Procurement & Supply
This Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply is designed for middle and senior purchasing and supply managers who have completed the CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply and level 5 Advanced Diploma Procurement and supply courses.
| Award Name | Professional Diploma at UK Level 6 |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | |
| Awarding Body | Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply |
| NFQ Level |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Diploma at UK Level 6 | Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply |
Duration
12 months - 1 night per week, 18:30 - 21:30
Entry Requirements
Entry criteria
Students must have achieved the CIPS level 5 Advanced Diploma or be awaiting their final results on remaining units.
Careers / Further progression
Graduate demand:
Our Professional diploma in procurement and supply graduates are in high demand across several industries and sectors, but particularly roles as senior buyers and procurement and category managers and public procurement professionals for; Services, Products, food, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, construction, transport, insurance, and facilities sectors.
Over 88% of successful graduates acquire new opportunities and roles as: Procurement Managers, Purchasing Managers, Senior Buyers, Contract managers, Category Managers, Supply Chain Managers, Public procurement officers and Strategic Sourcing Executives.
CIPS Centre of Excellence awarded to CMI , 10 years in a row!
CMI has been awarded the CIPS Centre of Excellence every year for the past 10 years, so we must be doing something right. At the National Procurement Awards, we won the Best Education Provider of the Year. Our Graduates constantly achieve the best results in Ireland. Come join us and enjoy the best and fastest route to a successful career!
Graduates are accepted to level 9 Masters degrees in Procurement & Supply.
Further information
Start date: Thursday September 14th 2023
End: September 2024
Places: Available (To CIPS Advanced Diploma Holders Only)
Pay Full Amount: €3,650
Pay Deposit: €300.00
Includes textbooks and weekly live online classes.
Excludes CIPS exam fees*
L6M1 - L6M3 - 3 hour exams: €139 per unit.
L6M4 - L6M10 - 1.5 hour Exams: €102 per unit.
Student membership fee* * (approx £198).
The Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply course is a Higher Diploma level qualification which is awarded by the prestigious CIPS, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.
This Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply is designed for middle and senior purchasing and supply managers who have completed the CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply and level 5 Advanced Diploma Procurement and supply courses. This course will bring your career and learning about procurement and supply to the highest level.
On this professional diploma in procurement and supply, you will be encouraged to use critical thinking on contemporary issues in supply chain management. There is a focus on innovative solutions to organisational supply chain and procurement issues through rigorous case study analysis. A practical focus of examining case studies provides both a theoretical and practical understanding of issues affecting the business environment and public procurement and the purchasing and supply chain function.
You will acquire leadership skills to enable you to lead and provide direction to all stakeholders within the supply chain. Most importantly on this professional diploma in procurement and supply you will also learn to manage change and evaluate the risks associated with various models of supply chain structures.
Work Based Project:
The work based project option enables you to gain a deeper understanding of supply chain theory. A project management understanding and worldview of SCM will also be acquired. Finance in relation to the decision-making process, will be analysed, so that you can lead organisations into increased profitability in the future and beyond.
Modules
1. Strategic Ethical Leadership – L6M1 –12 credits
2. Global Commercial Strategy – L6M2 – 12 credits
3. Global Strategic Supply Chain Management – L6M3 – 12 credits
4. Future Strategic Challenges for the Profession – L6M4 – 6 credits
5. Commercial Data Management – L6M7 – 6 credits
6. Supply Network Design – L6M9 – 6 credits
7. Global Logistics Strategy – L6M10 – 6 credits
8 units, 8 exams.
Award: Procurement & Supply Professional Diploma.
Award Body: CIPS - Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply.
Level: 6 (broadly equivalent to level 7/8 Ireland).
Tel: 01 4927070