Trade globalization, digitalization, and technological innovations (e.g. Internet of Things, 3D Printing, Big Data…), transform the basic needs of any company to manage and control its Supply Chain, into a major competitive must-have.

Following these drastic changes in the playing field, the different jobs offered in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management require more and more advanced analytical and strategic skills, in a context where employers demand for such specialized labor increase.

The goal of this MSc is to train expert managers to successfully hold key positions in purchasing and supply chain services, and develop their careers.

Strengths of this program:

This MSc in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management provides the advanced training required to achieve performance in job positions and missions that:

• Require a global and strategic vision to tackle Purchasing and Supply Chain challenges.
• Impose a transversal approach of a firm’s management decisions, which in turn favors career evolution to top management positions.
• Are conducted in an international context, and are impacted by technological innovations: « For 65 % of Supply Chain departments, managing virtual and international teams is a major challenge for the 5 coming years » (Salary Benchmarking Study, Michael Page, 2019).
• Necessitate strong abilities to work in project mode within multicultural teams in more and more agile organizations.
• Are on the front line when it comes to promoting social and environmental changes.

This MSc emphasis is set on quantitative and data driven decision making, at the heart of a firm’ procurement and operational performance. It provides the advanced skills for:

• High-level Big Data analysis, applied to demand forecasting, market mechanisms understanding, supplier selection process, statistical process control…
• Decision making when interactions are strategic (applied Game Theory) or not (operations research, simulation methods)
• Mastering information, using tools like SAP, Arena, VBA, XlStat…

Career Opportunities:

This Master of Science prepares you for the following job categories:

• Supply Chain Manager
• Purchasing Manager (production, materials, distribution, projects, intellectual services, transport, services, etc.)
• Procurement Manager
• Contract Manager
• Demand Planner
• Supplier Performance Manager
• Supply Chain – Purchasing Analyst
• Supply Chain Engineer
• Flow Manager
• Logistics / Transport Manager
• Commodity Lead Buyer
• Production Planner
• Supply Chain – Purchasing Consultant
• Supply Chain Project Manager