Our goal: to train you to manage purchasing strategy and performance in a complex, globalized, and rapidly evolving environment.

At the end of this program, you will be able to:

• Develop a responsible purchasing strategy
• Manage the responsible sourcing and purchasing contract process
• Oversee the implementation and maintenance of responsible and innovation-driven supplier relationships
• Manage the purchasing function and its economic and non-financial performance

You can find a detailed description of the skills targeted by this program on France Compétences, Card 36898.

This program will give you a comprehensive and strategic view of the purchasing function, combining economic performance, innovation, and social responsibility. You will develop hybrid skills—technical, managerial, and ethical—that will make you a key driver of sustainable performance and business transformation.

Teaching Methods at GEM are highly practical, based on real business cases and enriched by contributions from industry professionals. These learning experiences help you develop your innovation and creativity skills through simulations, real case studies, and hands-on exercises.

• Assessment: Case studies based on real or hypothetical business situations, completed individually and/or in groups.
• Program completion: Writing and defending a professional thesis before an academic and professional jury.

The professional thesis is the final step toward obtaining the degree. It is neither an internship report nor an academic doctoral thesis. It is a well-developed managerial reflection, combining field observations and theoretical research, providing a genuine contribution to the company. It must conclude with recommendations applicable exclusively to the company where the assignment took place.

Sample Professional Thesis Titles:

• Supplier relationship management through inter-company mediation
• How does the purchasing function contribute to creating a competitive advantage in a globalized world?
• The circular economy: value innovation through purchasing
• Do European diplomatic decisions have a major impact on companies’ purchasing strategies?

In the case of partial validation of the targeted professional certification, the validated skill blocks are acquired and documented through a certificate (certification of skill block(s)). Correspondences of skill blocks are available on the RNCP records of professional certifications.

Graduation rate: 100% (Source: Jury report, 2022)

Source: 2025 survey based on the class of 2024
Access to overall integration rates in employment and in the targeted profession : RNCP Card 36898

Potential positions:

• Purchasing Engineer
• Purchasing Consulting Manager
• Sourcing Manager
• Purchasing Group Leader
• Project Buyer
• Commodity Buyer…

During your program, we organize meetings with alumni of the Advanced Master in Purchasing Performance and Strategy Management. These events give you the opportunity to ask questions directly about the profession and assess whether the role matches your career aspirations.

Additionally, a dedicated professional LinkedIn group allows you to seek advice and interact in real time with industry experts.

Our alumni have gone on to become:

• Director EMEA Supplier Performance at EMERSON
• Market Buyer at FRAMATOME
• Purchasing Manager – Ingredients, Ferments, Enzymes, Flavors at SODIAA
• Fossil Free Material Purchasing – Rubber at VOLVO GROUP
• Indirect Procurement Manager at ALSTOM
• Indirect Buyer at RADIALL

At GEM, the transition to the professional world begins on day one to ensure successful career integration for all students.

• Professional Experiences: At the core of your education, internships and work-study programs provide concrete opportunities to test your skills, boost your employability, and enrich your career path.
• The Career Center: It supports you at every stage of your journey to better understand yourself, refine your career project, succeed in applications, meet companies, and secure your first job. With a team of coaches and consultants, you benefit from personalized guidance, practical workshops, and numerous events to build a professional future that suits you.
• The Jobteaser Platform – 24/7: Access all internship, work-study, and job opportunities, key resources, and upcoming recruitment events anytime, anywhere.
• Access to a Wide Professional Network: With 49,000 alumni and over 600 corporate partners, you enjoy privileged access to a vast network of professionals worldwide and across sectors to expand your contacts, learn about careers, and seize opportunities.

• €16,900 net of tax

Can be financed under the terms of your work-study contract.

The qualification “Manager de la stratégie et de la performance Achats (MS)” and its skill blocks are also accessible via accreditation of prior experiential learning (VAE in French) and can be financed under French training account (CPF) conditions.

You will be definitively enrolled in the program once your academic prerequisites are validated, and you sign either a work-study contract with a company or an initial training contract if ineligible for work-study. For those under an initial training contract, a 14-day withdrawal period must be observed before final confirmation of enrollment. Contact our training consultants with any inquiries.

General terms

Financial Support, Scholarships, Banking Offers, Student Jobs…
Several solutions are available to support you in your study plans and make our programs more accessible.

GEM Financial Advisor is a platform designed to help you navigate financing options and find the solution best suited to your situation. It allows you to:

• Explore all available funding options (loans, scholarships, etc.)
• Identify the financing solution that fits your situation
• Quickly access the relevant contacts for each option

We recommend that students begin their search for financial aid as early as possible.

Please note that you must apply and be accepted into a program before you can apply for a scholarship or visa.

As one of the first business schools to offer work-study programs, GEM, a committed school, has made this a priority.

Objective: to provide you with long-term immersion in a company and further enhance your employability.

The Advanced Master in Purchasing Performance and Strategy Management is offered entirely in a work-study format. You will alternate between on-campus classes and weeks in the company (typically 1 week on campus and 3 weeks in the company, though this schedule may vary depending on the month).

A detailed yearly schedule will be provided to you and your company upon enrollment.

Through its Coach & Career Center and its Apprenticeship Training Center (CFA), the school supports you from finding a host company to signing your apprenticeship contract.

Specific Arrangements

Have an idea? Want to start your own business? At any point during your studies, the Talent Office reviews your project and, following approval by a committee, a tailored curriculum adjustment can be proposed to allow you to pursue both your studies and your entrepreneurial project. In this context, your work-study placement can be aligned with your business creation project.

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Created in 2011, IncubaGEM, GEM’s start-up incubator, is the school’s main engine for entrepreneurship. Reserved for GEM students and alumni, it offers support for up to 18 months. Nearly 350 start-ups have benefited from it since 2011, including Wizbii, ISKN, Homunity, Andyamo, and Lokki.

Dedicated Programs

Each year, specific tracks and specializations allow you to sharpen your entrepreneurial mindset.

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Do you have any questions?

Feel free to contact our admissions advisors for any questions about our programs, the application process, or to discuss your professional goals. Our teams are available to help you choose the path that best aligns with your ambitions.