MeRLIN Academy offers training and certifications for Buyers, Suppliers, Administrators and IT experts. MeRLIN Certification helps any professional in the field of sourcing and procurement to understand, use, manage and configure the MeRLIN Strategic Sourcing Solution. We also have an awareness course for beginners that will get you started on your Sourcing and Procurement journey.
Fundamentals of Sourcing & Procurement
MeRLIN Buyer Portal Training
MeRLIN Supplier Portal Training
MeRLIN Business Administration Training
MeRLIN Security & System Management Training
SCALE Methodology for Project Managers
MeRLIN Training & Certification is offered online through our Learning Management System (LMS).
MeRLIN Academy benefits both the individuals and the companies. The portal allows Training Coordinators to monitor and track the progress of various end users and ensure complete coverage of various aspects of MeRLIN. We also offer customized training programs to our customers based on their specific needs.
The course “Fundamentals of Sourcing and Procurement” provides the learner a deep understanding about Sourcing and Procurement process. It also discusses Strategic Sourcing and the seven vital steps involved in Strategic Sourcing.
The purpose of this course is to explain the business functions and features available in MeRLIN Buyer Portal.
The course also offers step-by-step instructions on how to perform various sourcing and procurement tasks on the portal.
This course explains the functions and features available in MeRLIN Supplier Portal such as responding to RFQs, eAuctions and Purchase Orders published by the Buying organizations as well as raising invoices and communicating with buyers and expeditors.
MeRLIN Business Administration course helps the users to understand how to perform tasks such as application configuration, workflow configuration, defining various types of templates, defining organization structure, etc. on MeRLIN Buyer portal and Supplier portal.
MeRLIN Security & System Management course helps the users to understand how to perform the single sign ons, monitoring integration jobs, user creation, roles creation, mapping, etc. on MeRLIN Buyer and Supplier portals.
This course is targeted for Project Managers to help the learner in having- conceptual understanding of the generic aspects of project management, how it is applied in SCALE METHODOLOGY and gives an insight to the project management deliverables in an implementation.
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Chennai - 600 032.
Vetri celebrated three years as CEO of MeRLIN Sourcing in June 2023. His vision spearheaded the transformation of the company internally through modernization and HR transformation and externally with the promise of delivering value to customers and putting them at the heart of the MeRLIN Sourcing business and product development strategy.
Vetri built his career in global software businesses over the last decades. Seasoned professional with a global perspective, spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and a diverse industry background across EPC, Defense, manufacturing, automotive, and life sciences industries.
A firm believer in the principles of doing well by doing good, he won his two awards as the IT Executive of 2014-2015 and 2016-2017 in Europe. He is a highly regarded global thought leader in the IT and cloud software industries and is an active investor/advisor for emerging companies. He is known as a leader who builds and motivates world class teams, champions diversity, and exudes a deep passion for how technology can transform the workplace and empower individuals.
Dr. Werner Breuers completed his studies in chemistry at the RWTH Aachen University with a doctorate. He began his professional career in 1989 as a chemist at Hoechst AG in Frankfurt in the research and development department.
After managerial positions at Hoechst AG, Dr. Breuers took over management of the license and catalyst business at the polyethylene manufacturer Elenac GmbH in Kehl in 1999, which became part of the Basell group a year later. As a member of Basell’s Executive management team, he headed the global Technology Business division based in Milan and most recently served as President of Basell Polyolefins Europe based in Amsterdam.
Dr. Breuers has also been a member of the Board of Management of LANXESS AG since May 14, 2007 and was responsible for the Performance Polymers and Advanced Intermediates business units. His responsibilities and strategic operations also include the functional areas of Global Procurement & Logistics, Innovation & Technology and Industrial & Environmental Affairs. He has been board of several other companies and has also served as trustee of RWTH Aachen University and currently advising and supportinfg the growth of MeRLIN Sourcing in Europe.
Oliver Scheffert is an experienced entrepreneur with a successful completed doctoral program in business administration and a master’s degree in International Business Studies. He held management positions at Microsoft for nearly 13 years, receiving prestigious awards for exceptional leadership and results like the Circle of Excellence Platinum Award. Notably, Oliver led the ISV business unit in Germany to a billion-dollar revenue stream.
He later served as the General Manager/Managing Director at Aparavi Software Europe GmbH and recently founded CNSLT Partners GmbH, a strategy and management consultancy, leveraging his extensive specialist knowledge to help IT companies achieve lasting success.
