Strategic Procurement (Taught)

Overview

Prepare for your procurement and buying career with this MSc Strategic Procurement course. With a focus on leadership, strategy and digital operations, you’ll graduate ready to make a direct impact on the industry. You’ll even have a professional exam exemption, so if you become an associate Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) member you’ll have one less exam to complete.

As a professional with a Master’s degree in procurement, you’ll contribute to the strategic decisions of the companies you work for as well as making purchasing decisions and managing supplier relationships.

Build an in depth understanding of the stages and functions of procurement in business as you explore digital procurement technologies, use SAP tools, and access our SAP Next Gen facilities on this degree.

You’ll learn how to enact the procurement process, produce industry documents, and manage key suppliers. You’ll explore procurement and sourcing strategies for different business, discover goal and performance metrics, and perform in active simulations and training events.

Whether you hold an undergraduate degree in a logistics or business related subject, or you’re a professional looking to upskill, this course will help you develop your buying and negotiation skills as well as your understanding of procurement processes. You don't need to have studied maths to enter this course.

Eligibility

This course accepts UK, EU, and International students.

Course highlights

• Gain hands-on experience with SAP digital procurement tools

• Earn a CIPS exam exemption when you complete the course

• Discover strategies for different business needs

• Attend an in-house conference with procurement professionals

• Apply your knowledge in active simulations and training events

• Network with professionals including procurers, consultants and head-hunters

• Learn from lecturers with experience as senior procurement managers and CPOs from multiple industries

Careers and opportunities

Procurement professionals excel in both the public and private sectors, with the UK government alone holding more than a thousand procurement vacancies in 2022.

You’ll graduate from this MSc Strategic Procurement degree in an excellent position to enter the evolving procurement sector or progress your current career in the industry.

The procurement profession is governed by the UK Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), with a structured career path from graduate buyer to Chief Procurement Officer. If you choose to join CIPS as a member after you the course, you’ll start your career journey with a module exemption.

The average UK salary for a graduate trainee/buyer in 2021 was £27.5k, with UK procurement professionals earning an average of £53k (CIPS 2023 Salary Guide).

Procurement has a role in all fields of commerce, including private and public sectors, large and small organisations, and manufacturing and service based enterprises — so you can work in any sector that interests you.

All modules on this course are core.

• Data Analytics Knowledge and Skills for Procurement (15 credits)

• Digital Tools for Procurement (15 credits)

• Methods of Procurement (30 credits)

• Risk Management for Procurement (15 credits)

• Commercial Knowledge and Skills for Procurement (15 credits)

• Financial Knowledge and Skills for Procurement (15 credits)

• Negotiation Leadership and Teamwork Skills for Procurement (15 credits)

• Transforming Business Strategy and ESG Through Procurement (30 credits)

• Research Through Advanced Procurement (30 credits)

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business