Certified Digital Procurement Manager
16 April – 29 May 2024 | OnlineCERTIFIED DIGITAL PROCUREMENT MANAGER
Procurement as Strategic Enabler in Digital Transformation!
Digitalisation brings with it a concentrated load of changes that naturally also have an impact on procurement. The six-day course imparts practical knowledge and skills for a professional analysis and (further) development of your procurement department – to be a strategic enabler of digital transformation for your own department and company-wide!
Our Goal!
Digitalisiation is changing the world of work in companies! All functional areas along the value chain will have to reposition themselves. Therefore, procurement is required to not only make a contribution to the digital transformation – but with its excellent access to markets and suppliers also be a key driver in the process. As a participant, you will be enabled to take on this task and to develop initial solutions for your company!
UPCOMING TRAINING COURSE
6 Modules from
April 16th – May 29th, 2024| ONLINE
Course in English!
Benefits & Methodology
High-Intensity Training – with a Gamification Approach!
Certificate for Tailored Transfer to Your Company’s Needs!
- The content is conveyed with the help of impulse speeches and deepened using a case study. This example of digital transformation shows all challenges and tasks for a purchasing 4.0 as well as connections between the individual training topics.
- The presentation of practical examples and accompanying video material convey the training material in a lively and vivid way.
- Participants learn how to use concrete tools to find solutions in everyday digital purchasing process. This ensures a high level of practical relevance and benefit.
- The team approach enhances individual creativity and promotes innovative, convincing solution finding.
- The „gamification“ training approach familiarises participants with the new possibilities and solutions of digitalisation in a quasi-playful way. This also promotes the idea of competition and encourages innovative and convincing team solutions.
- The individual „use case“ as part of the final acceptance and awarding of the certificate creates a high level of practical relevance to the respective individual company and purchasing environment and forms an ideal platform for own purchasing 4.0 projects.
Who should attend?
- CPOs, COOs, CDOs
- Procurement managers and executives
- as well as executives from the areas of digitalisation, business innovation, business development and corporate strategy
The course is designed to be cross-sectoral and is also valuable for public sector companies.
A transnational procure.ch training course in co-operation with BME and BMÖ for the DACH,
providing a perspective and network across borders
MODULE 1
Business Models (Thinking in Business Models)
- Quo vadis Industry 4.0 – the impact of Industry 4.0 solutions on purchasing and procurement
- Purchasing 4.0 concept – the role of purchasing in the design of business models
- Development of a purchasing 4.0 management guide
Carsten Vollrath, CEO, SWISS IPG GROUP
MODULE 2
Value Creation Management – Establishing Network and Cooperation Management
- Advanced SCM – end-to-end value chains analysis and design
- Social network design – analysing suppliers as part of the value creation network
- Partner management – approaches to strategic network management
Prof. Dr. Herbert Ruile, President, Logistikum Schweiz GmbH
MODULE 3
Process & Data Management – Increasing Efficiency Through Digital Process Management and Business
Intelligence
- Business/Purchasing process digitalisation
- Digitalisation and automation of purchasing processes
- Big data analytics in purchasing – unlocking new potential through purchasing data analysis
Carsten Vollrath, CEO, SWISS IPG GROUP
MODULE 4
Procurement as a Growth Driver – Technology and Innovation Management with Suppliers
- Technology scouting & technology portfolios – identifying and evaluating technologies at an early stage
- Management of technology innovation partnerships
- Designing the innovation process in the supply network
Prof. Dr. Herbert Ruile, President, Logistikum Schweiz GmbH
MODULE 5
Quality Management – Integrating Risk Management and Early Warning Systems
- Quality and risk management (ISO 31000) – processes and methods for purchasing
- Instruments for early warning and information for the purchasing process
- Screening & scanning method
Prof. Dr. Herbert Ruile, President, Logistikum Schweiz GmbH
MODULE 6
Purchasing as a Strategic Cycle Manager – Increasing Sustainability in the Product Life Cycle
- Industry 4.0 & sustainability in the product life cycle
- Resource efficiency and sustainability through networking
- Circular management & networking – new methods and tools for designing closed systems
Carsten Vollrath, CEO, IPG GROUP
CERTIFICATE EXAM
The Final Exam: Develop Your Individual Transformation Roadmap – for the Best Possible Practical Transfer!
