CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma in procurement and supply

* Understand, analyse and apply management and organisational approaches
* Understand and apply approaches to managing individuals involved in the procurement and supply function
* Understand and apply approaches to managing work groups or teams involved in the procurement and supply function
* Understand and apply planning approaches for aspects of human resource management for the procurement and supply function
* Understand the application of the individual capabilities required to manage the procurement and supply function.

* Understand the nature of risk affecting supply chains
* Understand processes in managing risk in supply chains
* Understand risk mitigation strategies in supply chains

* Understand the legal and process issues relating to the formation of contracts
* Understand the impacts of breach of contract and coping strategies and provisions that are available
* Understand the legal implications of contractual nonconformance in procurement and supply

* Understand and apply tools and techniques that can be used to measure and develop contract performance in procurement and supply
* Understand and apply the concept of strategic sourcing
* Understand and apply financial techniques that affect supply chains
* Analyse and apply financial and performance measures that can affect the supply chain.

* Understand the impact of ethics and sustainability in supply chains
* Understand the importance of compliance with standards to achieve ethical and sustainable supply chains
* Understand initiatives and standards to improve ethical and sustainable practices in procurement and supply

We recommends this module and teaches it in our evening class

Understand approaches that can be used to develop category management strategies
* Understand the concepts, tools and techniques associated with managing expenditure
* Understand the strategic impact of a category management process

We recommends this module and teaches it in our evening class.

* Understand the dynamics of supply chains
* Understand improvement methodologies that can be used in supply chains
* Demonstrate the application of whole life asset management
* Understand measures required to achieve competitive advantage in supply chains

*Understand aspects of projects in organisations
*Understand the concept of organisational change and how it can be achieved
*Understand approaches to the planning and management of projects and change initiatives

*Understand the concept and scope of operations management

*Understand improvement methodologies that can be applied in operations management

* Understand the concept of logistics management
* Understand capacity planning and control in logistics management

We recommend this module and teaches it in our evening class.

* Understand the key stages which impact on the negotiation process and outcomes
* Understand negotiation relationships and ethics
* Understand methods and behavioural factors which can influence others