Qualified Purchaser.

Description of the programme content and learning outcomes On completing the programme, the student shall have knowledge of - Strategies for Supply Chain and purchasing - The importance of following up and analysing financial information - Sustainability and the environment, national and international standards for quality, environment and social responsibility, and the ethical issues that arise in purchasing/procurement - Every step of the purchasing and procurement processes - Supply Chain: purchasing, logistics, sustainability - Negotiation technique - Oral and written business communication, Swedish and English - The organisation and structure of private and public organisations - The laws that govern public procurement - Different procurement procedures - Software commonly used in the professional field - Project management On completing the programme, the student shall have the skills to - Draw up and word tender documents, including requirement specifications, as a basis for purchasing - Map, evaluate and develop suppliers - Evaluate and analyse tenders, and draw up and word purchasing agreements in line with applicable norms and legislation - Cost and budget with a focus on Supply Chain - Analyse, plan and carry out efficient logistics solutions by applying relevant theoretical models to increase the profitability of the business - Negotiate - Carry out total cost calculations - Carry out common tasks in the procurement of goods and services, including the differences in approach between different types of procurement - Apply knowledge of ethical, quality and environmental aspects to procurement/purchasing - Initiate and maintain business contacts and build networks - Handle Swedish and English business communication, orally and in writing, and adapt style and level to the context - Lead projects - Develop others in daily work - Use the digital tools a purchaser commonly uses On completing the programme, the student shall have the competence to - Work with qualified and strategic issues in purchasing and procurement - Evaluate and apply methods for improving efficiency in Supply Chain management - Make the business more cost-effective through purchasing work - Run profitable purchasing projects, and design and communicate the best overall solution for the organisation - Plan and carry out business negotiations strategically - Carry out a procurement within the framework of applicable legislation - Work with the organisation's sustainability reporting and take account of the environmental and social aspects of purchasing - Carry out an investigation or project on behalf of the organisation - Draw up legal documents commonly used in purchasing - Design and adapt summaries, reports and presentations - Create and maintain good supplier relationships - Run, lead and cooperate in development projects internally and externally, both as a participant and as project manager