• In-person training

Procurement Data Quality Specialist (PDQS)
Training and Certification

  • 3 days, Instructor-led

  • for Corporate teams

Procurement Data Quality Specialist Certification ECCMA

  • Equip specialist teams to excel in procurement data quality management for
    supply chain operations

  • Enable cross-functional teams working on supply chain data to problem solve and
    improve business processes using a common vocabulary for data standardization and data governance

  • Learn how to accelerate new item request, supplier onboarding, and
    inventory rationalization processes

  • Learn how to reduce duplication and ambiguity in catalog item data
    and supplier master data

Procurement Data Quality Specialist Training and Certification

Who should attend?

Professionals within Procurement, Supply chain, Asset management departments; specifically managers and team members responsible for data quality and process efficiency as part of :

  • supplier onboarding
  • product cataloging
  • product sourcing
  • inventory management

Overview

Procurement Data Quality Specialist (PDQS) Training and Certification equips Onboarding, Cataloging, Sourcing and Inventory management teams for peak performance in supply chain data quality.

The course is designed to increase the capability, accuracy and productivity of those involved in the creation/management of catalog items or supplier records for use in ERP or Master Data Management (MDM) systems, by embedding the fundamentals of data standardization to ISO standards (ISO 8000, ISO 25500) applied to real-world supply chain processes.

It can transform the accuracy and reliability of catalog item and supplier master data created for use within ERP or Master Data Management (MDM) systems, and accelerate related business processes (eg new item request, supplier onboarding, inventory rationalization).

Procurement Data Quality Specialist (PDQS) Training and Certification helps teams to break down internal data silos and improve supplier engagement by instilling the theory and practice of data governance and data quality, and best practice in supplier data acquisition.

Led by ECCMA Trainers with expert knowledge and experience of quality data management, the course combines teaching of data management theory and practical application of theory to common supply chain data management processes.

The course includes

  • introduction to relevant international data standards (ISO) for data quality and interoperability
  • real-world exercises on data management and decision-making
  • use-case project work
  • use of live online cataloging applications to apply learning to real-world procurement functions
  • in-course Certification by ECCMA

Key Learning Outcomes

  • Explain ISO 8000 data quality and data portability concepts, and recognize the role of ISO 25500 supply chain interoperability

  • Apply Cataloging @ Source and ISO 8000-driven cataloging processes to supplier and item data

  • Evaluate and improve the quality, consistency, and governance of procurement master data

  • Recognize how implementing ISO 8000 can help detect and mitigate common data issues, such as duplicates, incomplete records, and inconsistent descriptions

  • Validate supplier and company information using international identifiers such as the International Business Registration Number (IBRN)

  • Demonstrate practical skills in managing procurement data through case studies and preparation for ECCMA PDQS certification

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Course Agenda

The program is structured over three days, culminating in individual Certification. It provides flexibility to address specific organizational needs.

Certification Exam

Participant assessment for Certification standard is conducted over the 3 day course. A pass rate of 80% is required for certification. Successful candidates will receive an electronic certificate.

Procurement Data Quality Specialist Training and Certification ISO 8000 ISO 25500

Registration Process

Course materials, access to online exercises and live data management applications, and Certification resources are provided by our Trainers. Organizations wishing to include their company name on the certificate must validate it via an International Business Registration Number (IBRN) based on ISO 8000-116.

Day 1

  • Introduction to ISO 8000 data quality and ISO 25500 data interoperability for a Procurement Data Quality Specialist
  • Differentiating data and information
  • Fundamentals of data quality and portability
  • Concept dictionary and concept encoding
  • The role and purpose of Cataloging templates
  • The role and purpose of Description rules
  • Onboarding suppliers, materials and services
  • New item request workflow
  • Verifying data with suppliers (Cataloging at Source)
  • Trading partner data model
  • Registration on ECCMA Online Certification platform

Phase 1 Certification questions to be completed at home in advance of Day 2 training

Day 3

  • Review of Phase 1 and 2 Certification questions
  • Presentation of Team Case Study Projects
  • Presentation of ECCMA Procurement Data Quality Specialist (PDQS) certificates

Day 2

  • Review of Phase 1 Certification
  • International Business Registration Number (IBRN) verification
  • Data management in practice
  • Managing the dictionary, templates and description rules
  • Managing supplier master data
  • Managing material and service master data
  • Cataloging and description creation
  • Requesting supplier data or data verification
  • Identifying and resolving duplicate supplier records
  • Identifying and resolving duplicate material or service records
  • Stock optimization with quality data
  • Team Case Study Projects and Presentation preparation

Phase 2 Certification questions to be completed at home in advance of Day 3 training