Summary

Once you have completed Level 5, obtaining the Level 6 Professional Diploma allows you to be awarded the prestigious MCIPS accreditation. This is your professional licence to practice. MCIPS is renowned across the world and demanded by over 64% of UK employers recruiting procurement and supply chain professionals.     

The Level 6 Professional Diploma is a degree equivalent qualification, allowing you to use the letters MCIPS after your name.

The average salary for all UK procurement and supply chain professionals has been revealed as £48,415 for 2020, in the CIPS/Hays salary survey results. Some highlights include the average pay reported for a Procurement Manager (£46k), a Procurement Specialist (£32k) and a Procurement Director (£110k) which is a 4.8% increase on 2019. Growth in procurement salaries overall in the UK is 4.9%, compared to the national average increase of only 3.4% in 2019.

Why Study with us?

•  SGS College has been accredited as a CIPS Centre of Excellence for the last 17 years, a standard of which we are proud.
• Accredited Exam Centre.
• Experienced teaching staff.

To achieve the full diploma you would need to complete the following L6 modules with us:

• M1 - Strategic Ethical Leadership
• M2 - Global Commercial Strategy
• M3 - Global Strategic Supply Chain Management
• M4 - Future Strategic Challenges For The Profession
• M5 - Strategic Programme Leadership
• M8 - Innovation In Procurement And Supply
• M10 - Global Logistics Strategy

How will I learn?

A mixture of classroom and online learning one day a week on a Thursday at our Filton campus and Microsoft Teams. Our Filton campus is located in South Gloucestershire which is easily accessible from the city of Bristol, by train (Bristol Parkway / Bristol Abbey Wood) and bus.

You willl build on the knowledge and skills learned at CIPS Level 5, students learn how to demonstrate strategic knowledge and leadership skills and find solutions to complex problems.Students will develop transferable workplace skills such as excellent communication and the ability to work in and lead a team. Participants will gain an understanding of different perspectives and theories and will learn how to critically analyse, interpret and evaluate of complex information, concepts and ideas.

Aimed at senior procurement professionals and heads of departments, a Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply is targeted at building strategic direction and advice, in areas such as change management, stakeholder management and team leadership.

Entry Requirements

This course is suitable for Commercial Directors. Chief Procurement Officers, Heads of Procurement, Heads of Sourcing Procurement and Supply Chain Directors.

You will have needed to have achieved the CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply.

Additional Information

DEPARTMENT CONTACT
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COURSE FEES
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