ESC Clermont with ESLSCA Business School Paris MSc Purchasing & Supply Chain Management

Description of the MSc

The Master of Science is a specialised Master’s programme that provides students with expertise in the Supply Chain area.

With this 12 months programme, students will acquire general managerial skills that will allow them to have a fulfilling career in any field. This programme will allow students to obtain a co-diploma, in partnership with ESC Clermont Business School.

In a globalised and competitive world, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management are strategic assets for developing a company's performance.

This programme enables students to acquire concepts, methods and tools that are essential to becoming professionals in this ever-growing field.

Curriculum (courses, subject modules)

MSc 1st Semester

FUNDAMENTALS OF PURCHASING & SCM

• Introduction to purchasing
• Identification of purchasing needs
• International purchasing rules
• Expression of needs
• Purchasing costs
• Negotiation basics
• Supplier relationship management
• Essentials of SCM
• Demand planning and forecasting
• Essentials of production planning
• Inventory management basics
• Introduction to lean manufacturing
• Meetings with companies' practitioners
• Tutorials
• Sourcing cases presentation

SHARED MODULES

• Thesis methodology
• Mastering Data in Excel (e-learning)
• French language skills
• Job Marketing

MSc 2nd Semester

ADVANCED PROGRAM

• Global sourcing and contracting (case of emerging countries)
• Negotiation advanced
• Purchasing per sector
• Purchasing costs and risks
• Business cases and professional testimonies
• Tutorials (problems + team work on purchasing project)
• Project management
• Business intelligence
• Digitalization
• Strategies with global strategy
• Alignment of purchasing and SCM
• Demand management
• Capturing innovation
• Lean, quality and continuous improvement
• Manufacturing planning and control system
• Inventory management and ordering systems
• Production activity and capacity control
• Physical distribution advanced

SHARED MODULES

• Strategic management
• Information systems for managers
• French language skills
• Meeting with practitioners

MSc 3rd Semester

PROFESIONNAL MISSION AND THESIS

• Master's thesis
• Oral presentation
• Company assessment

Admission conditions

Required diploma(s) :

• Master

Tuition & Fees

Between 12950 and 12950 €

Employment opportunities & career impact

Employment opportunities :

SUPPLY CHAIN

• PROJECT MANAGER SUPPLY CHAIN
• DEMAND PLANNER
• PRODUCTION PLANNING COORDINATOR
•  INVENTORY MANAGER
• SUPPLY MANAGER
• WAREHOUSE MANAGER
• CONSULTANT

PURCHASING

• CATEGORY/FAMILY BUYER
• PROJECT BUYER
• CAPEX BUYER
• INDUSTRIAL BUYER
• SERVICE BUYER
• PUBLIC SECTOR BUYER
• PURCHASING PROJECT MANAGER
• CONSULTANT