Diploma in Procurement And Supply Operations (CIPS-DPS)

Course details

The qualification of Diploma in procurement and supply operations has been developed by working closely with the industry partners to make sure that it reflects, current, emerging in best practice in procurement and supply operations.

What is DPS?

• Ahigher level qualification designed for people moving into junior and middle management procurement roles
• Accredited by the Office of Qualification and examination regulator(Ofqual) in the UK and appears in the Register of Regulated qualifications
• A level-4 certification by Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)

What benefits will DPS offer you?

• valuable management tool that helps you to get the job titles such as buyer, procurement/purchasing executive, procurement specialist, contract officer, supply chain/inventory/logistics analyst, supply chain/inventory/logistics planner
• Skill to guide key stakeholders on the performance of organizational procedures processes in purchasing and supply

What will you learn?

• Planning, preparation and carrying out effective negotiations and assessment of their effectiveness
• Application of a range of contractual terms and tenders with a strong understanding of their effect on direct and indirect expenditure
• Application of benchmarking and monitoring techniques at organizational, functional and individual levels and understanding of creating targets for improvement at all levels
• Use of techniques to manage relationships and understanding of exploitation of opportunities to maximize the effectiveness of the supply chain
• Development and employment of best practice principles in a diverse range of sectors