Successfully into the future with e-procurement

How to optimize your procurement in an innovative and targeted manner!

This training is held in German.
Industry 4.0, digitalization, internationalization and increasing competitive pressure are leading to changes in purchasing. E-procurement solutions are being used more and more frequently in companies. But what is the right solution for your company? And how can you implement it successfully? In this practice-oriented training , you will be equipped with the most important approaches, methods and tools on the subject of e-procurement and learn about various examples of best practice.

Contents

Changes in procurement

  • Trend towards outsourcing.
  • Complexity management in purchasing.
  • Shorter product life cycles.
  • Internationalization & risk management.
  • Cost transparency and optimization.

E-procurement - basics and overview

  • E-procurement approaches.
  • Purchasing and controlling - synergy providers and partners.
  • Key benefits with e-procurement.

Excursus Purchasing 4.0

  • Purchasing 4.0 - More than just an empty phrase?
  • Changes in purchasing and the supply chain.
  • Requirements for purchasing in 2025.
  • Networking and digitalization - the basis for corporate development.

Conception of an e-procurement solution

  • Clear requirements in the company.
  • Place your tender correctly on the market.
  • Request and benchmark e-procurement solutions correctly.
  • 360° view for decision-making.
  • Project planning and contract design.

Introduction of an e-procurement solution

  • The project team as a success factor.
  • Project management - clearly define milestones.
  • Reducing fears and creating trust - How do I win over Employees for e-procurement?
  • Design maintenance and service contracts correctly.

E-procurement in practice

  • Application areas & tools.
  • Benchmark and trends in the market.
  • "Must haves" for your company.
  • Best Practices.

Success levers with e-procurement & best practice

  • Big data for active risk management.
  • Cost and process transparency.
  • Supplier management with e-procurement.
     

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

This training gives you a practical insight into e-procurement approaches, methods and tools with the aim of,

  • cost savings based on the TCO approach.
  • optimally use digitalization approaches in purchasing.
  • Recognize and manage changes in purchasing requirements.
  • get to know and select different e-procurement solutions.
  • successfully introduce and integrate e-procurement systems.
  • increase the company's dynamism in times of globalization.
  • to discover and realize technological and economic potential.

Methods

Trainer input, case/best-practice examples, exchange of experience, discussion, workshop, work aids and checklists, individual and group exercises.
 

Recommended for

Specialists/executives from purchasing, project purchasing, technical purchasing, supply chain management and supplier management. This training is also aimed at managing directors and Employees from controlling and IT.

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Trainer expertise:
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E-Procurement

E-procurement: A healthy mix of traditional tools for strategic purchasing and electronic systems for operational business is the best way to go! First, let's take stock: a quarter of companies do not use any e-procurement tools. Among those that do use e-procurement tools, the catalogs (67%) and supplier portal (50%)¹ modules dominate. So at first glance [...]

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E-Procurement

E-procurement: A healthy mix of traditional tools for strategic purchasing and electronic systems for operational business is the best way to go! First, let's take stock: a quarter of companies do not use any e-procurement tools. Among those that do use e-procurement tools, the catalogs (67%) and supplier portal (50%)¹ modules dominate. So at first glance [...]

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