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This Procurement and Supply graduate course is designed for middle and senior purchasing and supply managers who have completed the Diploma level 4 and Advanced Diploma level 5 CIPS qualifications. This course will bring your career and learning about procurement and supply to the next level.
This level, encourages critical thinking on contemporary issues in supply chain management. There is a focus on innovative solutions to organisational supply chain and procurement issues through rigorous case study analysis. A practical focus of examining case studies provides both a theoretical and practical understanding of issues affecting the business environment and the purchasing and supply chain function.
You will acquire leadership skills to enable you to lead and provide direction to all stakeholders within the supply chain. You will also learn to manage change and evaluate the risks associated with various models of supply chain structures.
Work Based Project:
The work based project option enables you to gain a deeper understanding of supply chain theory. A project management understanding and worldview of SCM will also be acquired. Finance in relation to the decision-making process, will be analysed, so that you can lead organisations into increased profitability in the future and beyond.
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 !
60 ECTS Credits
Online Learning
CMI Live online Learning €3650.
Includes textbooks and weekly live online classes.
Excludes CIPS exam fees* (approx £650) and student membership fee** (approx £198)
Conor is working as a Category Lead for marketing, print and insurance in a leading financial institution in Ireland. In his role, Conor deals with suppliers in both Ireland and the UK. His previous experience includes operating as Category Lead for a buying centre dealing with spend across all categories. Conor is also a regular contributor to online webinars for procurement leaders and is scheduled to speak at their forthcoming virtual World Procurement Congress in November.
With an extensive background in marketing and insurance, Conor has operated on both sides of the Procurement and Supply Chain equation. Conor is a Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) and holds an MBA from the University of Manchester and a BSc (Hons) in banking and finance from the University of Ulster. In addition to his role as Category Lead, Conor is also Head of WellBeing in his current company.
Robert is currently Head of Procurement for VHI and was previously Associate Director in Sourcing for a manufacturing organisation. He held positions with Glanbia as Group Purchasing Manager and also acted as Group Purchasing Manager for Associated British Foods. He holds a BSC in Management Services from TCD.
Rober lectures in a number of modules with CMI on the CIPS Diploma programme.,
Turlough is a procurement professional with 25 years experience in the profession. He has held senior procurement positions in a range of large blue chip companies and organisations in the public and private sectors, both in Ireland and the UK. Turlough is a graduate of Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) UK and a member of the IIPMM) He currently lectures for CMI on CIPS Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply in procurement and purchasing topics.
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