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Procurement & Supply Chain Management

Lifelong Learning
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This course will bring your learning to the next advanced stage of your journey with CMI and is the second year of the CIPS suite of professional qualifications.

Award Name Advanced Diploma UK Level 5
NFQ Classification
Awarding Body Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
NFQ Level
Award Name NFQ Classification Awarding Body NFQ Level
Advanced Diploma UK Level 5 Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
Location:
Dublin City Centre
Attendance Options:
Part time, Evening, Online or Distance
Apply to:
Centre

Duration

1 year, 18:30 - 21:30

Entry Requirements

Entry criteria
Students must have achieved the CIPS Diploma or be awaiting their final results on remaining units.

Careers / Further progression

Master degree options:
Graduates of the advanced diploma in procurement and supply are eligible to progress directly into a Masters degree with a leading university. Take the next challenge and be one step closer to doing that Master degree in Procurement Management.

Graduate demand:
Graduates of the advanced diploma in supply chain management are in high demand across several industries and sectors, but particularly roles as senior buyers and procurement and supply chain managers for ; food, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, construction, transport, insurance, and facilities sectors.

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 and the UK. Come join us and enjoy achieving!

Upon completion of the advanced diploma, students are eligible to pursue the level 6 professional diploma in Procurement & Supply and gain full membership of CIPS.

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Further information

Start date: Wednesday November 8th 2023

Places: Limited (Available to CIPS Diploma Holders Only).

Pay Full Amount: €3,650*
Pay Deposit: €300

Includes textbooks and weekly live online classes.
Excludes CIPS exam fees*

L5M1 & L5M4 - 3 hour exams: €139 per unit
L5M2, L5M3, L5M5 , L5M6, L5M7 , L5M8 - 1.5 hour exams: €102 per unit.
and Annual student membership fee (approx £198)

Take your procurement and supply chain management career to the next step with the CIPS Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply. This course is designed for intermediate to senior procurement and supply professionals who have completed the level 4 Diploma CIPS qualification.

The Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply is a UK level 5 advanced chartered qualification awarded by the prestigious CIPS, the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (UK).

This course will bring your learning to the next advanced stage of your journey with CMI and is the second year of the CIPS suite of professional qualifications.

On this Purchase Management course, learn :
• How to manage supply chain risk
• Gain competitive advantage
• Practice advanced negotiation techniques
• Manage contract and finances.
• Analyse potential sources of risk
• Identify strategic, operational and project based areas of risk
• Overcome human resistance to change
• How to implement change successfully in supply chain management.

In addition, the Procurement and Supply Advanced Diploma course will examine diverse purchasing management practices, the importance of organisational structures, managing different cultures, and techniques to deal with conflict within teams and between individuals.

Graduate demand:
Our graduates are in high demand across several industries and sectors, but particularly roles as senior buyers and procurement and category managers for ; 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, and Strategic Sourcing Executives.

CIPS Centre of Excellence awarded to CMI, 8 years in a row!
CMI has been awarded the CIPS Centre of Excellence every year for the past 8 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 and the UK. Come join us and enjoy achieving !

Entry criteria
Students must have achieved the CIPS level 4 Diploma or be awaiting their final results on remaining units.

Master degree options:
Graduates of the Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply are eligible to progress directly into a Masters degree with a leading university. Take the next challenge and be one step closer to doing that Master degree in Procurement.

Modules:
1. Managing Teams and Individuals (L5M1) – 12 Credits
2. Managing Ethical Procurement and Supply (L5M5) – 6 Credits
3. Achieving Competitiveness Advantage in the Supply Chains (L5M7) – 6 Credits
4. Managing Contractual Risk – (L5M3) - 6 credit
5. Category Management (L5M6) – 6 credits
6. Advanced Contract and Financial Management (L5M4) – 12 Credits
7. Managing Supply Chain Risk – (L5M2) - 6 credits
8. Logistics Management (L5M10) – 6 credits

Assignments: 8 exams

60 ECTS

Award: Advanced Diploma in Procurement & Supply (level 5 - England)
Award Body: CIPS, Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (UK)
Level 5 (England) Comparable To Level 6 (Ireland)

Tel: 01 4927070

Location:
Dublin City Centre
Attendance Options:
Part time, Evening, Online or Distance
Apply to:
Centre