Programme structure

Level 1 for Professional Buyers                                                                                                          

This course is targeted to provide the fundamental purchasing process and tools to buyers with less than 2 years of experience and with mostly local purchasing responsibility. It is also suitable to provide a purchasing culture to Purchasing Assistants, “internal customers”; it could also be formal training to seasoned Site Buyers who have not been to a purchasing training in the past.

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Level 2 for Expert Buyers                                                                                                                      

This course is targeted to provide strategic tools to buyers with more than 3 years of experience and having regional and global category management responsibility. It is also suitable to newly appointed buyers with regional and global category management responsibility and several years of experience in other functions (for example: R&D, Product Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Chemists, etc…).

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Level 3 for Purchasing Managers                                                                                                       

This course is targeted to Purchasing Managers and Directors in charge of a purchasing organization and responsible for setting up Purchasing Strategies to the Business Units or Sites under his/her responsibility. It can also be useful for Senior Buyers who shortly shall take management position.

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Level 4: Master in Purchasing Management                                                                                   

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Level 5: MBA specialised in Purchasing & Supply Management                                                

The MBA is to develop, in an international environment, professionals to become highly qualified executives with enhanced skills in purchasing and with a solid general management knowledge, which can lead them to assume other functions in their future career.

Participants should complete the following six MBA modules and successfully deliver a global integrated project.

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Training language                                                                                                                                   

All modules are delivered in English language.

 Course schedule for levels 1,2 & 3                                                                                                    

Training path for levels 1, 2 & 3                                                                                                             

The EIPM proposes a training path composed of the following phases:

1. Assessment

The EIPM has developed and implemented a specific approach for the development of human resources in the purchasing function: its online Talent Assessment approach and tool: @Bee Resources.

This tool is used to:

• Analyse the competences and skills necessary aligned on the activities realised,
• Analyse the gap between the target competences and the observed competences,
• Analyse activities, jobs and job positions in the purchasing function,
• Determine profiles and assess individual to formulate development directions,
• Analyse purchasing populations and formulate development plans to be implemented and check the competences after the implementation of the training.

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2. Pre-learning modules for levels 1 & 2

This phase aims at preparing transparency and reinforcing the participants’ knowledge before the face-to-face training class.

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As part of the EIPM Certification process each module includes a “Knowledge” acquisition test. The “Know how to do” will be demonstrated through the Project presentation.

Depending on the module the “Knowledge acquisition test” includes multiple choice, open questions and case-studies.

Results will be informed within 4 weeks.

The Certification will be delivered to all participants who have:

• Passed the exam
• Presented their project to a jury

For the participants who do not fulfil the certification requirements a certificate of participation will be delivered.

5. Project Assignment

The Post training implementation through a project is an essential part of the learning process and allows evaluating the “Know how to do”.

The project should include all or most of the methods and tools covered in the trainings required for the requested Certification.

The project assignment should be part of the participant’s job, practical, and useful.

The Projects are presented to a jury: 20’ presentation; 10’ questions and answers.

The presentation and an Executive brief should be sent to the EIPM prior to the jury presentation.

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