Twelve 30-hour course modules, not including personal work, conferences, projects, special assignments and assessments:

- The Purchasing function
- Selecting suppliers
- International transport
- Costs & International payment methods
- Customs & Tariff preferences
- Risks & International environment
- Strategy, Procurement & Sourcing
- International supply chains
- Project management
- Value analysis & Information systems
- Contract negotiations
- Cultural differences & CSR 

Principal participants

In addition to its permanent teaching staff, La Rochelle Business School also calls on outside experts and professionals in various sectors including:

• François Soulet de Brugières - SRS
General Manager and President of the UPF (Union des Ports Français)
• Roger Perotin - CEGOS
Former Procurement Manager
• Jean-Jacques Pasero - OTIS NEEA
Former Procurement Manager, Northern Europe
• Didier Amaté – Independent consultant
• David EVANS – Head of International Relations, La Rochelle Business School

 * list of courses and participants subject to change from one year to another