Purchasing & Resourcing Management

INTERNATIONAL ‘PREMIER’ DIPLOMA PROGRAM ON

PURCHASING & RESOURCING MANAGEMENT

A Program designed specifically to produce trained PROFESSIONALS

IN THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTION OF PROCUREMENT

Whether an enterprise is involved in manufacturing, distribution or service-providing, the function of purchasing - or “buying” - on its behalf is a job for professionals. Proficient purchasing can greatly increase the efficiency, the competitiveness and the profitability of a business; but unwise buying can seriously damage its operations, its reputation and its profit levels. This very practical Program covers the responsibilities and duties

of professional buyers, purchasing and resourcing managers employed in industry and commerce.

 

Major Topics Covered in this Diploma Program:

·         Purchasing objectives and strategy: purchasing policy formulation, implementation, evaluation, and control; strategic options, logistics. Just-in-time (JIT) purchasing and manufacturing.

·         Purchasing organization: centralization and decentralization; purchasing within the management hierarchy, job structures, analysis and specifications, co-ordination.

·         Purchasing procedures, documentation and records, control systems. Information technology: effects on purchasing and supply, database facilities, statistics.

·         Human resources in the supply chain: recruitment, training and development, supervision, control; management styles and leadership.

·         Sourcing; matching supply with demand, materials management planning (MRP). Specifying and assuring quality of supplies; quality control. Controlling prices and costs.

·         Negotiating with potential suppliers, stages in negotiations. Support tools: tendering, forecasting, costing. Quality management. Purchasing research, performance and ethics.

 

On successfully completing this Professional Program of Study you will:

 

·         Be awarded the CIC Diploma on Purchasing & Resourcing Management.

·         Have attained an accredited qualification at Level 4, equated to the British National framework at the same study level as Higher National Diploma (HND) and National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 4.

·         Have attained an accredited qualification for managerial and supervisory levels showing you possess competence in professional work activities.

·         Have completed a Qualifying Program towards the International Honours Group Diploma on Materials Management.