Purchasing & Supply Management - ISM23GB.

After completing the programme, the student shall have knowledge of/in 1. All steps of the purchasing process and the connection between purchasing and the rest of the company's operations 2. The importance of purchasing for the company's profitability 3. IT tools that a purchaser 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 matters such as contract law, sale of goods 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 business approach 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 After completing the programme, the student shall have the skills to 1. work with operational and tactical purchasing and logistics issues such as supplier assessments, call-offs, cost calculations, inventory and materials management and distribution solutions. 2. lead or run projects 3. actively assist various senior executives in supplier development 4. purchasing planning and development, business negotiations and strategic purchasing work. 5. use IT tools effectively in their work 6. compile and evaluate information as a basis for decisions in their work 7. carry out a procurement through the whole process 8. compile a requirement specification based on a purchasing need 9. prepare and conduct a business negotiation 10. interpret and draw up business contracts in the purchasing and transport field 11. contribute to decision making when choosing a supplier 12. contribute to decision making when outsourcing production 13. How sales work is organised and how marketing planning is done 14. Assess the choice of solution with regard to sustainability, responsibility and a long-term perspective After completing 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 cost calculations. 2. independently conduct, 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 a well-functioning ability to cooperate and a sufficient knowledge base to continuously develop within the field of competence 7. communicate in a way that meets the requirements placed on a person in a leading position