Purchasing controlling

Basics of purchasing controlling

• From corporate strategy to purchasing strategy.
• Objectives and tasks of purchasing controlling.
• Plan, implement and control purchasing targets effectively.

Developing meaningful key figures in purchasing

• Methods and instruments for determining key figures.
• Derivation of suitable key figures from strategic purchasing planning.
• Key figures for identifying and measuring savings potential and success.
• Relevant key figures for your purchasing practice: purchasing volume, price change rate, maverick spend, key figures for measuring product quality, adherence to delivery dates and overall supplier performance.

Supplier key figures and rating

Strategic purchasing controlling in practice

• Creation of a practical purchasing strategy and tracking in purchasing controlling.
• Performance management in purchasing.
• Working capital: optimization through inventory and liquidity management.
• Optimization of supplier and purchasing performance.
• Procurement Scorecard: Establish purchasing KPI systems; use KPI systems as leading indicators.

Operational purchasing controlling in practice

• Putting purchasing goals into practice effectively.
• Tender and bid controlling.
• Value analysis, target costing, make-or-buy decisions.

Analyze purchasing processes in a targeted manner - increase process performance

• Analysis of core purchasing processes and systematic development of effective measures for process optimization; key figures.

Industry benchmarks and best practice processes in purchasing

• Experience-based knowledge of best practice processes with tips from numerous companies, practical checklists.

Professional performance reporting

• Professional design of purchasing reports, effective marketing of purchasing performance.
• Success factors and requirements for an up-to-date purchasing dashboard.