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

- Strategic purchasing
Developing/implementing purchasing strategies; strategic fields of action; dealing with sustainability requirements/volatile market developments; advanced purchasing; potential of digital purchasing.
- The powerful purchasing organization
Organizational structure, material group management, make-or-buy decisions, business partner concepts; project management, project purchasing.
- Process management and procurement logistics
including tasks/processes; procurement models, inbound logistics, process optimization.
- Global Sourcing
Developing, implementing and managing global sourcing strategies; country selection, cost/quality aspects.
- Leading the purchasing team - leadership skills
Developing your own management style; target agreements, appraisal interviews, feedback; managing the purchasing team.
Completion of the e-learning courses "Employment law for managers" and "Conducting successful discussions".
- Cost and revenue management
measure value contributions/savings, among other things.
- Optimizing the value contribution of purchasing
including supply chain optimization, target costing, value analysis, price structure analysis, TCO, TCL.
- Reduce process costs
Procurement Excellence Audit, Benchmarking.
- Purchasing performance management
Optimizing working capital, purchasing key figures/systems, purchasing reports.
- Supplier and risk management
Supplier selection, qualification, evaluation, development; managing deadlines, quality and prices, claim management, excursus: strategic supplier partnerships; assessing risks, action scenarios.
- Strategic negotiation
Negotiation preparation; using negotiation strategies/techniques; negotiating with monopolists, intercultural characteristics.
The written project work deals with a topic from strategic purchasing management.
Contents
Module 1: Technical and management know-how
Strategic purchasing
- Developing/implementing purchasing strategies; strategic fields of action; dealing with sustainability requirements/volatile market developments; advanced purchasing; potential of digital purchasing.
The powerful purchasing organization
- Organizational structure, material group management, make-or-buy decisions, business partner concepts; project management, project purchasing.
Process management and procurement logistics
- Tasks/processes; procurement models, inbound logistics, process optimization, etc.
Global Sourcing
- Developing, implementing and managing global sourcing strategies; country selection, cost/quality aspects.
Leading the purchasing team - leadership skills
- Developing your own management style; target agreements, appraisal interviews, feedback; managing the purchasing team.
Module 2: Transfer phase and completion of the e-learning courses: "Employment law for managers" and "Conducting successful discussions"
Module 3: Technical and management know-how
Cost and revenue management
- Measure value contributions/savings, among other things.
Optimizing the value contribution of purchasing
- Including supply chain optimization, target costing, value analysis, price structure analysis, TCO, TCL.
Reduce process costs
- Procurement Excellence Audit, Benchmarking.
Purchasing performance management
- Optimizing working capital, purchasing key figures/systems, purchasing reports.
Supplier and risk management
- Rethinking KPIs: supplier evaluation and development, supplier selection and qualification; managing deadlines, quality and prices, claim management, excursus: strategic supplier partnerships; assessing risks, action scenarios.
Strategic negotiation
- Preparing for negotiations; using negotiation strategies/techniques; negotiating with monopolists, intercultural particularities.
Module 4: Examination by means of a management summary
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
- Immediately applicable management knowledge for purchasing practice is imparted, which effectively controls purchasing and systematically increases purchasing performance.
- Purchasing is aligned as a powerful and competitive organization in order to give the company important competitive advantages.
- The performance of the team is increased.
- What has been learned is effectively implemented in training, the transfer phase and in the management summary. The final project involves working on a strategic task from practice and developing concrete solutions for the company.
- Exchange and networking with trainers, practitioners and participants from a wide range of industries are encouraged.
Methods
Trainer input, practical/case examples, case studies, individual/group work, role plays, practical negotiation simulation, video analysis, use of film sequences, discussion and exchange of experience, e-learning.
Recommended for
(Junior) managers from purchasing, procurement and materials management.
Examination
Management Summary: After completing modules 1 to 3, the written thesis (approx. 8-10 A4 pages) is completed. This thesis deals with a topic from strategic purchasing management. The thesis should be submitted no later than four weeks after the end of module 3.
