This document provides information on strengthening your position as a Purchasing Manager through a training program on Purchasing Management. The 2-day program held at the Ghent Campus on April 25-26, 2013 aims to give purchasing management a pivotal strategic role in companies. Participants will learn how to implement effective purchasing strategies, assess suppliers efficiently, and predict purchasing trends. The program uses real-life examples, case studies, and exercises to illustrate theory and features esteemed faculty. Registration is required and a certificate will be provided upon completion.
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1. Strengthen your position as a Purchasing Manager
Purchasing Management
Take control of the purchasing department. The reality is For whom?
that in forward-looking organisations, this is the way to
move from an administrative to a strategic level. • Managers with responsibilities in purchasing.
• Managers from a different functional domain who would
With this programme, you will be able to give purchasing like to broaden their understanding of purchasing.
management a pivotal role in any company seeking to • People who are involved in the supervision of purchasing
improve its impact and results. projects as consultants.
Added value for you and your company
You will:
• implement purchasing management to raise the success
rate and the profitability of your organisation.
• draw up the most effective purchasing strategy for a given
product or service.
• assess your suppliers more efficiently.
• predict future purchasing trends.
Translating theory into practice
" If we want purchasing to bring added value to an
organisation, we must first and foremost be able to map out
strategic purchasing. This two-day training based on real-life
examples and the exchange of best practices was a great
source of insight. After that, translating theory into practice
was child’s play. “
Marleen Denoo – Purchasing Manager,
Kuwait Petroleum North-West Europe
2. Programme design Meet your faculty
You will be amazed by our keenness for practice. Departing from well-founded • Prof Steve Muylle has been focusing on
theory, we illustrate it with practice-based examples, case studies and exercises. ‘business to business’ for many years.
• Prof Filip Roodhooft handles
You will learn not merely from the lectures given by our faculty. Draw Purchasing Management from a
inspiration from your participating colleagues. Interaction and exchanging financial perspective. He is a renowned
experiences will teach you a great deal. professor in Management Accounting.
Module 1: Purchasing as a Factor for Competitive Edge PRACTICAL INFO
• Development of the purchasing function Dates and venues
• Portfolio techniques for the buyer 2 days
• Cooperating with strategic suppliers Ghent Campus: 25, 26 April 2013
Module 2: E-sourcing & e-marketplaces Language
English
• The cornerstones of e-sourcing and e-marketplaces
• The main drivers and obstacles in e-business and e-cooperation Fee
• Impact on your company € 1,515 (excl. 21% VAT)
Module 3: Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Total Cost of Ownership as a tool for cost control and cost reduction
• Implementation of Total Cost of Ownership
Module 4: Efficient Organisation of the Purchasing Function
• Process from purchasing to payment
• The purchasing organisation
• Trends in purchasing policy
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Steve Muylle explains how purchasing can bring page, or visit:
added value to your business
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3. Practical info
Registration Online registration: quick & easy!
Action! Register online.
Questions? Please contact:
Rian De Bruycker
Programme Advisor
T: + 32 9 210 98 84
F: + 32 9 210 97 28
rian.debruycker@vlerick.com
Reep 1
9000 Ghent, Belgium
Your certificate
If you take part in one of our programmes, you are Register online via:
entitled to a certificate from Vlerick Business
School. www.vlerick.com/
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If you successfully complete an Executive Master Class,
you can join the Vlerick Alumni Network, a worldwide
network of over 16,000 alumni in more than 100 Financial benefits for you?
countries.
• 10% discount for paying members of Vlerick Alumni
Cancellation • SME portfolio: subsidies for Flemish SMEs.
• Vlerick Social Profit Grants for organisations active in
Consult our cancellation conditions at: the social profit sector.
www.vlerick.com/conditions
You’ll find more info at: www.vlerick.com/benefits
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Further improve your retail expertise
Rian De Bruycker
Programme Advisor • Consumer Goods Conference
T: + 32 9 210 98 84 This is the annual event for the Belgian Consumer
rian.debruycker@vlerick.com Goods sector. Find an answer to all your questions.
And meet the key decision makers in the Consumer
Goods sector. Everything is brought together for you
in a one-day Supply Chain and Marketing track.
www.vlerick.com/consumergoods
• Business Process Management Workshop
The BPM workshop is an interactive and practice-
oriented workshop over three days. It teaches you how
to apply process management techniques effectively in
a real business environment.
www.vlerick.com/bpmworkshop
4. Application form
Operations & Supply Chain Management
EXECUTIVE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN 2012-2013
OPERATIONS & SUPPLY
Yes, I wish to apply for the following programme(s):
CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Project Management Executive Master Class in Supply Chain Management
Purchasing Management Supply Chain Forum
Operational Excellence Supply Chain Conference
In addition, I wish to receive more information on the management programmes of
Vlerick Business School that I have ticked on the reverse side of this form.
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5. THE Programmes of
vlerick BUSINESS school
I would like to receive information on the following programmes (please tick).
Please return your contacting details to us by fax, e-mail or post.
General Management Operations & Supply Chain Management
Advanced Management Programme E Project Management D
International Management Programme E Purchasing Management E
Middle Management Programme D Operational Excellence E
Young Management Programme D & E Executive Master Class in Supply Chain Management E
Accounting & Financial Management Entrepreneurship
Understanding Annual Reports D & E KMO Challenge D
Mastering Costs and Budgets D & E KMO Excellence D
Fundamentals of Financial Management D & E Entrepreneurship for Managers D
Strategic Cost Management E
Valuation of Companies E People Management & Leadership
Executive Master Class in Controllership E The People Manager D
Executive Master Class in Corporate Finance E Executive Decision Making D
Executive Master Class in Financial Analysis How to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence D
and Asset Management E Inspiring for Change D
Negotiating to Create Value D & E
Human Resource Management Self-mastery D
HRM with Impact D Bestsellers read for you D
Compensation & Benefits D
Executive Master Class in Human Resource Management D Strategy
Strategy in Action E
ICT & Business Process Management
ICT-Management D Executive Master Classes
Business Process Management Workshop D & E Executive Master Class in B-to-B Marketing and Sales E
Excellence in Business Process Improvement E Executive Master Class in Business Process Management E
Executive Master Class in Business Process Management E Executive Master Class in Controllership E
Business Intelligence Workshop E Executive Master Class in Corporate Finance E
Executive Master Class in Financial Analysis
Innovation Management and Asset Management E
Strategising for Innovation E Executive Master Class in Human Resource Management D
Entrepreneurial Innovation E Executive Master Class in Innovation & Entrepreneurship E
Corporate Innovation Management E Executive Master Class in Supply Chain Management E
Executive Master Class in Innovation & Entrepreneurship E
MBAs
Marketing & Sales Full-time MBA E
Introduction to Marketing Management D Executive MBA E
Retail & Trade Marketing D Executive MBA in Financial Services & Insurance E
Brand Management & Communication D
Product Management D Masters
Strategic Business-to-Business Marketing D Masters in Financial Management E
Executive Master Class in B2B Marketing and Sales E Masters in General Management E
Masters in Marketing Management E
D Programme in Dutch E Programme in English
More information on www.vlerick.com