In addition to the 5 course modules, an individual examination opportunity is available:
Applying the knowledge gained, you will craft a personalized transformation roadmap for your company. This roadmap will be presented during an oral exam via video conference following the modules. Subsequently, engaging in an expert discussion, you‘ll have the chance to elaborate on your approach and receive further recommendations and assistance for the future.
To acquire the certificate, participants engage in a practical project involving the formulation of a project proposal or roadmap titled ,Analysis and Further Steps for Sustainable Procurement Development/Enhancement.‘ The oral examination encompasses presenting the practical work followed by a technical discussion.
Participation in the final exam is voluntary. Participants who opt out of the final exams will receive a certificate of participation.
DATES
Module 1
16.04.2024 | 15.30 – 16.00 (Welcome) + 16.00 – 19.45 CET
17.04.2024 | 16.00 – 19.45 CET
Module 2
23.04.2024 | 16.00 – 19.45 CET
24.04.2024 | 16.00 – 19.45 CET
Module 3
29.04.2024 | 16.00 – 19.45 CET
30.04.2024 | 16.00 – 19.45 CET
Module 4
07.05.2024 | 16.00 – 19.45 CET
08.05.2024 | 16.00 – 19.45 CET
Module 5
13.05.2024 | 16.00 – 19.45 CET
14.05.2024 | 16.00 – 19.45 CET
Module 6
28.05.2024 | 16.00 – 19.45 CET
29.05.2024 | 16.00 – 19.45 CET
The dates for the optional virtual certificate exam will be arranged individually between participants and trainers.
VENUE
Online, wherever you are!
PARTICIPATION FEE
Certified Digital Procurement Manager
4.500 CHF + VAT for BME Members
5.250 CHF + VAT for non-members
Additional Certificate Exam
600 CHF + VAT
Register
The final examination is voluntary. Participants who choose not to take the final exam will still be awarded a certificate of participation.
At Your Side – Our Experienced Trainers and Transformation Experts from Industrial Practice & Science
Carsten Vollrath, CEO, IPG GROUP
„The perspective of the course participants goes well beyond traditional purchasing and broadens their understanding of the interaction between purchasing and all related associated functional areas, in particular logistics, production, quality, service, development and sales, through to the company‘s overarching business model.“
Carsten Vollrath has over 25 years of industry and consulting experience. He specialises in strategy and business model innovation as well as cost reduction, efficiency and quality improvement for purchasing, supply chain and production. The development and implementation of innovative approaches in the area of business transformation and the future of purchasing, procurement and supply management form the central focus of his activities and publications. Carsten Vollrath is CEO of SWISS IPG PARTNERS GROUP AG
Prof. Dr. Herbert Ruile, President, Logistikum Schweiz GmbH
„Purchasing has the opportunity to play a key role in realising the new possibilities for to develop networked and integrative business models right from the start. The value contribution that procurement can make here is enormous.“
Herbert Ruile is President of Logistikum Schweiz, the Swiss Innovation Centre for Purchasing, Logistics and SCM. The Logistikum researches and develops innovative methods and processes for the management of logistics and value creation systems. In his professional career, Prof Ruile has held various management positions in business and science. He is also the founder and president of the Swiss Logistics Network (VNL), which aims to promote the innovation process in logistics through cooperation between business and science.
Reservations of right of modification
The BME Academy is entitled to make necessary organisational, content-related and methodological changes to the event, provided these do not significantly change the benefits for the participant. This also includes holding the event digitally. Furthermore, the BME Academy is authorised to replace the scheduled speaker with speakers with the same qualifications in the event of illness, accident or other unforeseen reasons in order to avoid cancellation of the event.
Cancellation
Event registrations can only be cancelled in writing, namely by letter, fax or e-mail. Cancellations can be made without specifying reasons up to 2 weeks before the start of the event. If a cancellation is made up to 2 weeks before the start of the event, a net cancellation fee of 15 percent of the participation fee will be charged and, where applicable, will be deducted from the participation fee already paid. If an event registration is not cancelled until 2 weeks or less before the start of the event, the entire participation fee will be charged. Cancellation fees will not be charged if a substitute participant is listed in the contract.
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