Basic knowledge for your start as a buyer

The compact training training!

This training is held in German.
The most important basics for your purchasing competence are of fundamental importance. Only purchasers who are aware of the opportunities to positively influence the company's results and use them skillfully will be successful. With this compact training training course, you will effectively acquire the basics of purchasing. You will learn how to work together with your suppliers to add value, how to skillfully fend off price increases and how to optimize your procurement strategy. You will also learn how to make your purchasing measurable and assessable!
Module 1: Webinar
3 hours
Basics for purchasing - Part 1
Basics for purchasing - Part 1

The most important basics of purchasing

  • Interfaces to purchasing.
  • Reducing purchasing costs - easier than you think.
  • News on development + trends.
  • Market research + observation.

Supplier management

  • The suppliers as partners.
  • Supplier development.
  • Joint value creation.

The purchasing strategy

  • Your procurement strategy.
  • Successful defense against price increases.
  • Procedure for supplier costing.

Purchasing organization

  • Centralized or decentralized?
  • Changing forms of organization.
  • Operational vs. strategic purchasing.
  • Project and commodity purchasing.
Module 2: E-Learning
1.5 hours
Negotiate professionally - well prepared for the best result
Negotiate professionally - well prepared for the best result
  • They recognize negotiation situations, even if they do not appear to be such at first glance.
  • You will learn which aspects you should focus on in particular when preparing for negotiations.
  • You know different negotiation strategies and know when to use which strategy and how to proceed.
  • With the help of a negotiation simulator, you will experience how negotiating skills have a direct impact on the success of your negotiation.
Module 3: Webinar
3 hours
Basics for purchasing - Part 2
Basics for purchasing - Part 2

Transfer to e-learning

  • Summary of the most important negotiation steps.
  • Transfer to classic purchasing negotiations.
  • Checklists for preparation.
  • After the trial is before the trial.

Important tools, methods and analyses at a glance

  • Methods for analyzing ABC / XYZ.
  • Cost-reducing measures after the analysis.
  • Basics of product group management - why and when is it effective?
  • Introduction to purchasing controlling: Making purchasing measurable and assessable.

Contents

Module 1: "Basics for purchasing - Part 1" (3 hours)

The most important basics of purchasing

  • Interfaces to purchasing.
  • Reducing purchasing costs - easier than you think.
  • News on development + trends.
  • Market research + observation.

Supplier management

  • The suppliers as partners.
  • Supplier development.
  • Joint value creation.

The purchasing strategy

  • Your procurement strategy.
  • Successful defense against price increases.
  • Procedure for supplier costing.

Purchasing organization

  • Centralized or decentralized?
  • Changing forms of organization.
  • Operational vs. strategic purchasing.
  • Project and commodity purchasing.

 

Module 2: E-learning "Professional negotiation - well prepared for the optimum result"

  • They recognize negotiation situations, even if they do not appear to be such at first glance.
  • You will learn which aspects you should focus on in particular when preparing for negotiations.
  • You know different negotiation strategies and know when to use which strategy and how to proceed.
  • With the help of a negotiation simulator, you will experience how negotiating skills have a direct impact on the success of your negotiation.

 

Module 3: "Basics for purchasing - Part 2" (3 hours)

Transfer to e-learning

  • Summary of the most important negotiation steps.
  • Transfer to classic purchasing negotiations.
  • Checklists for preparation.
  • After the trial is before the trial.

Important tools, methods and analyses at a glance:

  • Methods for analyzing ABC - XYZ.
  • Cost-reducing measures after the analysis.
  • Basics of product group management - why and when is it effective?
  • Introduction to purchasing controlling: Making purchasing measurable and assessable.

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

In 3 modules, you will learn the most important basics for starting out as a buyer. You will learn simple tools and methods for your purchasing practice.

  • Which interfaces are relevant for purchasing.
  • How to manage your suppliers optimally.
  • Which strategy leads to optimal procurement and value creation.
  • How to optimally prepare for and conduct your negotiations.

Methods

trainer, best-practice examples, work aids and checklists.

Recommended for

newcomers in the purchasers' professional field who want to gain basic knowledge quickly. purchasers with initial practical experience, Employees with contact to purchasing who want to update their knowledge.

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Basics for purchasing - Part 1
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Basics for purchasing - Part 2
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Basics for purchasing - Part 2
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