Master in International Purchasing & Supply Chain Management

Create value in a global, complex and multicultural context, in the midst of digital, technological, social and environmental transformation

The purchasing and supply chain functions are becoming strategic, both in the search for productivity gains and in the creation of added value for customers.

Their attachment to General Management, particularly in industry and services, distribution and e-commerce, testifies to the strong contribution of the purchasing and supply chain functions to the development of companies or their recovery. The development of strategic and operational advice in these functions also demonstrates this.

The MS GAISC at a glance

The Specialized Master ® International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management will allow you to:

• Master the fundamentals of  business management  and  purchasing & supply chain  as well as their  strategic management .

• Lead multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.

• Personalize your course  according to your personal and professional objectives, thanks to the  two streams  : France (at ESSEC Cergy: 60% in English) or Singapore (at ESSEC Asia-Pacific: 100% in English).

The Singapore branch at ESSEC Asia-Pacific between October and December

If you opt for this course, you will start your course in Cergy in September and will be immersed in Singapore between October and December. Thus, you will be closer to the issues specific to companies established in Asia that trade in India, China, Korea, Japan and throughout Southeast Asia.

You will follow, together with the students of the Master in Management (MIM) – Grande Ecole, the courses of the Operations Management in Asia sector of the MIM:  

• Asian Culture and Society

• Philosophy and Strategy of Responsible Innovation

• Service Management and Marketing

• Supply Chain Management in a Digital Age

• Operations and Logistics Management

• Indirect Purchasing Strategy

• Operations Management Project

In January you will return to continue the program in Cergy.

Admission

Language

Remember to plan ahead and prepare for this test seriously to give yourself the best chance of success.

The following tests are accepted. Their validity is two years. (Your test must be less than 2 years old on the registration closing date for the admission session to which you are applying)

• TOEIC (listening and reading)

• TOEFL iBT  or  TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition   (ESSEC code: 0520)

• IELTS (Academic) 

• Cambridge (C1 Advanced)

The English score is mandatory and must be  uploaded  in your application file. Only candidates who have completed a three-year course of higher education in English in a 100% English-speaking institution are exempt.

The logic test (TAGE MAGE or GMAT or GRE) is not required.