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Welcome to the official website of the IMA Master's Degree in Purchasing Management.

The IMA Master in Purchasing Management is one of the leading European courses for people seeking a career in the rapidly growing Purchasing sector.

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RECENT EVENTS:

14/10/2006
Calendar

The 2006-2007 IMA academic programme will start on October 16, 2006.

The Ambassador of the 2006-2007 students will be Jean-Marie Descarpentries

Former CEO of the Carnaud Metalbox, Bull and Ingenico Groups and voted by Fortune as one of the “25 most influential business leaders”, Jean-Marie Descarpentries is now President of FNEGE (French Foundation for Management Education).

12/09/2006
APC

Meeting of the Academic Performance Committee

The IMA Academic Performance Committee will meet on September 12, 2006 to validate the 2006-2007 program. The meeting will gather Air Liquide, Alstom, Bouygues Telecom, France Telecom, Laboratoires Servier, L'Oréal, SNCF and Spie Batignolles Purchasing Directors and representatives of Actencia and Masaï consultancy companies.

10/05/2006
Symposium

Collaboration between HR and Purchasing Departments

CPOs and HROs from leading European groups are expected at this outstanding event.

06/04/2006
Lecture

Caroline Estivals - Directrice Achats, Novartis France

"Corporate Travel Policy"

30/03/2006
Lecture

Laura Bokobza - G&A and Marketing & Communication Purchasing Director, France Telecom Group

« Strategic Sourcing of Marketing & Communication »

20/03/2006
International Forum

Leonard de Vinci international week: "Doing business in China"

« From the 20th to the 24th of march 2006: - Lectures from Professor Kai HUAN from the Nanjing University: Introduction to the chinese economy, Internet in China, China; the world factory, Europe and China relationships - Invited lecturers from AREVA, MINEFI, Dragon Sourcing, La Tribune...»

07/03/2006
Lecture

Philippe Delleur - Purchasing Director, French Ministry for the Economy, Finance and Industry (MINEFI)

« Set-up of a purchasing central agency »

17/02/2006
Lecture

Valentin Vestemeanu - Corporate Purchasing Director - Eastern Countries, Electrolux

« Strategic sourcing in eastern countries »

09/02/2006
Lecture

Philippe Martena - VP Performance, FACEO

« Control the performance drivers »

09/02/2006
Lecture

Olivier Laureau - VP Purchsing, Laboratoires Servier

« Deployment of a global purchasing organisation »

07/02/2006
Lecture

Charlotte Seymour, Jean Marc Rety - Sourcing Managers Europe, General Electric Healthcare

« Core competency gaps: Define a strategic sourcing approach »

31/01/2006
Lecture

Patricia Judes Papon - Communication and Human Ressources Manager at the Purchasing Department, EDF

« The EDF purchasing organisation»

26/01/2006
Lecture

François Braud - Lawyer, Huglo Lepage

« Environmental risk management »

19/01/2006
Lecture

David Bricknell - COO, AirportSmart (ADP, British Airports, Copenhagen Airport)

« The eSourcing marketplace created by 3 leading airport operating organisations »

08/12/2005
Lecture

Mireille Flam - Executive assistant to the Mayor of PARIS, in charge of the public calls for tenders

« Management of the PARIS city calls for tenders »

06/12/2005
Lecture

Christel Philippe - Manager, K-Buy

« Outsourcing part or all of purchasing management, opportunities and threats »

29/11/2005
Lecture

Anne-Marie Michelot - Director in charge of the Purchasing Strategy, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations

« Sustainable purchasing »

24/11/2005
Lecture

Christophe Perge - Purchasing Director, Bouygues Immobilier

« Set-up of a corporate purchasing function »

15/11/2005
Lecture

Anne Delleur - International Marketing Project Manager, L'OREAL

« Global launch of a cosmetic product, purchasing and marketing issues »

10/11/2005
Lecture

Pierre Waitzenegger - Supply Chain and Purchasing Director, ALES Group

« Strategic sourcing on cosmetic products packaging, standardisation and differentiation »

08/11/2005
Lecture

Patrick Lesieur - Purchasing Manager, Sanofi-Aventis

« Sourcing in LLCC, opportunities and threats »

03/11/2005
Lecture

Serge Mascaro - Purchasing Director, SNCF Participations

« Set-up of a central purchasing coordination »

17/10/2005
Calendar

The 2005-2006 IMA academic programme will start on October 17, 2005.

The Ambassador of the 2005-2006 students will be Didier Lombard, CEO of France Telecom.

17/10/2005
APC

Meeting of the Academic Performance Committee.

The IMA Academic Performance Committee will meet on September 5, 2005 to validate the 2005-2006 program. The meeting will gather the Purchasing Directors of the MINEFI, CDC, ALSTOM, COGEMA, TBWA Group and representatives of AchatPro, Actencia and Masaï software and consultancy companies.

29/06/2005
Research

The new profile of the Purchasing Director

The conclusions of the research completed by the Actencia consulting group with support of the IMA Master's Degree will be presented during a breakfast seminar to be held on June 29, 2005; in the Westminster hotel's conference rooms. (http://www.actencia.fr)