Procurement Forum

The Procurement Forum is a strong influencer in developing Finnish purchasing expertise and promoting the competitiveness of its members. The aim of the expert network is to raise purchasing expertise in Finland to an international top level. The Procurement Forum is also strongly involved in developing education in the field. Cooperation is conducted with several educational institutions and other parties developing Finnish purchasing-related expertise and practices.

Participation in the activities of the Procurement Forum gives its members the opportunity to network and get concrete solutions for managing purchasing and developing their own competence. 

There are also active expert teams under the Procurement Forum:

Indirect procurement 
Sharing best practices and tools in indirect procurement.

ICT procurement
Sharing best practices and tools in ICT procurement.

Public procurement
Promotes the implementation of public procurement in Finland as efficiently and smoothly as possible. 

Public procurement sparring team 
Serves as a relaxed discussion and peer forum for public procurement experts. 
Organizing the meetings is the mutual responsibility of the team members.

Education team 
The goals of the education team are procurement education and research in Finland that meets the needs of working life, procurement branding (”Make procurement sexy”), and making procurement education/career path attractive, the best experts in the world of procurement.

Marketing procurement team 
Promoting marketing procurement and raising the profile of the industry.

Direct industrial procurement 
Improves the international competitiveness of industrial companies operating in Finland by sharing best practices in procurement and logistics.

Sustainable procurement team 
Promotes sustainability as a provider of added value in direct, indirect, and public procurement.

Teams follow in all their activities LOGY’s Code of Conduct and competition law.