KEDGE Business School

MAI - Management des Achats Internationaux et Innovation

Programme Overview

While getting the cheapest price used to be the core concern for those in the purchasing profession, today’s professionals are more concerned with strategic factors such as innovation and speed to market. Key suppliers are vitally important. This shift in thinking requires an entirely different type of buying professional, and KEDGE is at the forefront of training this new cohort of buyers.

 

Curriculum (courses, subject modules)

Pathway Course

• Strategic thinking
• Financial performance
• Data management
• Generative bootcamp (artificial intelligence)
• Public speaking
• Visual communication & sustainable impact
• Business & socio-ecological transition
• Sustainable environment for organisations
• Team management
• Human & AI collaboration
• Business & climate change
• Open Innovation Challenge

Pre-specialisation courses

• Marketing reconsidered
• Procurement
• Qualitative & quantative research

Choice of experience

• Internship in France or abroad
• Academic partnership

Master of Science (MSc)

SEMESTERS 1 & 2

THE EVOLUTION OF PURCHASING
Train future professionals to develop an international purchasing strategy aligned with the company's goals and values.

PURCHASING PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Teach students how to manage and optimise the international purchasing process.

SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP AND INNOVATION CAPTURE
Equip trainees to build and maintain innovative supplier relationships that foster collaboration and co-create value.

PURCHASING IN A MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
Provide skills for effectively managing stakeholders involved in international purchasing activities.

PURCHASING PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Guide attendees in monitoring, evaluating, and communicating procurement performance to key stakeholders.

ADDITIONAL CONTENT

INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP

FINAL DISSERTATION

Admission conditions

Required diploma(s)

• 3 to 4 years of higher education

Tuition & Fees

Between 20 400 and 30 100 €

 

 

Employment opportunities & career impact

Annual salary after graduation

• Average salary : 46 000 €

Average time for obtaining the first job offer

96% of graduates find a job within 6 months after graduation

Employment opportunities

The multinationals recruiting MAI students today are in almost all sectors: Agro-Alimentary, Cosmetics, Household goods, Pharmaceutical, Automobile, Aeronautic and most service industries.

JOB TYPES: Lead Buyer / International Purchasing Director / Marketing Director / Consultant / Managing Director / Purchasing & Logistic Manager / Product Purchasing Manager / HR Purchasing Group Manager / Strategic Purchasing Director / New Product Director / Director of Innovation / International Sourcing Director

POSITIONS AFTER 5 YEARS :

• Purchasing category manager : 22 %
• Lead Buyer : 20 %
• Innovation Sourcing Manager : 12 %
• Purchasing Director : 1 1%
• New Product Development Manager : 10 %
• Category Manager Marketing : 1 0%
• Product / Brand Manager : 8 %
• Consultant : 7%

PARTNER COMPANIES

Air France, Aventis, BMS, Bosch, Bouygues, Cadbury, Chupa Chups, Danone, Delphi, Diageo Guinness, EADS, EDF, Eiffage, Henkel, Heineken, Hermès, HP, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, La Poste, Legrand, L’Oréal, LVMH, Michelin, Microsoft, Nestlé, Nokia, Novartis, Procter & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser, Renault, Safran, Sanofi, Schweppes, Schlumberger, SNPE, Saipem, Thales, Toyota...

Application Deadlines

Application deadlines

The selection period for the intake at KEDGE runs from October to July. Several interview sessions are offered until the programme is filled.

Faculty profiles

Campus facilities & Student life

The campus in Bordeaux was designed taking into account the changing habits and preferences of today's students, and how those changes affect their living spaces. The school is located on the Talence campus 35 minutes away from the city centre by tram, 25 minutes away by car and  around 30 minutes by bicycle. Spread over 35,000m2, the campus is designed to provide the most innovative facilities to meet students and collaborators' needs:

• La Ruche Library: Spread over 2000m2, the Ruche Library is a haven of knowledge. It offers a true cultural space where students and employees can borrow books, comics, DVDs or board games.  You can work between classes alone or in a group. For more privacy, you can book a room through the virtual campus.
• Various catering areas to suit everyone's needs. For lunch on the go or to grab a cup of coffee, you have the K'omptoir with its Starbucks Corner offering a wide range of coffees and snacks. For a leisurely lunch you have the self-service cafeteria which serves healthy set menus. For those bringing their own lunches, there are microwaves at your disposal. From time to time, there are also food trucks serving many different food options within the patio area.
• Co-working areas  ideal for group sessions fully equipped with the latest technologies.
• The CA'Store, KEDGE's official association shop which can be found within the entrance hall.
• The main hallway, the heart of the school where different events are hosted such as the Career Fairs (where you will meet with businesses and recruiters in the hope of finding a work placement or internship), the Association Fairs where each association has a stand to present what they are all about and the place where you will be welcome for your oral exams. 
• The beehive patio looked after by the association Kedge'bees providing the honey for the school.
• The Career Centre to help with work placements or internships.
• The Ber'kail, the student haven where you can eat, chill and listen to music. You can also play video games, table football, have a drink on the terrace, meet up for a burger or a coffee. The association Ber'kail organises various events such as the 'beer and chill' barbecues, the WEXs (Extreme Weekend) in collaboration with the Adrenaline association to mark the start of the year and the Grand Banquet, a chill out weekend to end the year in style.
• Sports facilities managed by the Sports Society, the Arts Society and sports' coaches.
  All students, whether following an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, can benefit from the sports facilities.  It is managed by a team of qualified sports professionals always on hand to help and advise. On the Bordeaux campus, you can find:
  - A weight-training and cardio room supervised by qualified sports coaches
  -  A studio facility with organised  weekly classes including danse, yoga, fitness, self-defence or meditation
  - A gymnasium / hall for the practice of hand-ball, basketball, futsal (indoor football), badminton, volley-ball, ping-pong
  - A multi-sports ground with a pitch for the practice of football or to play tennis
• Other facilities:
  - 49 lecture rooms, language labs, computer rooms, 20 auditoriums with a capacity of 60 to 500 seats for teaching, seminars or meetings.
  - A trading room animated by professors and by the finance transaction association.
  - The Business Nursery and the Business Accelerator, both dedicated to the entrepreneurship development.

Admission process

Steps

Mandatory testing for application process

Language level tests

TOEFL TOEIC IELTS Duolingo, PTE, Lunguaskill, Cambridge Preliminary

Application Checklist

Academic documents required

• Undergraduate Diploma copy
• GPA results

Administrative documents required

• 2 Photographs
• Photocopy of ID Card / Passport
• Photocopy of university degree

Scholarships & Financial Aid

At KEDGE, we strongly believe that students shouldn’t abandon their education projects because of funding problems. This is why we have launched a financial support plan tailored to international candidates' backgrounds, countries of origin, situation, and prior educational achievements:
- Early Bird discount for early completion of your application: 10% before November 30 and 5% before February 28.
- Excellence scholarship based on merit
- Social scholarship for registered students in full-time initial training who need financial assistance
- Solidarity scholarship for international applicants who need financial assistance to finance their studies
- Diversity scholarship intended for students hailing from a range of international, cultural, or social backgrounds
- Partner scholarships for applicants joining the school via a “pathway agreement” with a partner institution
- Alumni scholarship for alumni wishing to pursue further education at the school
- Kirsten Hoey scholarship for students from the USA
- Eiffel Excellence scholarship for students pursuing a master's or doctoral degree in France

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