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CIPS Level 5- Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply

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Courses starting in September and November

Who is this course for? This course provides senior buyers, contract and supply chain managers with the expertise to improve organisational procurement and to fulfill organisational objectives. It gives you the knowledge base to reduce cost, improve quality and timescales, manage the supply the supply chain and deal with legal issues.

What are the entry requirements? CIPS Diploma in Procurement & Supply. The Level 5 programme is aimed at experienced buyers and managers who wish to pursue a strategic or leadership level in PSCM.

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 of 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.

Units
You need to gain 60 credits for this qualification.

  • L5M1 Managing Teams and Individuals (12 credits)
  • L5M4 Advanced Contract & Financial Management (12 credits)
  • L5M2 Managing Supply Chain Risk (6 credits)
  • L5M3 Managing Contractual Risk (6 credits)
  • L5M5 Managing Ethical Procurement and Supply (6 credits)
  • L5M6 Category Management (6 credits)
  • L5M7 Achieving Competitive Advantage Through the Supply Chain (6 credits)
  • L5M8 Project and Change Management (6 credits)

After completing this course you are able to progress onto the CIPS Professional Diploma Level 6.



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Testimonials

I would just to like to say a huge thank you to Reg for his relentless patience, help and support during my CIPS studies and in the ongoing support since with professional advice. The course covered a lot of information, but Reg delivers it in a concise way that was simpler to absorb. The structure was clear, logical and effective. Reg…

Jagpaul Sian, Senior Procurement Manager, Shire Pharmaceuticals

Excellent course, I would strongly recommend this to anyone managing contracts. Trainers had excellent knowledge of the subject and made the course engaging

Katherine Blackmore, CGR Supply Chain Governance Specialist, EDF Energy.

CIPs all done! All thanks to Reg Dyson and The Procurement Academy, can't recommend them highly enough.

Nigel Prideaux, Commercial Manager, Home Office Fire Commercial

I found it useful that Mandy’s answers and feedback would be given in a considered and constructive way. Mandy created a safe environment for questions and observations that enabled quality group discussions. I gained a lot from the classes that Mandy delivered. I have been on multiple training courses but Mandy is the only tutor that I wouldn’t hesitate to…

Elizabeth Tyler MCIPS, Category Manager, Professional Services Britvic PLC

I am really enjoying the course so far. I enjoy the way Mike delivers the content as he shares experience he has so that we can relate to the learning objectives. I find this way of learning much better than sticking solely to the book. The way we work through exam questions in class is also very helpful. Planning what…

Chloe, CIPS Level 4, Nottingham