Course Details

CIPS offers an industry-standard qualification that demonstrates to employers that you have advanced skills in procurement and supply. It formalizes your existing skills, and builds on them so that you are able to apply the fundamentals of this fascinating profession to jobs in procurement and supply in practically any business or industry.

Students develop advanced skills in negotiation, & understand the complexities of contracts & other commercial arrangements. You'll learn how to measure the effectiveness of supply chains & analyze their impact on your business, & delve more deeply into the intricacies of your buyer/supplier relationships. Procurement principles are applied in a number of varied contexts, such as private & public sector, not-for-profit & government: you'll explore these, and learn how to manage the different.