CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations Course Outline
Total Credit Value: 30
Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations
L3M1: Procurement and Supply Environments
1.0: Different Sectors of Procurement and Supply
1.1 Different Types and Functions of the Private Sector
1.2 Role and Scope of Procurement and Supply in the Private Sector
1.3 Role and Scope of Procurement and Supply in the Public Sector
1.4 Role and Scope of Procurement and Supply in the Not-for-Profit and Third Sector
2.0: Understand Types of Pricing Arrangements in Commercial Agreements
2.1 Pricing Arrangements Used in Commercial Agreements
3.0 External Environment and its Impact on Procurement and Supply
3.1 Impact of the External Environment on Procurement and Supply
3.2 Implications of Economic Criteria Impact on Procurement and Supply
3.3 Implications of Political and Legislative Criteria
3.4 Implications of Environmental and Ethical Criteria
3.5 Implications of Social Criteria Impact on Procurement and Supply
4.0 Procedures That Regulate Procurement and Supply
4.1 Types of Documentation Used in Procurement and Supply
4.2 Documented Policies and Procedures
L3M2- Ethical Procurement and Supply
1.0 Techniques That Can Achieve Added Value and Its Contribution
1.1 Use Techniques to Obtain Supplies to the Purchaser’s Requirements
1.2 Identify the Contribution That Value for Money
1.3 Use Techniques That Are Available to Achieve Quality Supplies
1.4 Identify Techniques to Secure Required Quantities within Required Timescales
1.5 Identify Value for Money Criteria
2.0 Tasks Associated with Each Stage of the Sourcing Process
2.1 Procurement Needs Are Established
2.2 Identify Criteria That Should Be Applied in Creating Specifications
2.3 Approaches to the Sourcing of Supplies
2.4 Approaches to the Formation of Agreements with External Organisations
3.0 Significance of Ethics for Procurement and Supply
3.1 Importance of the CIPS Code of Conduct in Procurement and Supply
3.2 Use of Codes of Ethics in Procurement and Supply
3.3 Conflicts of Interest That Can Exist in the Work of Procurement and Supply
4.0 Operational Performance of the Procurement and Supply Function
4.1 Importance of Delivering Customer Service and How to Improve
4.2 Ways to Measure Cycle Times for the Sourcing Process
4.3 Methods to Assess the Performance of and Control Budgets
L3M3- Contract Administration
1.0 Administrative Content and Key Tasks Associated
1.1 Identify Types of Contracts and Agreements
1.2 Purpose of the Documents That Compose a Contract
1.3 Stages Involved in Forming Contracts for the Purchasing or Supply
1.4 Develop and Present Business Cases to Justify Expenditure
2.0 Achieve Competitive Pricing and the Role of Negotiation
2.1 Use and Comparison of Competition to Obtain Quotations on Price
2.2 Role of Commercial Negotiations in the Work of Procurement and Supply
2.3 Approaches to Negotiate Competitive Prices
3.0 Effective Tendering is Achieved
3.1 Identify the Initial Actions Processes Associated with the Tendering Process
3.2 Initial Tender Process Documentation and Associated Content
3.3 Identify the Tender Evaluation and Acceptance Process
3.4 Regulations That Can Impact on the Tendering Process
4.0 Measure Contract Performance
4.1 Use of Data as a Contract Performance Measure
4.2 Use of Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
4.3 Types of Contractual Risk and How to Manage Them
L3M4- Team Dynamics and Change
1.0 Individual Can Support Overall Organisational Success in Procurement and Supply
1.1 Identify the Personal Attributes Required to Support
1.2 Roles of Staff with Devolved Responsibilities for Procurement and Supply
1.3 Importance of Liaising with Internal Customers and Other Stakeholders
2.0 Team Dynamics and Their Influence on Procurement and Supply
2.1 Purpose and Challenges of Cross-Functional Teams in Procurement and Supply
2.3 Contribution and Challenges of Team Working
3.0 Challenges Associated with, and Methods to Achieve Organisational Change
3.1 Types of Organisational Change
3.2 Triggers for Change
3.3 Organisational Responses to Change
3.4 Identify and Explain Methods to Achieve Change
L3M5 Socially Responsible Procurement
1.0 Concepts of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
1.1 Concept of Sustainability and the Practical Implications
1.2 Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
2.0 Environmental Impact of Procurement and Supply
2.1 Impact of Environmental Sustainability
2.2 Environmental Impact of Transportation and Storage
2.3 Role of Government in Promoting Environmental Sustainability
3.0 Implications of CSR for the Procurement and Supply Function
3.1 Identify Procurement and Supply Processes and Practices
3.2 Triple Bottom Line Concept and How It Should Apply to Procurement and Supply
3.3 Key Metrics That Can Be Used to Measure and Report on Sustainability
4.0 Methods to Monitor Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Procurement and Supply
4.1 Key Methods That Can Be Used to Monitor CSR Compliance
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