 locations
with certificate
3 Events
German
Joint online training
Booking number
32413
32413
€ 2.040,-
plus VAT
3 seminar days
...
Online
with certificate
2 Events
German
Start dates and details
09.09.2025
Live-Online
Booking number:
32413
€ 2.040,- plus VAT.
€ 2,427.60 incl. VAT.
Course
zoom
Days & Times
3 seminar days + e-exam
Tuesday, 09.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 10.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 11.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
16.09.2025
Cologne
Booking number:
2906
€ 2.040,- plus VAT.
€ 2,427.60 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
3 seminar days + e-exam
Limited number of participants
Tuesday, 16.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 17.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 18.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
27.01.2026
Live-Online
Booking number:
32413
€ 2.040,- plus VAT.
€ 2,427.60 incl. VAT.
Course
zoom
Days & Times
3 seminar days + e-exam
Tuesday, 27.01.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 28.01.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 29.01.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
24.02.2026
Munich
Booking number:
2906
€ 2.040,- plus VAT.
€ 2,427.60 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
3 seminar days + e-exam
Limited number of participants
Tuesday, 24.02.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 25.02.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 26.02.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
21.07.2026
Mannheim
Booking number:
2906
€ 2.040,- plus VAT.
€ 2,427.60 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
3 seminar days + e-exam
Limited number of participants
Tuesday, 21.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 22.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 23.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Training is guaranteed to take place
Booking number:
2906
€ 2.040,- plus VAT.
€ 2,427.60 incl. VAT.
Details
3 seminar days + e-exam
Limited number of participants
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Booking number:
32413
€ 2.040,- plus VAT.
€ 2,427.60 incl. VAT.
Details
3 seminar days + e-exam
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