The training course for purchasing assistants is a certificate course that concludes with an internal school certificate or a professional association certificate, which is not federally recognized. If you are aiming for this type of training, we recommend a preparatory course for the Federal Professional Examination for Purchasing Specialists with a federal certificate.

The Purchasing Assistant course can be completed as a day course or as an evening course, so that you can choose the courses according to your working hours so that you can continue to work full-time or part-time.

Courses that train you as a purchasing assistant or purchasing clerk usually have a manageable duration of two and a half months to six months.

Experience in purchasing is an advantage for continuing education, further training as a purchasing assistant (purchasing and procurement officer), but not a prerequisite, as the course provides basic knowledge of supply chain management and is therefore also ideally suited to those new to purchasing.

Basic vocational training (apprenticeship) as a retail salesperson is not required in order to be able to attend training as a purchasing assistant. It is also possible to complete an apprenticeship in another sector.