CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply

The next step towards MCIPS, building on Level 4 with management, risk and advanced contract skills. Study in company or online wherever you are.

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  • 15-18 Months

  • From £2,400 + VAT

  • 95% Pass Rate

  • Online or In-Company

About the CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma

The CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma gives you the knowledge and skills to take your learning and your career to the next level. It’s ideal if you’re working in, or moving into, a senior or management role. It formalises your skills, builds your professional status, and is the next step towards MCIPS.

When you finish this level, you’ll be able to improve your organisation’s overall procurement and supply performance and help it meet its objectives.

Is CIPS Level 5 right for you?

This level is aimed at people looking to build on their existing procurement skills and take the next step in their careers..

You’ll need to have completed the CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply.

What you’ll learn: the CIPS Level 5 modules

The Advanced Diploma has eight modules: five compulsory modules, plus three electives you choose from the list below. Click a module to see what it covers.

Compulsory Modules

    • Understand, analyse, and apply management and organisational approaches

    • Understand and apply approaches to managing individuals

    • Understand and apply approaches to planning and managing work groups or teams

    • Assess the application of management concepts and principles in a procurement and supply function

    • Understand the nature of risk affecting supply chains

    • Understand processes in managing risk in supply chains

    • Understand risk mitigation strategies in supply chains

    • Understand the legal issues that relate to the formation of contracts

    • Understand the fundamentals of specifications and key performance indicators that are included in contractual arrangements made with suppliers

    • Understand the key clauses that are included in formal contracts

    • Understand and apply tools and techniques to measure and develop contract performance in procurement and supply

    • Understand and apply the concept of strategic sourcing

    • Understand and apply financial techniques that affect supply chains

    • Analyse and apply financial and performance measures that can affect the supply chain

    • Understand key approaches in the negotiation of commercial agreements with external organisations

    • Know how to prepare for negotiations with external organisations

    • Understand how commercial negotiations should be undertaken

    • Understand approaches that can be used to develop category management strategies

    • Understand the concepts, tools and techniques associated with managing expenditure

    • Understand the strategic impact of a category management process

    • Understand the dynamics of supply chains

    • Understand improvement methodologies that can be used in supply chains

    • Understand measures required to achieve competitive advantage in supply chains

    • Understand aspects of projects in organisations

    • Understand the concept of organisational change and how it can be achieved

    • Understand approaches to the planning and management of projects and change initiatives

    • Understand the concept and scope of operations management

    • Understand improvement methodologies that can be applied in operations management

    • Understand the concept of logistics management

    • Understand capacity planning and control in logistics management

    • Understand the key stages that affect the negotiation process and its outcomes

    • Understand negotiation relationships and ethics

    • Understand methods and behavioural factors that can influence others

Elective modules (choose 3)

How you can study

Day Course
Evening Course

Classroom days live online or in-company

Live online, 1.5-hour sessions after work

Bespoke One-to-one

Your own timetable, start any time

What’s Included in Your CIPS Level 5 Course

  • Resources and Mock Exams

    ABA presentations, revision videos, full class recordings and multiple mock exams.

  • Profex Textbooks

    A full set of 8 books, from the best procurement textbook publisher around.

  • Exams Booked for You

    8 exam entries are included, and we handle all the scheduling and booking.

  • Expert Tutors

    Outstanding student feedback, and real-world procurement experience brought into every class.

  • Support All The Way

    Speed up, slow down, ask questions or just have a chat. We’re with you through the whole level and beyond.

“I really enjoy the evening class sessions, and the extra resources in the classroom have really helped.”
Current CIPS Level 5 Evening Course student

“The flexibility is helpful for managing work and the kids. Being able to cover exactly what I need in sessions is great.”
Former CIPS Level 5 Bespoke Course student

CIPS Level 5: your questions answered

  • CIPS Level 5 usually takes 15-18 months with ABA Procurement. Day and evening course students generally finish in 15 months. One-to-one students can go at their own pace.

  • CIPS Level 5 tuition costs £2,400 + VAT for the evening course, £2,600 + VAT for the day course, or £2,800 + VAT for one-to-one tutoring.

    Course books (£285) and CIPS exams (£940 at a centre, or £1,050 online) are extra, and you’ll need CIPS membership.

    Company-funded students can pay in full or in 2 or 4 payments, and self-funding students can spread the cost over 10 instalments.

  • You need to have completed the CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply. If you have extensive senior procurement experience, the CIPS Management Entry Route may be an alternative path to MCIPS.

  • You choose three electives from six. Many of our students take Category Management, Achieving Competitive Advantage Through the Supply Chain, and Advanced Negotiation, which are the three we teach in our evening class. If you’re not sure, we’re happy to talk it through based on your role and goals.

  • New CIPS Level 5 modules start every 2 months, so students can enrol at any time. See the timetable for the next date.

  • CIPS Level 5 has one computer-based exam per module, eight in total: two 3-hour written exams and six 1.5-hour multiple-choice exams. Exams run six times a year, online or at an exam centre, and ABA books them for you.

  • Yes. You need CIPS membership before you start, because exams can’t be booked without it. You can join at cips.org/join.

  • Email cips@abaprocurement.com or call 01603 251754. We’ll make sure you’re on the right course for you, then send you the enrolment form. We don’t do anonymous online sign-up: you’re not a robot (hopefully), and neither are we.

  • After Level 5 you can move on to CIPS Level 6, the final level before MCIPS, the internationally recognised professional standard in procurement and supply.

Download our course information to find the perfect study option for you.

Or, get in touch for a chat.

Training@abaprocurement.com
(0)1603 251754

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Norwich, NR5 8BF