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Certificate in Purchasing and Supply

CIPS Level 3 is designed for those who are new to a buying or procurement role with minimal experience and no formal purchasing qualifications. CIPS Level 3 is a procurement course covering the fundamental concepts, enabling students with little or no experience the skills to develop their career in procurement.

The course enables students to develop knowledge and skills in purchasing and supply to tackle complex activities and problems and work with a range of procurement procedures. It also provides students with the necessary knowledge to move on to more advanced CIPS procurement courses.

This was a very helpful course for me. I have gained some very useful knowledge. I can also apply my learning to my workplace.

Mark Westerhof

CIPS level 3 - Certificate in Purchasing and Supply

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for people who are just starting in a purchasing job, or who wish to start a career in purchasing, buying or procurement but have little or no previous experience.

The course covers the following areas:

Organisational structures and market types
Political, economic and social factors
Financial analysis (P&L, profit ratios)
Operational objectives (5 rights)
Developing specifications
Sourcing suppliers

Purchasing contracts and T&C's
Purchasing role and relationships
Stock control (ABC, kanban, VMI, EOQ, JIT)
Stock handling (EPOS, RFID, EFTPS)
The Purchasing Cycle
Securing supply

How does the course work?

Study Time:

You can study at a pace to suit you. Your tutor will create a timetable for you, and will set you work and assignments to complete each week.

If you can spend around 3 hours a week studying, you should be able to complete the course in 24 months. If you can spend more time studying than that, you could fast-track and complete the course faster.

Course Structure:

The course is split into five compulsory units. You must complete all five of these units to finish the course.

Assessments

You will sit a three hour written exam for each of the five units. CIPS exams must be sat at an approved CIPS centre.

Qualification Received:

You will receive the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Level 3 Certificate in Purchasing and Supply.

Your Course Fee Includes:

Tuition
Study Materials
12 Month Institute Membership
VAT

Course Details - Unit Breakdown

Compulsory units

You must complete all the compulsory units listed below.

Understanding the Purchasing Environment

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This unit is designed to develop an understanding of the impact of the external national and international business environment upon the purchasing function in a range of different organisations and sectors. By the end of this unit students should be able to recognise the implications of the purchasing environment for a variety of organisations, in a variety of sectors, and have an awareness of business and commercial issues associated with achieving best value in the purchasing function.

Purchasing Operations

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This unit is designed to introduce students to a variety of purchasing activities. Students should be aware of the operational objectives of purchasing and the need to balance considerations of cost, lead-time and quality. Included in the basic principles of purchasing is the need to understand the variety of key activities that purchasers are involved in including project administration activities, contributing to the development of specifications, contract formation and the process of sourcing suppliers.

Client and Supplier Relationships

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The need to add value through relationships is central to the success of any commercial relationship and developing a strong customer focus is central to achieving organisational goals. Students will be able to act as internal consultants representing the purchasing function in operational relationships. Students will be able to contribute towards the improvement of purchasing efficiency and ensure that operational relationships are both maintained and improved within the supply chain.

Securing Supply

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This unit is designed to enable those who work in purchasing to gain a broad understanding of the key requirements of controlling the supply of goods. Students should be able to contribute towards the assessment of stock requirements, and assist in the scheduling of the flow of supplies. By the end of this unit students should be able to understand the implications of effective scheduling of stock, and the importance of inventory control as a method of improving efficiency.

Purchasing in Action

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This unit is designed to consolidate the learning from all four modules in the Certificate in purchasing and supply and is an assessment vehicle. A selection of some of the core areas from each module will be revisited in order to test understanding, with the emphasis on providing a route map which shows how all the subjects are linked together within the purchasing function.

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