📜 CIPS Level 6 — Procurement & Supply

An independent, free exam-preparation course built around the publicly described CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma in Procurement & Supply — the most senior CIPS qualification, aimed at strategic procurement leaders, heads of category and supply-chain directors. It walks through the core themes of the diploma (Strategic Ethical Leadership, Global Commercial Strategy and Global Strategic Supply Chain Management) plus the elective ground of category management, strategic sourcing, advanced contract and financial management, supply-chain risk and resilience, sustainable and ethical procurement, supplier relationship management and innovation, strategic negotiation, commercial law, stakeholder and change management, and digital procurement. It uses visual lessons, worked examples, original self-check questions and a 45-question final exam to build exam-ready strategic understanding. It is awareness/prep only — not the official CIPS study programme or the CIPS examination — and claims no CIPS affiliation, membership or endorsement. The course is organized into 22 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is independent, free exam-preparation training — not an official or accredited review course.

What you'll learn

• CIPS Level 6 & the Strategic Procurement Mandate
• Global Commercial Strategy
• Category Management Strategy
• Strategic Sourcing Process
• Spend Analysis & Portfolio Segmentation
• Advanced Contract Management
• Financial Management for Procurement
• Global Strategic Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Risk & Resilience
• Sustainable & Ethical Procurement (ESG)
• Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
• Supplier-Led Innovation & Value Creation
• Supplier Performance & Continuous Improvement
• Strategic Negotiation
• Commercial & Contract Law
• Strategic Ethical Leadership
• Stakeholder & Communications Management
• Change & Project Management
• Digital Procurement & Commercial Data
• Global Logistics & Network Design
• Future Strategic Challenges of the Profession
• Exam Strategy & Constructed-Response Technique

Learning objectives

• Understand that this is independent CIPS Level 6 exam-prep over publicly described themes, not the official CIPS study programme or examination
• Position procurement as a strategic, board-level function and align category and sourcing strategy to corporate objectives
• Formulate a global commercial strategy that improves competitive advantage across complex international markets
• Lead category management end-to-end and run a structured strategic sourcing process from spend analysis to award
• Apply advanced contract and financial management — pricing, indexation, KPIs, payment mechanisms and total cost of ownership
• Assess and build supply-chain risk and resilience using mapping, segmentation and business-continuity planning
• Embed sustainable, ethical and ESG procurement, including modern-slavery and responsible-sourcing controls
• Drive supplier relationship management, SRM segmentation and supplier-led innovation and value creation
• Plan and conduct strategic negotiations and lead stakeholders, change, commercial law and digital transformation
• Pass a 45-question exam (80% to earn your certificate)