CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply Course Outline
Total Credit Value: 60
Level 5 Advanced Diploma In Procurement And Supply
L5M1- Managing Teams and Individuals
1.0: Understand, Analyse, and Apply Management and Organisational Approaches
1.1 Aspects of Organisational Behaviour
1.2 Traditional Approaches to Management and Organisational Behaviour
1.3 Contemporary Approaches to Management and Organisational Behaviour
1.4 Influences That Shape Organisational Behaviour
2.0: Approaches to Managing Individuals
2.1 Different Behavioural Characteristics of Individuals
2.2 Importance of Knowledge and Learning in Management
2.3 Analyse Motivation Theories and Approaches
2.4 Analyse and Apply the Major Dimensions That Influence Job Satisfaction
3.0: Approaches to Planning and Managing Work Groups or Teams
3.1 Impact of Work Groups or Teams on Effective and Efficient Performance
3.2 Analyse Theory and Practice of Developing Effective Work Groups
3.3 Assess the Importance of Team Development and Change
4.0: Understanding and apply planning approaches for aspects of human resource management for the procurement and supply chain.
4.1 Define the role of human resource management in organisations
4.2 Examine the skills and knowledge requirements for personnel in the procurement and supply function
4.3 Identify the key components of recruitment and selection plan to meet the skills and knowledge needs of the procurement and supply function
4.4 Identify a plan for training and development of personnel in the procurement and supply function
5.0: Understand the application of the individual capabilities required to manage the procurement and supply function
5.1 Examine self-development techniques that can be used to improve individual performance
5.2 Examine organisational change and approaches to successful change management
5.3 Assess the requirement for and approaches to diversity in the workplace
5.4 Assess the requirement for and approaches to equality in the workplace
L5M2- Managing Supply Chain Risk
1.0 Understand the Nature of Risk Affecting Supply Chains
1.1 Different Types of Risk That Can Impact on Supply Chains
1.2 Assess Operational Risks in Supply Chains
1.3 Methods for Eliminating Fraud and Corruption in Supply Chains
1.4 Risks in Supply Chains That Can Impact on Organisational ESG Considerations
2.0 Understand Processes in Managing Risk in Supply Chains
2.1 Use of Contractual Terms to Help Manage Risk in Supply Chains
2.2 Analyse the Use of Third-Parties in Risk Management in Supply Chains
2.3 Use of Insurances for Supply Chain Risks
2.4 Use of Contingency Plans in Response to Risks in Supply Chains
3.0 Risk Mitigation Strategies in Supply Chains
3.1 Use of Probability and Impact Assessments to Manage Risks in Supply Chains
3.2 Analyse and Propose How Risk Assessments and Risk Registers
3.3 Development of a Risk Management Culture and Strategy
L5M3- Managing Contractual Risk
1.0 Legal and Process Issues Relating to the Formation of Contracts
1.1 Issues Relating to the Formation of Contracts and the Associated Risks
1.2 Analyse the Various Elements of Contractual Process on Overall Risk
2.0 Impact of Breach of Contract and Approaches for Managing Breach
2.1 Analyse Types and Impact of Contract Breach
2.2 Compare and Contrast the Methods to Manage Breach of Contract
2.3 Explain Options to Mitigate the Consequences of a Breach of Contract
3.0 Legal Implications of Contractual Non-Conformance in Procurement and Supply
3.1 Contrast Remedies That Apply to the Non-Performance of Contracts
3.2 Legal Consequences of Terminating a Supplier Relationship for Non-Performance
L5M4- Advanced Contract and Financial Management
1.0 Tools and Techniques to Measure and Develop Contract Performance
1.1 Application of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in Delivering Contract Performance
1.2 Methods of Measuring and Improving Contract Performance
1.3 Approaches Available for Supplier Contract Performance
1.4 Scope and Developments to Improve ESG Considerations in Supply Chains
2.0 Understand and Apply the Concept of Strategic Sourcing
2.1 Market Factors That Influence Strategic Sourcing
2.2 Assessment of Sourcing Options and Trade-offs for Strategic Supply of Products and/or Services
2.3 Strategic Assessment Plan for a Key Supplier Using Modelling and Analytical Techniques
3.0 Understand and Apply Financial Techniques That Affect Supply Chains
3.1 Finance Can Impact on Supply Chains
3.2 Methods for Managing the Volatility of Currencies in Supply Chains
3.3 Analyse Methods for Managing the Volatility of Commodities
4.0 Analyse and Apply Financial and Performance Measures That Can Affect the Supply Chain
4.1 Financial Measures That Can Be Applied to the Performance of the Supply Chain
4.2 Impact of Stakeholder Feedback on the Supply Chain Performance
4.3 Approaches to Benchmarking That Can Be Applied to Measuring Supply Chain Performance
L5M5- Managing Ethical Procurement and Supply
1.0 Impact of ESG Considerations on Ethical and Sustainable Supply Chains
1.1 Analyse Application of Ethical and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Factors in Supply Chains
1.2 Contrast the Factors Influencing Globalisation in Supply Chains
1.3 Assess Cultural and Social Factors in Ethical Procurement
1.4 Contrast Stakeholder Conflicts in ESG-Based Procurement Strategies
2.0 Importance of Compliance with ESG Factors
2.1 Methods to Achieve ESG Standards for Ethical Supply Chains
