Purchasing & Supply Management.

On completion of the programme, the student shall have knowledge of 1. All steps of the purchasing process and the connection between purchasing work and the rest of the company's operations 2. The importance of purchasing work for the company's profitability 3. IT tools that a buyer and logistician may encounter 4. The connection between the professional role and the development of a sustainable society 5. Laws and regulations governing public procurement 6. Legal relationships, such as contract law, sales law, international rules and parts of transport law 7. Project work and project management 8. The importance of logistics in the supply chain and its impact on profitability 9. Business negotiation and an ethical approach to business 10. The basics of marketing and sales work 11. How a marketing plan is drawn up, and thereby an understanding of its components 12. Leading work groups, group development and team building 13. Basic communication in purchasing work, in business English, spoken and written On completion of the programme, the student shall have skills in 1. working with operational and tactical purchasing and logistics issues such as supplier assessments, call-offs, costings, inventory and materials management, and distribution solutions 2. leading or running projects 3. actively assisting various senior executives in supplier development 4. purchasing planning and development, business negotiations and strategic purchasing work 5. using IT tools effectively in their work 6. compiling and evaluating information as a basis for decisions at work 7. carrying out a procurement through the entire process 8. compiling a requirements specification based on a purchasing need 9. preparing and conducting a business negotiation 10. interpreting and drawing up business contracts in the purchasing and transport field 11. contributing to decision making when choosing a supplier 12. contributing to decision making when outsourcing production 13. how sales work is organised and how market planning is done 14. assessing the choice of solution with regard to sustainability, responsibility and a long-term perspective On completion of the programme, the student shall have the competence to 1. work with operational and tactical purchasing issues such as supplier assessments, call-offs and preparing costings 2. independently carry out, and actively assist various senior executives in, supplier development, purchasing planning and development, strategic purchasing work and business negotiations 3. work as a project manager 4. be able to work in project form and master methods for project planning and quality assurance 5. independently analyse and evaluate different purchasing and logistics solutions 6. have well-functioning collaboration skills and a sufficient knowledge base to develop continuously within the field 7. communicate in a way that meets the requirements of a person in a leading role