Master of Science Purchasing & Supply Chain Management

This module aims to deepen students’ IT skills to meet the needs of businesses in areas such as budget or sales tracking, project management, personnel management, and communication: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, teamwork tools, and business-specific software. It focuses on becoming proficient with office tools, quickly identifying and correcting errors, customizing existing tools, or creating new ones.

The objective is to acquire key skills in budget management and reporting. Emphasis will be placed on budget architecture, including the implementation of summary documents, project management control and its connection to budget management, as well as the creation and monitoring of dashboards.

This module focuses on negotiation in both national and international contexts. It will specifically address the cultural dimension and define its impact on international negotiations.

This module helps learners improve their resumes and professional demeanor through role-playing scenarios (business game, professional simulations, public speaking, etc.) ; practical and career-oriented workshops (resume writing, professional social networks, coaching, etc.); as well as industry conferences and masterclasses.

• Refine techniques for understanding and communication in English within a financial and legal context.
• Students may be required to take the TOEIC depending on their host campus.

The objective of this module is to teach how to create a Business Plan: designing a detailed project for the creation or development of a business. Several stages are covered: feasibility study, market targeting, opportunities and risks, strengths and weaknesses, communication, financing plan, and profitability.

• Lay the essential foundations for data analysis by introducing fundamental concepts of data manipulation and algorithms.
• Explore the types and sources of data, as well as methods for structuring, cleaning, and analyzing them.
• Discover tools such as advanced spreadsheets and an introduction to Python.
• This program prepares for more advanced levels by developing practical skills and an ethical approach in line with GDPR.

This course focuses on identifying and managing the digitalization of procurement, considering tools, digital factors, key success factors, and evaluating the advantages and risks for an existing company.

Geopolitics explores how international affairs can be understood through geographical and territorial factors. This includes demographics, culture, access to and transformation of natural resources, and the critical role these physical realities play in business, both in business law and international law, as well as in national and international politics. The course will briefly cover the origins of geopolitics from a realistic and commercial perspective, considering nation-building, sovereignty, collective geographic identities, and the world order, with an emphasis on the relevance of international and business law. The study of international conflicts and their significance for business and strategy will also be addressed.

Managing and sourcing suppliers is a multi-step process involving creating and developing relationships with providers of goods and services that a purchasing company needs to conduct its daily operations and achieve its objectives.

The objective is to acquire a fundamental understanding of accounting and finance, understand how the company and its results are represented in its financial statements, and understand how financial transactions are recognized, measured, and recorded.

This module teaches the fundamental principles of procurement processes used by international companies. The courses will combine theory and practical applications to illustrate the following key processes and measures: procurement objectives, procurement process, tendering, supplier selection and management, contract negotiation, supply chain management, quality control, and legal and contractual obligations.

• An introduction to the terminology, basics, and initial concepts of international business.
• This course provides students with tools to think strategically in a global environment.

Production and flow management is a key element for all businesses. Lean manufacturing involves applying Lean management techniques to production flow management activities. This module enables learners to identify and eliminate all non-value-added activities, produce only what will be sold, and transition from a pull-based flow driven by actual demand to a “just-in-time” production system.

• Knowledge or proficiency can be a distinguishing factor in the job search process.
• French as a foreign language is available for international students.

This module covers the fundamental elements of developing an enterprise’s logistics strategy, identifying the various stages of a logistics project, and implementing project management approaches.

• Impacts on gross margin and operating margin, management of working capital requirements, contribution to innovation and reduction of financial risks are now priority topics that the buyer must master.

This module focuses on the development of the purchasing process as well as mastering the key tools necessary for optimizing the supply chain. It includes the presentation and hands-on practice of negotiation techniques (means, deadlines, outsourcing) with colleagues, suppliers, and service providers. There will also be a focus on analyzing the purchasing demand and drafting a specifications document. Finally, the different types of tendering processes will be discussed, along with the standards and procedures related to purchasing techniques.