2.2 Contractual Terms Supporting ESG Objectives
2.3 Evaluate of Use Third-Parties to Enhance ESG Compliance in Supply Chains
2.4 Manage Supplier Relations After ESG Failures
3.0 ESG Initiatives and Standards
3.1 Role of International Labour Standards and Accreditations in ESG Compliance
3.2 External Environmental Standards and Accreditations Supporting ESG Objectives
3.3 Analyse Standards Promoting Fair Trade in Ethical Procurement
L5M6- Category Management
1.0: Approaches That Can Be Used to Develop Category Management Strategies
1.1 Strategic and Conventional Sourcing Processes and Their Role
1.2 Models for the Adoption of Category Management
1.3 Identify the Technical and Behavioural Skills Required to Implement
2.0: Concepts, Tools and Techniques Associated with Managing Expenditure
2.1 Types of Expenditure That Can Be Analysed for Category Management Processes
2.2 Compare and Contrast the Tools and Techniques That Can Be Applied to Map Categories
3.0: Strategic Impact of a Category Management Process
3.1 Data Required for the Development of a Category Management Process
3.2 Requirements for Initiating and Preparing the Introduction of a Category Management Process
3.3 Supply Market Factors That Impact on the Development of a Category Management Process
L5M7- Achieving Competitive Advantage Through the Supply Chain
1.0 Understand the dynamics of supply chains
1.1 Compare supply chains, supply network and supply chain management
1.2 Analyse the added value that effective supply chain management can deliver for the organisation.
1.3 Analyse the relationship between organisational infrastructure and process management in the supply chain management.
1.4 Compare approaches to improving supply chains.
2.0 Achieving Competitive Advantage Through the Supply Chain
2.1 Compare Approaches to Total Quality Management for Supply Chain Improvement
2.2 Analyse the Use of Statistical Methods to Achieve Supply Chain Improvement
2.3 Critically Appraise Processes That Can Be Used for Supply Chain Improvement
2.4 Examine How Business Process Re-Engineering (Bpr) and Benchmarking Can Be Used for Supply Chain Improvement
3.0 Achieving Competitive Advantage Through the Supply Chain
3.1 Evaluate sources of competitive advantage
3.2 Analyse pricing arrangements that can be used to achieve competitive advantage in the supply chain
3.3 Analyse cost reduction activities for a supply chain to achieve competitive advantage
3.4 Assess methods to promote greater collaboration in supply chains to support the achievement of competitive advantage
L5M8- Project and Change Management
1.0 Aspects of Projects in Organisations
1.1 Analyse Aspects of Projects in Organisations
1.2 Impact on Supply Chain Relationships of Undertaking Projects
1.3 Analyse the Resources for Projects
1.4 Analyse the Project Life Cycles of Projects
2.0 Concept of Organisational Change and How It Can Be Achieved
2.1 Types of Organisational Change
2.2 Analyse Situations That Lead to Organisational Change
2.3 Organisational Responses to Change
2.4 Methods to Manage, Achieve, and Maintain Change
3.0 Approaches to the Planning and Management of Projects and Change Initiatives
3.1 Evaluate Structures for Corporate Governance
3.2 Common Objectives for Projects
3.3 Approaches to the Management of Risks for Projects
3.4 Compare Methodologies for the Planning of Projects
L5M9- Operations Management
1.0 Concept and Scope of Operations Management
1.1 Role and Activities of Operations Management in Organisations
1.2 Objectives and Strategies of Operations Management
1.3 Operations Management Processes
1.4 Application of Operations Management Across Supply Chains
2.0 Improvement Methodologies That Can Be Applied in Operations Management
2.1 Tools for Improving Performance in Operations Management
2.2 Techniques in Failure Prevention and Recovery That Can Be Applied in Operations Management
2.3 Role of Total Quality Management in Operations Management
2.4 Techniques for Quality Improvement That Can Be Applied in Operations Management
L5M10- Logistics Management
1.0 Understand the concept of logistics management
1.1 Analyse the role and activities of logistics management
1.2 Analyse the concept of integrated logistics
1.3 Evaluate aspects of competitive advantage that can be achieved through logistics management
1.4 Critically appraise the use of technology in logistics management
2.0 Understand capacity planning and control in logistics management
2.1 Analyse techniques that can be applied to planning and control in logistics management
2.2 Explain techniques that can be applied to capacity management
2.3 Analyse the use of Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) Systems technology for planning and control in Logistics management
2.4 Analyse the use of reverse logistics as a process
L5M15- Advanced Negotiation
1.0 Understand the key stages which impact on the negotiation process and outcomes
1.1 Analyse pre-negotiation and the associated preparation that should be made.
1.2 Examine negotiation and the associated strategies, tools and techniques
1.3 Examine post-negotiation actions
2.0 Understand negotiation relationships and ethics
2.1 Assess the changing relationships within the negotiation process
2.2 Analyse ethics and its influence on the negotiation process
3.0 Understand methods and behavioural factors which can influence others
3.1 Assess methods to influence individuals and groups
3.2 Assess the behavioural factors that might influence individuals