This is your great opportunity to succeed in a world that requires professionals like you, with a desire to improve and expertise at the highest level" 

Why Study at TECH?

TECH is the world's largest 100% online business school. It is an elite business school, with a model based on the highest academic standards. A world-class centre for intensive managerial skills training.   

TECH is a university at the forefront of technology, and puts all its resources at the student's disposal to help them achieve entrepreneurial success"

At TECH Global University

Innovation

The university offers an online learning model that combines the latest educational technology with the most rigorous teaching methods. A unique method with the highest international recognition that will provide students with the keys to develop in a rapidly-evolving world, where innovation must be every entrepreneur’s focus.

"Microsoft Europe Success Story", for integrating the innovative, interactive multi-video system.  

The Highest Standards

Admissions criteria at TECH are not economic. Students don't need to make a large investment to study at this university. However, in order to obtain a qualification from TECH, the student's intelligence and ability will be tested to their limits. The institution's academic standards are exceptionally high...  

95% of TECH students successfully complete their studies.

Networking

Professionals from countries all over the world attend TECH, allowing students to establish a large network of contacts that may prove useful to them in the future.  

100,000+ executives trained each year, 200+ different nationalities.

Empowerment

Students will grow hand in hand with the best companies and highly regarded and influential professionals. TECH has developed strategic partnerships and a valuable network of contacts with major economic players in 7 continents.  

500+ collaborative agreements with leading companies.

Talent

This program is a unique initiative to allow students to showcase their talent in the business world. An opportunity that will allow them to voice their concerns and share their business vision. 

After completing this program, TECH helps students show the world their talent. 

Multicultural Context

While studying at TECH, students will enjoy a unique experience. Study in a multicultural context. In a program with a global vision, through which students can learn about the operating methods in different parts of the world, and gather the latest information that best adapts to their business idea. 

TECH students represent more than 200 different nationalities.   

Learn with the best

In the classroom, TECH teaching staff discuss how they have achieved success in their companies, working in a real, lively, and dynamic context. Teachers who are fully committed to offering a quality specialization that will allow students to advance in their career and stand out in the business world. 

Teachers representing 20 different nationalities. 

TECH strives for excellence and, to this end, boasts a series of characteristics that make this university unique:   

Analysis

TECH explores the student’s critical side, their ability to question things, their problem-solving skills, as well as their interpersonal skills.  

Academic Excellence

TECH offers students the best online learning methodology. The university combines the Relearning method (a postgraduate learning methodology with the highest international rating) with the Case Study. A complex balance between tradition and state-of-the-art, within the context of the most demanding academic itinerary.  

TECH is the world’s largest online university. It currently boasts a portfolio of more than 10,000 university postgraduate programs. And in today's new economy, volume + technology = a ground-breaking price. This way, TECH ensures that studying is not as expensive for students as it would be at another university.  

At TECH, you will have access to the most rigorous and up-to-date case studies in the academic community”

Since logistics is such a broad and complex field, the contents of this Postgraduate certificate in Strategic Procurement provide a general overview of the most important developments in the sector in strategic purchasing management and market research, without neglecting relations with suppliers. With this, students have everything they need for their business project or department to have a better flow in their production chain, thereby providing them with greater and better economic and employment opportunities. 

This program will mark your path to the highest logistic prestige, making you a reference in the sector to which everyone will turn to for Postgraduate certificate issues"  

Syllabus

The content of this Postgraduate Postgraduate certificate in Strategic Procurement is designed to strengthen the student's logistical and managerial skills in the field of purchasing, market research and supplier relations. In this way, the student obtains advanced education with which to take on management positions related to supply management. 

In order to guarantee a useful and complete teaching, the teaching staff has complemented the theoretical content with multiple examples and real cases. In order to guarantee a useful and complete teaching, the teaching staff has complemented the theoretical content with many examples and real-life cases of purchasing logistics management. 

During the 100 hours of the Postgraduate certificate, the student will have full access to the content, allowing them to take on the course load at their own pace and to adapt it to their other professional or personal responsibilities. 

This Postgraduate certificate takes place over six month and consists of 3 modules: 

Module 1. Strategic Purchasing Management 
Module 2. Market Research 
Module 3. Supplier Relationship Management

Where, When and How is it Taught?

TECH offers the possibility of developing this Postgraduate certificate in Strategic Procurement in a totally online way. During the 6 weeks of the program, the student will be able to access all the contents of this program at any time, which will allow them to self-manage their study time. 

Module 1. Strategic Purchasing Management    

1.1. Strategic Procurement 

1.1.1. Supplier Selection and Development 
1.1.2. Value Generation from Strategic Procurement 
1.1.3. Logistic Operators in Procurement 

1.2. Purchasing Strategy Design 

1.2.1. Externalization 
1.2.2. Process Outsourcing 
1.2.3. Globalization 
1.2.4. Relocation 

Module 2. Market Research

2.1. Types of Buying Behavior  

2.1.1. Complex Behavior
2.1.2. Dissonance Reducing Behavior
2.1.3. Variety Seeking Behavior
2.1.4. Habitual Purchasing Behavior

Module 3. Supplier Relationship Management

3.1. Supplier Search Planning 

3.1.1. Bidding Process and Criteria Development
3.1.2. Identifying Potential Suppliers
3.1.3. Supplier Selection

3.2. Supplier Selection Criteria

3.2.1. Economic Criteria
3.2.2. Quality Criteria
3.2.3. Other  Criteria

3.3. Supplier Relationship Management

3.3.1. Ethics in Relations
3.3.2. Recruitment Planning
3.3.3. Acquisition of Services

3.4. Integrating Suppliers in the Value Chain

3.4.1. Phases in the Process of Integration
3.4.2. Risks and Control Parameters
3.4.3. Monitoring
3.4.4. Integration Breakdown

This Postgraduate certificate program will lead you to the best management positions in logistics, developing your professional potential to the fullest"