Words from the inside
 

Thank you very much for your very warm welcome to the EIPM’s e-link 1st issue.
Your feedback reveals the importance in receiving adequate information concerning your      organisation, your job, and your team.

We will be pleased to send you information from the EIPM’s inside, including relevant news   covering the current developments on Purchasing Strategy. And to serve you better, feel free to   offer any suggestions and comments regarding the news you would like us to communicate on.
Before starting this 2nd issue, the EIPM team would like to wish you “du courage pour l’après  vacances”.
Now that vacation is over, we wish you a positive start throughout the upcoming months.
 
Bernard Gracia
Director
European Institute of Purchasing Management 
 CERTIFIED PROGRAMMES


 Developed to improve the professionalism of the different purchasing members of your team:
 
 

- Certified Program for Newcomers starts on September 22nd.
- Certified Program for Expert Buyers, Lead buyers , Advanced buyers and Project buyers start on October 6th.
- Certified Program for Purchasing Managers starts on September 29th.


 There are still some seats available for these different Certified Programmes.
 

Please contact Valérie Michaud at +33 450 31 56 73. vmichaud@eipm.org

 THE ANNUAL EIPM CONFERENCE
 
  It is held on December 4th and 5th on the EIPM Archamps Campus. This year’s topic, “Purchasing: How to get organized for innovating,” will allow professors and consultants to present their latest research findings on how new purchasing and supplying professionals can bring innovation to your company.

This year once more, the EIPM will be conducting the European Salary Survey to which we invite you to participate to benchmark your earnings.

Early bird registration closes on October 17th.		  


Please contact Audrey Saurel at +33 450 31 56 86. asaurel@eipm.org
 EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
 
 

This new program the EIPM is launching in December is dedicated to purchasing professionals who have an executive position in purchasing & supply chain or to those who have an MBA with purchasing specialisation and a managerial position in purchasing!

The OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM is to give participants new insights in business development and purchasing, putting the accent on how to handle the future with a strong emphasis on strategies and personal development.

For ten years, we have been training all levels of purchasing professionals, but not executives. And today that need is stronger than never. They are the ones who interpret the environment, set up directions and create the context to make strategies happen! For that, they need new ways of thinking, analysing and acting. They need new concepts and new skills to be successful. Because the new business world is different – and it needs a different know- how. Because the changes are not any more linear but abrupt and radical, because the only thing we know in the business environment is uncertainty. Because the knowledge gets obsolete faster than ever!

The program will take 6 days over 2 months - December 1-3, 2003 & February 4-6, 2004
 

  

Please contact Elda Simonaska  esimonas@eipm.org
 THE MBA for high potentials
 
  Many of you showed interest in the EIPM MBA specialized in Purchasing and Supply Chain Strategy.
This part-time Executive MBA program created in 1991 continues to be one of its kind in Europe.

The EIPM will be present in its World MBA Tour at: 		 
London 7 October Paris 11 October
Brussels 9 October Zurich 22 October

Want to find out more on it? We invite you to meet an EIPM representative on the above-mentioned dates, including the following:
Paris 11, 12 & 22 September London 15 October
Brussels 17 September Germany 31 October
Copenhagen 18 & 19 September    

Please contact us to make an appointment. You could also first-hand experience the MBA’s level, content and environment by participating in a one-day session free of charge.

Applications for the 2004 session are still being accepted.
 

Please contact Veronica Dumoulin at +33 450 31 56 83. vdumoulin@eipm.org
 IN COMPANY PROGRAMS
  For more than 10 years, the EIPM has been developing specific in-company programs dedicated to the Purchasing and Supply Chain spheres.
The most recent clients joining our programs are the highly regarded international companies of EADS, Bayer, STMicroelectronics, Snecma and Uniq. 		 

Please contact Cristelle Durafour +33 450 31 56 76. cdurafour@eipm.org
 For more information visit our website: www.eipm.org
 

The European Institute of Purchasing Management
French Geneva Campus – Site d’Archamps – 74160 Archamps – France
Tel: +33 (0) 4 50 31 56 78 – Fax: +33 (0) 4 50 31 56 80 – E-mail: eipm@eipm.org