• Completed technical or commercial degree with a minimum of 3 years professional experience in a technical function or completed techical or commercial vocational training and a minimum of 5 years professional experience in a technical position.
• Practical experience in project Management
• Good knowledge of English
• Participation in the 15 day training course “Professional for Purchasing” recognized by the Personnel Certification Body with a minimum attendance of 80%.

• Written intermediate exam (Multiple Choice)
• A relevant working report must be handed in as preparation for the oral examination
• Oral exam

In the examination participants prove their knowledge in the following areas:

• Supplier management
• Tools in purchasing
• Instruments of cost analysis
• Presentation and moderation techniques
• Fundamentals of contract law
• Negotiating techniques
• Critical paths of deadline planning

As a result successful participants are in a position to manage and carry outactivities in purchasing, from choice of supplier through cost analysis to contract design and contract negotiation.

Purchasing Professionals prove that their competence is up-to-date in a recertification process.