Students will gain skills that are necessary to manage purchasing operations in the private and public sectors. Topics include: purchasing policies, procedures, supplier selection, order management (including quality, quantity, delivery and price decisions), spend analytics, negotiation and contract management, outsourcing, international procurement and sustainability issues. Relevant procurement components of SAPs enterprise resource planning system will be demonstrated. This course can be used towards SAP Certification in Business Integration.
Students will gain skills that are necessary to manage purchasing operations in the private and public sectors. Topics include: purchasing policies, procedures, supplier selection, order management (including quality, quantity, delivery and price decisions), spend analytics, negotiation and contract management, outsourcing, international procurement and sustainability issues. Relevant procurement components of SAPs enterprise resource planning system will be demonstrated. This course can be used towards SAP Certification in Business Integration.