Procurement Management
Creating value for the organization through excellence in Procurement Management.
Interested in finding out more?
As an individual I will:
- Clarify the alignment of business strategy with procurement strategies that create competitive advantage and performance impact;
- Design procurement business solutions and develop business relationships, leveraging negotiating power through a more influential communication style and a more structured, efficient and professional approach;
- Qualify, configure and plan projects, recognize the transformation of procurement organizations and define the approach to stakeholders / actions to promote and align the objectives of procurement projects.
Why choose this program?
- Clarifies the role of purchasing management as a results center, a function that enhances competitive advantages and business impact;
- Guides the design of the reference purchasing organization model, main interfaces with other areas, roles and team sizing;
- Access to different case studies that will allow you to identify good practices and stimulate optimization and innovation challenges in the area of purchasing management.
Who is it for?
-Managers with management responsibilities in the procurement and supply area, category managers;
-Specialist buyers, upstream managers, purchasing analysts and functional managers in logistics, operations, finance, management control and shared services who want to improve their skills in this area, contributing more value to their organizations.
Teaching methodologies
Close contact with experts
Create spaces for debate and great interaction between experts in the field and the group of participants.
Action Learning Groups
To think of concrete solutions to certain challenges through the generation of ideas and in a dynamic way in groups.
Case Study Analysis
Through the analysis of case studies, look for solutions or good practices to implement in different contexts.
Peer Learning
Sharing knowledge/experiences collectively among peers.
Role Playing
Simulating real situations in the classroom to apply theoretical knowledge.
Peer-Coaching (opcional)
Share reflections among peers in order to build together. Operates in confidential mode.
Program director
Certificate of excellence
The Purchasing Management program is eligible for the Certificate of Excellence in Operations and Projects.
To embark on this journey, you will need to complete a minimum of 90 hours (in 24 months) between the programs that make up the Certificate you wish to obtain.
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Companies partnering with the Porto Business School and their staff, members of the Porto Business School Alu…Companies partnering with the Porto Business School and their staff, members of the Porto Business School Alumni and former students of the University of Porto are eligible for special offers. Please contact us for more information.
Accreditations
With three international accreditations – AMBA (Association of MBAs), AACSB and EFMD – Porto Business School is among the best business schools in Europe. In 2023, the school renewed its AMBA accreditation for another five years and obtained BGA (Business Graduates Association) accreditation, becoming the first Portuguese business school to achieve this recognition.
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