Professional Diploma in Procurement Management [PDPrM]-Self Paced

Objectives:

• Develop Core Procurement Management Skills: Equip participants with foundational knowledge of procurement management, including requisition, purchase order management, negotiation, and contract management.
• Understand the Procurement Process: Teach the steps of the procurement cycle, policies, procedures, supplier assessment, and supplier relationship management.
• Enhance Demand Planning and Forecasting Competencies: Provide insights into forecasting methods, customer segmentation, and master scheduling to optimize procurement planning.
• Master Strategic Sourcing Techniques: Develop skills in strategic sourcing, procurement portfolio management, spend analysis, and category management.
• Implement Supplier Performance Management: Introduce frameworks for evaluating, analyzing, and developing supplier performance to improve supply chain reliability.
• Apply Advanced Procurement Management: Teach risk management, legal aspects, e-procurement, and international procurement to handle complex procurement scenarios.
• Optimize Contract Management: Provide knowledge on contract formation, negotiation, performance management, and risk management to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Evaluate Procurement Performance: Introduce methods for measuring procurement performance, benchmarking, conducting audits, and utilizing procurement analytics.

Units & Modules:

U-1: Procurement Management for Organization
M-1: Introduction to Procurement Management
M-2: Requisition & PO management
M-3: Negotiation for Procurement
M-4: Contract Management

U-2: Procurement Management Process
M-5: Procurement Cycle-steps in Procurement Management
M-6: Procurement process- Policies and Procedures
M-7: Supplier scoring & Assessment
M-8: Supplier Selection Process & Supplier Relationship Management

U-3: Demand Planning & Forecasting
M-9: Principles of Forecasting
M-10: Basic Forecasting Methods
M-11: Customer Segmentation
M-12: Master Scheduling

U-4: Strategic Sourcing in Supply Chain Management
M-13: Introduction to Strategic Sourcing
M-14: Application of Strategic Sourcing for Cost-Effective SCM
M-15: Procurement Portfolio Management
M-16: Spend Analysis & Category Management

U-5: Supplier Performance Management
M-17: Introduction to Supplier Performance Management
M-18: Supplier Performance Framework
M-19: Supplier Performance Evaluation & Analysis
M-20: Introduction to Supplier Development

U-6: Advanced Procurement Management
M-21: Risk Management & Avoidance in Procurement
M-22: Legal Aspects in Procurement
M-23: E-Procurement
M-24: International Procurement

U-7: Contract Management
M-25: Introduction to Contract Management
M-26: Contract Formation and Negotiation
M-27: Contract Performance Management
M-28: Contract Risk Management

U-8: Procurement Performance and Evaluation
M-29: Measuring Procurement Performance
M-30: Benchmarking in Procurement
M-31: Procurement Audits
M-32: Procurement Analytics for Performance Evaluation

Features:
Duration: 6 Months
Modules: 32
Short Video Materials: Yes
Mode of Learning: Self-Paced

Post Completion:

• Electronic Certificate
• Digital Badge via Credly.com
• Printed Certificate available

Exam Method:
Number of Exams: 08 (Each unit has One Exam)

• Number of Questions: 20 MCQ Questions + 2 Written Questions (Each Exam)
• MCQ Question Mark: 2 * 20=40
• Written Question Mark: 30 * 2= 60
• Exam Duration: 60 Minutes
• Total Marks: 100 (Each Exam)
• Pass Mark: 50%

Assignment: 

• Total Assignments: 
• 1 Pre-Course Assignment (Learning Purpose)
• 1 Capstone Projects
  • Each Assignment Marks: 300
  • Pass Mark: 50%