Our goal is to bring you once a month an information digest on the European Institute of Purchasing Management. This 4^th letter is also commemorating our 1^st anniversary in our new premises. Just remember that this campus was called the “Home for Purchasing Community in Europe.” And I think it’s time for you to begin feeling the owner of this home by coming and visiting us, perhaps during the Annual Conference in December.

Thank you for your support.

Bernard Gracia
Director
European Institute of Purchasing Management 
 

This 5th European Purchasing Salary Survey is already on-line. More than 150 people have already filled out the questionnaire. Only the survey participants assigned with a private login will access the complete analysis and final results.

Last year, the 4th European Purchasing Salary Survey gathered more than 200 participants and a digest of the results is now available on our http://www.eipm.org/research/research_surveys.html

We encourage you to assess your exact value in the European Purchasing World. You have till November 22 to fill out the questionnaire.

Please contact Cristelle Durafour +33 450 31 56 76. cdurafour@eipm.org
 

Be among the hundred participants in the Annual Conference: “Getting organized for Innovating.” Registrations are still open. To all of you Purchasing Managers and Project Managers who have already registered, we are looking forward to welcoming you.

Just a reminder on the conference’s main speakers: On the first day, the EIPM welcomes professors Dr. Arjan Van Veele, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY EINDHOVEN and Ms. Elda Simonaska, EIPM. The second day is dedicated to consultants’ presentations: Vice President Procurement Nando Galazzo, BOREALIS; Stéphane Batoux, Purchasing Director, DANONE; and Dr. Helmut Lagger, R&D Director - SIEMENS ICM.

A dinner has been organized to give you the opportunity to benchmark in a friendly atmosphere.

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

What is the role of Purchasing in introducing innovation? How are you organized to bring and sell innovation and much more…

Become aware of what companies are doing today and what their strategies are about. The EIPM is undertaking research on these issues and making significant progress thanks to your collaboration. You can find this research project in the on-line questionnaire. The preliminary results will be presented at the annual conference. Only those who participated in this project will receive the complete results.

Please contact Cristelle Durafour at +33 450 31 56 76. cdurafour@eipm.org
 

The program has been designed for executives to learn about the new trends in Purchasing strategy, leadership and change management.

This 3-day high-level, exceptional, short & intensive seminar (offered twice) will be thought by Dr. Arjan Van Veele, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY EINDHOVEN and Mrs. Elda Simonaska, EIPM. The first seminar will take place on December 1, 2 & 3.

Special fares are being offered to those registering for the Annual Conference on December 4 & 5.

Please contact Antonella Nurra at +33 450 31 56 71. anurra@eipm.org
 

Enrolment for the MBA 2004 starting in January is currently open. If you are looking for an intellectual challenge and wish to further develop your career, you can still join in the 2004 academic year.

In average, the MBA program gathers 20 participants from 13 European nationalities representing different professional sectors, which together with a highly competitive international faculty, create the ideal learning environment

For all those interested, we invite you to participate in a module of your choice with our one-day-trial offer. This opportunity has proven to be quite advantageous, for it provides the participant with a hands-on-experience at no charge.

Please contact Véronica Dumoulin at +33 450 31 56 83.  vdumoulin@eipm.org
 

CAPC PROGRAMS: CERTIFIED TRAINING FOR PURCHASING JOB QUALIFICATIONS                       Early Bird Registration

The EIPM developed Bee Resources, a Human Resources tool to analyze different jobs, tasks and associated competencies. This tool has been used by various companies and is now available to analyze purchasing teams’ potential.

This tool also determines four levels of purchasing competencies (Buyer, Expert Buyer, Manager and Executive). The EIPM has developed Certified Training to facilitate professionals undertaking these challenging specialized jobs.

• CAPC for Newcomers
• CAPC for Expert Buyers
• CAPC for Purchasing Managers

You can benefit from early bird fares if your register before the end of December, 2003.

Some of our former CAPC participants have been: BMW, NUTRACO, SCNECMA, BANG & OLUFSEN, DEUTSCHE BANK, DUPONT, GE ENERGY, HEINEKEN, KIMBERLY CLARK, SAFT, SNECMA, THALES, TOTAL FINA ELF, ESSILOR, F. HOFFMAN LA ROCHE AG, SIEMENS and HOLCIM.

Please contact Valérie Michaud . vmichaud@eipm.org

Please contact Cristelle Durafour at +33 450 31 56 76. cdurafour@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
 

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