Programme Content of the MS® MAI - International Purchasing Management

• Managing the Change in Purchasing: Innovation
• Managing the Change in Purchasing: Globalisation
• Sustainable Management of Firms and Ecosystems

• Buyer Management and Leadership
• Soft Skills for Transformation
• Public Speaking

• From Strategy to Purchasing – Live Case Study
• Operational Purchasing Techniques
• Negotiation
• Legal Environment of Purchasing & Sales

• Global Strategy and Internal Environment of Firms
• Financial Analysis of Suppliers
• Marketing & Purchasing Strategies
• Purchasing Fundamentals

The professional thesis is a unique opportunity to take a step back on practises and skills acquired during the MAI. This long-term work is based on a scientific approach provided through training and exchanges with KEDGE tutors and peers.

Its objective is to strengthen the participants’ managerial posture through their reflexibility about the roles and impacts of Purchasing and their increased capacity to formulate their vision of Purchasing.