SAP SCM500 - Processes in Procurement Training

This SAP Processes in Procurement (SCM500) course will give you the fundamental knowledge and a comprehensive overview of the processes in procurement in SAP. After attending this class you will understand the major business processes and functions in materials management. This course is a prerequisite for any furthur curriculum in SCM (Supply Chain Management.)

Essential

• General understanding of procurement processes and SAP Navigation
• SAP Navigation (SAP129)

• SAP Overview (SAP01)

SAP SCM500 - Processes in Procurement Training Benefits

• Participants learn about the fundamental elements of materials management.
• Participants understand usage of the procurement processes for stock material, consumable materials, and services, the basic functions from purchasing, inventory management, invoice verification, service entry, and materials planning.
• Topic-specific exercises in the SAP system give participants the opportunity to gain first-hand practical experience of the above processes.

SAP SCM500 Course Outline

Procurement Processes

• Defining Processes and Organizational Levels in Procurement
• Maintaining Purchase Orders
• Posting Goods Receipts
• Entering Invoices

Master Data

• Maintaining Vendor Master Records
• Maintaining Material Master Records
• Using Entry Aids for Master Data Maintenance
• Performing Mass Maintenance

Stock Material Procurement

• Applying Conditions in Purchasing
• Handling Requests for Quotations and Quotation Processes
• Creating Purchase Orders with Reference
• Maintaining Purchasing Info Records
• Analyzing Material Valuation
• Posting Goods Receipts for Purchase Orders
• Entering Invoices with Reference to Purchase Orders

Consumable Material Procurement

• Purchasing Consumable Materials
• Creating Purchase Requisitions
• Creating Purchase Orders with Reference to Purchase Requisitions
• Entering Valuated and Non-Valuated Goods Receipts
• Creating Blanket Purchase Orders

External Services Procurement

• Maintaining Master Data for External Services
• Ordering Services
• Creating Service Entries and Verifying Invoices

Automated Procurement

• Maintaining Data for Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
• Maintaining Contracts and Source Lists
• Performing Procurement Processes Automatically

Reporting and Analytics

• Using Standard Reports
• Performing Standard Analyses in the Logistics Information System

Introduction to the SAP Buyer Role

• Assessing the Buyer Role

Self-Service Procurement

• Examining the Functions of Self-Service Procurement