Further recommendations for "Certified purchasing manager"
- Strategic purchasing
Developing/implementing purchasing strategies; strategic fields of action; dealing with sustainability requirements/volatile market developments; advanced purchasing; potential of digital purchasing.
- The powerful purchasing organization
Organizational structure, material group management, make-or-buy decisions, business partner concepts; project management, project purchasing.
- Process management and procurement logistics
including tasks/processes; procurement models, inbound logistics, process optimization.
- Global Sourcing
Developing, implementing and managing global sourcing strategies; country selection, cost/quality aspects.
- Leading the purchasing team - leadership skills
Developing your own management style; target agreements, appraisal interviews, feedback; managing the purchasing team.
Completion of the e-learning courses"Employment law for managers" and"Conducting successful discussions".
- Cost and revenue management
measure value contributions/savings, among other things.
- Optimizing the value contribution of purchasing
including supply chain optimization, target costing, value analysis, price structure analysis, TCO, TCL.
- Reduce process costs
Procurement Excellence Audit, Benchmarking.
- Purchasing performance management
Optimizing working capital, purchasing key figures/systems, purchasing reports.
- Supplier and risk management
Supplier selection, qualification, evaluation, development; managing deadlines, quality and prices, claim management, excursus: strategic supplier partnerships; assessing risks, action scenarios.
- Strategic negotiation
Negotiation preparation; using negotiation strategies/techniques; negotiating with monopolists, intercultural characteristics.
The written project work deals with a topic from strategic purchasing management.
Contents
Module 1: Technical and management know-how
Strategic purchasing
- Developing/implementing purchasing strategies; strategic fields of action; dealing with sustainability requirements/volatile market developments; advanced purchasing; potential of digital purchasing.
The powerful purchasing organization
- Organizational structure, material group management, make-or-buy decisions, business partner concepts; project management, project purchasing.
Process management and procurement logistics
- Tasks/processes; procurement models, inbound logistics, process optimization, etc.
Global Sourcing
- Developing, implementing and managing global sourcing strategies; country selection, cost/quality aspects.
Leading the purchasing team - leadership skills
- Developing your own management style; target agreements, appraisal interviews, feedback; managing the purchasing team.
Module 2: Transfer phase and completion of the e-learning courses: "Employment law for managers" and "Conducting successful discussions"
Module 3: Technical and management know-how
Cost and revenue management
- Measure value contributions/savings, among other things.
Optimizing the value contribution of purchasing
- Including supply chain optimization, target costing, value analysis, price structure analysis, TCO, TCL.
Reduce process costs
- Procurement Excellence Audit, Benchmarking.
Purchasing performance management
- Optimizing working capital, purchasing key figures/systems, purchasing reports.
Supplier and risk management
- Rethinking KPIs: supplier evaluation and development, supplier selection and qualification; managing deadlines, quality and prices, claim management, excursus: strategic supplier partnerships; assessing risks, action scenarios.
Strategic negotiation
- Preparing for negotiations; using negotiation strategies/techniques; negotiating with monopolists, intercultural particularities.
Module 4: Examination by means of a management summary
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
- Immediately applicable management knowledge for purchasing practice is imparted, which effectively controls purchasing and systematically increases purchasing performance.
- Purchasing is aligned as a powerful and competitive organization in order to give the company important competitive advantages.
- The performance of the team is increased.
- What has been learned is effectively implemented in training, the transfer phase and in the management summary. The final project involves working on a strategic task from practice and developing concrete solutions for the company.
- Exchange and networking with trainers, practitioners and participants from a wide range of industries are encouraged.
Methods
Trainer input, practical/case examples, case studies, individual/group work, role plays, practical negotiation simulation, video analysis, use of film sequences, discussion and exchange of experience, e-learning.
Recommended for
(Junior) managers from purchasing, procurement and materials management.
Examination
Management Summary: After completing modules 1 to 3, the written thesis (approx. 8-10 A4 pages) is completed. This thesis deals with a topic from strategic purchasing management. The thesis should be submitted no later than four weeks after the end of module 3.
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