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CIPS Level 5*
Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply
Who is it for?
Provides senior buyers, contract and supply chain managers with the expertise to improve organisational procurement and to fulfil organisational objectives. It gives you the knowledge base to reduce cost, improve quality and timescales, manage the supply chain and deal with legal issues.
What will I learn?
Building on the practical knowledge and understanding gained at CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply you will develop a higher level of practical, theoretical and technical knowledge and understanding of procurement and supply. Your learning will focus on how to deal with key aspects of risk in supply chains and mitigation of those risks; processing and evaluating contracts and the impact of legal implications when contracts are breached. On completion of this qualification you can expect to improve your overall organisational procurement and supply performance to fulfil your organisational objectives.
Entry requirement
You will need to have achieved the CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply.
Total credits required for completion
* Refers to levels within the UK RQF. Other regulatory bodies may have different corresponding levels see pages 08-09.
What will I study?
Five CORE modules make up 42 of the required credits
CORE Managing Teams and Individuals (L5M1)
12
CREDITS
CORE Advanced Contract & Financial Management (L5M4)
12
CREDITS
CORE Managing Supply Chain Risk (L5M2)
6
CREDITS
CORE Managing Contractual Risk (L5M3)
6
CREDITS
CORE Managing Ethical Procurement and Supply (L5M5)
6
CREDITS
Choose three ELECTIVE modules to make up the final 18 remaining credits
ELECTIVE Category Management (L5M6)
ELECTIVE Advanced Negotiation (L5M15)
ELECTIVE Achieving Competitive Advantage Through the Supply Chain (L5M7)
ELECTIVE Project and Change Management (L5M8)
ELECTIVE Operations Management (L5M9)
ELECTIVE Logistics Management (L5M10)
6 credit
6 credit
6 credit
6 credit
6 credit
6 credit
30
Credits required for completion
42
Credits made up of CORE modules
18
Credits made up of your choice of ELECTIVE modules