Supply chain management plans, implements, and controls the efficient and effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information, both upstream and downstream, from the point of origin to the point of consumption, in order to meet customer requirements.

• Understanding the challenges of the strategic approach to ensure the company’s sustainability in a risky and constantly evolving environment.
• Analyzing the company’s identity, organization, and resources to position it on the path of sustainable development (Corporate Social Responsibility).

To mitigate the human, environmental, and societal impacts related to purchasing, a process must be implemented. The purchasing department must commit to a CSR policy and select suppliers based on relevant criteria. Green logistics is part of an ecological approach aimed at reducing its environmental impact and extends throughout the product’s life cycle.

By the end of the course, students should be able to understand the role of Purchasing in a company’s strategy, grasp the importance of early involvement of the Purchasing function, select suppliers using appropriate processes, and identify and manage purchasing risks.

This module helps students enhance their resumes and professional demeanor through various activities, such as role-playing (professional simulations, public speaking, etc.), practical and career-focused workshops (resume building, professional social networking, coaching, etc.), as well as industry conferences and master classes.

Purchasing marketing allows for the segmentation of the purchasing portfolio to understand the supplier market and seize opportunities provided by suppliers, thereby meeting the company’s needs.

Purchasing plays a central role in the company’s activities. Its management must address new challenges such as price pressure, internationalization, outsourcing, multi-channel dimension, sustainable development, and the ongoing need for businesses to evolve their offerings. It is a central, key function that requires rigorous mastery and the use of effective tools.

• Introduction to the specific legal issues that arise during the negotiation, conclusion, and execution of contracts in an international context.
• International transactions may involve contracting parties from several countries and/or the fulfillment of contractual obligations in multiple different countries.
• Special emphasis is placed on the issue of choosing the applicable law. The legal aspects of e-commerce are also addressed.

• Knowledge of the different types of purchasing centers (public purchasing center, cooperative purchasing center, integrated purchasing center, wholesaler purchasing center).
• Research, selection, and negotiation of products based on criteria such as quality, cost, margin, and delivery time, both with manufacturers and retailers.
• Negotiation of purchasing and supply conditions in coordination with logistics departments.

This module is designed to teach students the fundamentals of international negotiation strategy and to put theory into practice through two intensive business negotiations: one focused on strengthening the “internal” strategy and the other a commercial negotiation. The practical content of the negotiation is specific to the international business sector. Students are encouraged, through follow-up reports, to reveal and comment on their results.

This module is intended for current and future purchasing professionals and reflects the levels of understanding and competence required to manage purchasing at the international level.

This module helps to understand the role of purchasing in the tension of logistical flows and to put theory into practice while taking a step back from known logistics concepts. It also teaches how to draft a logistics contract and manage a purchasing portfolio.

• Knowing how to manage logistics in an international market is defined by the management of import and export activities.
• Organization of cross-border exchanges through transportation, using all known logistics methods.

The digitalization of purchasing and logistics processes, particularly due to the rise of e-commerce and urbanization of the population, is driving organizations towards what is known as urban logistics. This new challenge in supply chain management thus becomes a new criterion for customer acquisition and loyalty.

• Provide a clear vision of the challenges and issues faced in managing company activities: from the design of products/services, through their production, to their delivery to customers.
• This course will explore the strategic, tactical, and operational choices of organizations and how they align throughout the global logistics chain.

Students will explore key concepts, advanced tools, and the latest trends in Supply Chain Management, with a focus on optimization, collaboration, and innovation.

• Define a Team & Talent Management strategy.
• Motivate and retain employees while building high-performing and multicultural teams.

Knowledge or expertise can be a distinguishing factor in the context of a job search. French as a foreign language is available for international students.

• Optimize and reduce expenses and costs efficiently and steadily while maintaining the same quality of services and products.

The ultimate goal of the digital supply chain is to provide information that enhances efficiency, eliminates waste, and increases profits.

• Enable learners to know what is expected from the applied research thesis.
• Formulate a problem, build a literature review, choose the methodology of the study, issue recommendations.