Program Overview

Program in Digitalization of Purchasing Processes with SAP Ariba

The Program in digitalization of purchasing processes with SAP Ariba of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos is one of the best educational offers to learn the fundamentals of purchasing processes, necessary for the development of SAP implementation projects in supplier management. The Master aims to improve the professional development of those people who wish to acquire specific knowledge in SAP Ariba, which allows them to manage all the processes of the purchasing value chain, both at an operational level (sourcing, supplier management, etc.) and at a strategic level (contract management, supplier risk, spend analysis, etc).

Objectives

Its objective is to incorporate graduates in the labor market, equipping them with the knowledge and skills in Ariba. Students will have sufficient capacity to adapt the procurement processes of an organization in SAP. They will understand the fundamental concepts of sourcing processes related to the options of the corresponding modules of the SAP system. They will be able to maintain an effective dialogue with those responsible for a company's purchasing processes in order to capture their specific requirements. They will have a solid foundation in terms of techniques, tools, and practices for negotiating with suppliers. Likewise, they will acquire knowledge of the new digitalization models of supply operations.

Programme

The Master will last 160 hours (20 ECTS), structured into 3 training modules.

• Training block I: Purchasing processes and management with suppliers
  • Introduction to purchasing processes
  • Redesigning procurement processes towards sustainable models
  • Digitization of purchasing processes
• Training block II: SAP Ariba (includes the SAP Ariba Procurement and SAP Ariba Supplier Management certification exams)
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Management: Supplier Performance Management Projects
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Management: Managing Supplier Information
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Management: Supplier Lifecycle Management
  • SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing: System Administration
  • Reporting in SAP Ariba Solutions
  • SAP Ariba Strategy Sourcing: Workspace Template Administration
  • SAP Ariba Procurement: Buying
  • SAP Ariba Procurement: Invoicing
  • SAP Ariba Procurement: Contract Compliance
  • SAP Ariba Procurement: Managing and Maintaining Catalogs
  • SAP Ariba Procurement: Standalone Catalogs
  • SAP Ariba Procurement: Administration
  • Reporting in SAP Ariba Solutions
• Training block III: Business Case
  • Business Case: Analysis of the investment in the implementation of SAP Ariba in the organization

Recipients

• Access requirements: It is oriented to all university graduates, being valid any specialty, and not requiring previous knowledge of programming.
• Selection criteria: Number of Seats: 30

Academic Management and Faculty

Information not provided.

Duration and Development

• Modality: In-person
• Number of credits: 20 ECTS
• Contact hours: 160 hours
• Place of delivery: Vicálvaro
• Opening hours: Friday from 15:30 to 21:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 15:00 p.m.
• Start date: September
• Finish date: December

Reservation of Place and Enrollment

• Pre-registration period: June 8, 2023, to September 15, 2023
• Enrollment deadline: from September 15 to 18, 2023
• Title price: 5,500
• Possibility of scholarship: If applicable

Documentation to Attach, Forms, and Place of Delivery

The applicant will present all the scanned documentation, in the formats allowed. The documentation that you will have to submit is the following:

• For students with a degree obtained from a Spanish university or a Higher Education Institution belonging to another Member State of the European Higher Education Area:
  • National Identity Document or equivalent
  • University Degree of the studies that give you access to the requested postgraduate degree
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Responsible declaration of veracity of the data provided in digital format
  • Any other document required by the Academic Department of Continuing Education for acceptance
• For students with foreign qualifications:
  • Passport or Residence Card
  • Foreign Higher Education Degree (Graduate, Bachelor's Degree, Architect, Engineer, Doctor...) that gives access to continuing education studies
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Responsible declaration of veracity of the data provided in digital format
  • Any other document required by the Academic Department of Continuing Education for acceptance