Individual training sessions are not enough if procurement is to have a real impact and drive transformation.

Today, procurement must do more than just manage processes and deliver isolated savings.
What is needed is strategic product category management, effective negotiation skills, resilient supply chains, digital competence, and a robust contribution to sustainability, value creation, and innovation.

Advancing procurement. Making impact measurable.

Many procurement organizations face the same questions:
How do we systematically build strategic capabilities?
How do we embed digital and sustainable transformation in procurement?
And how do we ensure that training not only imparts knowledge but also drives real change?

This is exactly where PSM-EP in-house training comes in.

With PSM-EP in-house training, we develop your procurement and supply chain teams in a targeted manner based on their roles, maturity levels, and priorities. This ensures that training not only imparts knowledge but also triggers real change in your procurement function.

Why PSM-EP

Our training programs have a modular structure and combine specialized methodology, practical application, and transformation. Companies can choose from Foundation, Advanced, Leadership, and Transformation tracks and supplement these with topics such as digital procurement, sustainable procurement, negotiation, category management, supplier management, or supply chain risk management.

Our Qualification Tracks

Track Target Audience Sample Modules Objective
Foundation Track Broad purchasing teams Category Management; Spend Analytics; Source-to-Contract; Supplier Management; Negotiation Establishes uniform standards and enables rapid decision-making
Advanced Impact Track Strategic Procurement / SCM Advanced Category Management; Risk Management; Performance Measurement; Working Capital; Project Management Generates direct business impact through value levers and control
Leadership Track Leadership and High Potentials Cross-functional Teams; Situational Leadership; Change Management; Value- -Contribution; Executive Negotiation Positions Procurement as a Business Partner and Driver of Transformation
Transformation Track Broad target audience or pilot teams Digital Procurement Excellence; Sustainable Procurement Excellence; Tool Safari Digital/AI; Tool Safari Sustainability/AI Makes transformation concrete and practical

 

Our delivery approach

  • Assess: brief maturity assessment, target vision, and prioritization of relevant modules.
  • Design: Customized learning paths based on target groups, maturity level, and business priorities.
  • Deliver: In-house workshops, virtual sessions, practical exercises, and tool demos.
  • Apply: Transfer tasks applied to real-world categories, suppliers, or projects.
  • Measure: Review of implementation, lessons learned, and measurable success metrics.

Your benefits at a glance

  • Tailored learning paths instead of isolated individual training sessions
  • High practical relevance through company-specific content
  • Targeted competency development for operational, strategic, and leadership roles
  • better internal collaboration and greater influence for the procurement department
  • An integrated perspective on digitalization and sustainability
  • Directly applicable to real-world business challenges

Typical applications

  • Implementation of a cost-reduction initiative focused on selected category groups and top suppliers
  • Establishment of a Procurement Academy
  • Development of category managers and strategic buyers
  • Training of procurement executives
  • Supporting transformation and change initiatives
  • Strengthening negotiation, supplier management, and control competencies

 

PSM-EP in-house training programs are ideal for companies that want to not only train their procurement teams but also specifically professionalize them.

We’d be happy to show you in a brief discussion what a suitable learning architecture for your company might look like.