In the age of digital transformation, the strategic role of procurement in a company’s success is undeniable.

The competence of the procurement department plays a decisive role in exploiting the full potential of optimal procurement processes. It is therefore of great importance that both individual buyers and the entire team have first-class qualifications.

Are you looking for support in tendering, evaluating (checking and comparing) and drafting contracts with IT service providers and suppliers in IT?

Are you considering outsourcing parts of your IT to an external service provider? How much can external development and maintenance cost? Is the offer in line with the market?

In this seminar, you will learn about solutions for evaluating subcontractors that go far beyond the hourly rate debate. A must for every purchasing department!

Use this opportunity to qualify yourself and your team for the diverse and demanding tasks in purchasing and thus ensure that your procurement strategies are future-proof and successful.

Module 6: IT Purchasing

The IT Purchasing module teaches the basics of value-oriented purchasing. On the basis of the calculated value contribution, the aim of purchasing is to achieve an optimum relationship between price and performance when purchasing IT services (applications, hardware, services). To this end, we look at the central tasks of procurement, controlling, reporting and process.

Topics

• Purchasing in outsourcing
• Selection and evaluation of IT service providers
• Commissioning and expansion of services and functions
• Acceptance of services and functions Training methods

Methods

In order to guarantee you the best possible learning outcome, we combine a range of methods in our seminars. The following are used in this module:

• Key Notes
• Best Practices
• Discussions and exchange of experiences between trainers and participants
• Self-reflection
• Collegial case work

Benefits

Further training in the area of value-based purchasing will improve your negotiating position with suppliers and ensure efficient management of procurement processes. Digital tools enable a transparent presentation of the entire procurement process, which allows buyers to identify optimization potential and derive new strategic approaches. Skilled and experienced buyers are crucial for companies, as they have a significant influence on the profitability of production and sales processes.

These topics are of particular interest to the following groups of people:

Target group

• IT Buyer
• IT Controller
• Group/team/department manager

Seminar language:

German (optional: English)

The seminar is part of the IT Value Manager Purchasing certificate (Level EK).