What is the Certified Supply Chain Strategist?

The Certified Supply Chain Strategist is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Strategy & Business Development.

How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 11 Weeks and can be completed self-paced or with live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications carry CPD credits and are internationally recognised.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification.

Email info@certifications.ac, WhatsApp +254 722 223 084, or fill in the enrolment form on this page.

What is included in the fee?

All study materials, study guide, examination, digital certificate and badge. Live option adds tutor sessions and priority support.

Certified Supply Chain Strategist in United Arab Emirates

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Supply Chain Strategist

Certified Supply Chain Strategist: industry context, trends and professional standards
Procurement and supply chain: scope and value
The procurement cycle and operating models
Procurement's contribution to organisational strategy
Categories of spend and stakeholders
Professional standards and ethics (CIPS)
Public versus private procurement
Supply markets and the enabling environment
Sustainability and responsible sourcing
Digital procurement and the future of the profession
Career pathways and professional development

Supplier Capacity and Dependency

Supplier dependency, development and continuity
Supplier market analysis and competition
Contract performance, remedies and variations
Supplier codes of conduct and audits
Carbon, scope 3 and sustainable logistics
Total cost of ownership versus purchase price
Specification writing and the specification trap
Negotiating with suppliers
Demand management and controlling maverick spend
Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Warehouse operations and stock accuracy
Procurement fraud, collusion and bid rigging
Emergency, humanitarian and constrained procurement
Public procurement frameworks and principles

Cost to Serve

Total cost of ownership versus purchase price
Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Warehouse operations and stock accuracy
Business continuity and contingency planning
Resilience and network redundancy
Geopolitical and disruption risk
Insurance, hedging and mitigation
Crisis management and recovery
Ethical and reputational risk
Monitoring and early-warning systems
Ethical sourcing and modern slavery
Competitive bidding and tender management
Transparency, fairness and value for money
Evaluation criteria and award
Probity, integrity and anti-corruption

Disruption and Continuity Planning

Supplier dependency, development and continuity
Emergency, humanitarian and constrained procurement
Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Inventory models: EOQ, safety stock, reorder points
Materials requirements planning (MRP)
Demand and supply planning (S&OP)
Bill of materials and master scheduling
Capacity and production planning
Warehouse and stock control systems
ABC analysis and stock optimisation
Obsolescence and working-capital impact
Operations performance and throughput
E-procurement and procure-to-pay systems
Spend analytics and dashboards
Supplier and contract management systems

Demand and Requirement Planning

Demand management and controlling maverick spend
Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Supplier market analysis and competition
Sourcing plans and go-to-market
Contract law fundamentals and formation
Terms, conditions and clauses
Service-level agreements and KPIs
Dispute resolution and claims
Supplier onboarding and due diligence
Supplier segmentation and relationship strategy
Supplier relationship management (SRM)
Performance measurement and scorecards
Innovation and value from suppliers
Managing underperformance and risk
Supplier diversity and local content

Service Level Decisions

Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Total cost of ownership versus purchase price
Demand management and controlling maverick spend
Cross-functional collaboration
Influencing and negotiation with stakeholders
Professional reporting and documentation
Presenting sourcing recommendations
Managing supplier communications
Leading procurement projects and change
Team leadership in procurement
Procurement transformation and operating models
Digital procurement roadmaps
Value and savings programmes
Category and supplier innovation
Agile and collaborative delivery

Lead Time and Variability

Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Supplier dependency, development and continuity
Reverse logistics and returns
Cold chain and specialised logistics
Logistics performance and cost control
E-sourcing and e-auctions
Supply chain visibility and control towers
System selection and implementation
Cybersecurity and data protection
AI, blockchain and digital supply chains
Supply chain risk identification and mapping
Risk assessment and prioritisation
Supplier financial and operational risk
Framework agreements and aggregation

Projects and Delivery

Transport modes, planning and optimisation
Demand planning and forecasting
Implementation and contract plan
Operational planning and workflow management
Negotiation strategy and planning
Leading security projects and change
Designing a security programme or solution
Emergency preparedness and planning
Analytical techniques and bias
Security programme design and budgeting
Account planning and whitespace
Leading project governance
Change and adoption in projects
Innovation and continuous delivery
Agile and digital transformation projects

Systems and Technology

Cybersecurity and fraud technology
Technology governance and change control
Digital credit and alternative data
Performance management systems and cycles
Safety management systems (ISO 45001)
The finance function and digital transformation
Safety management systems overview (ISO 45001)
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Environmental management systems (ISO 14001)
Management accounts and dashboards
Digital permits and inspections
Digital disruption and the future of banking
Digital transformation in banking
Branch-to-digital migration
Digital banking platforms and APIs

Operations and Quality

Process efficiency and cycle time
Tariffs, regulation and the economics of essential services
Mineral processing and beneficiation
Quality management on site: inspections, hold points and defects
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Reporting quality and governance
Forecasting and planning
Outcome and process measures
Quality and delivery metrics
Delivery, quality and stakeholder plan
Quality planning and assurance
Customer service and experience principles
Service culture and brand promise
Digital and self-service transformation
Innovation in service delivery

Sustainability and Ethics

Responsible and sustainable procurement
Sustainability and environmental duty
Ethical decision-making under pressure
Resource efficiency and circular practice
Environmental legal compliance
Sustainability and climate responsibility
Environmental monitoring and reporting
Continuous environmental improvement
Integration with quality and environment
Sustainable procurement principles and standards
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Market analysis and environmental scanning
Sustainability and responsible marketing
Monitoring sustainability outcomes
Corporate social responsibility and community impact

Capability and Development

Team development and effectiveness
Facilitation, training and public presentation skills
Training and capability building
Development banking and project finance
Message development and testing
Supplier development and innovation
Training needs analysis
Continuing professional development
Measuring development impact
The learning and development profession
Feedback and developmental conversations
Career and talent development
Capability and skills frameworks
Leadership and management development
Training needs analysis and learning strategy

Communication and Documentation

Voice, communication and delivery
Management reporting and decision support
Board reporting and information flows
Governance of ESG and reporting
Management and board reporting
Safety communication and campaigns
Communicating risk to the workforce
Incident reporting and record-keeping
Decision support and insight
Toolbox talks and safety communication
Communicating vision and telling stories
Control monitoring and reporting
Crisis communications
Stakeholder communications
Ethics in communications

Strategic Context

Designing a sourcing or supply strategy
Supply market analysis and Porter’s forces
Strategic alignment of investments
Competitive analysis and differentiation
Product and portfolio strategy
Go-to-market and channel strategy
Marketing planning and budgeting
Setting objectives and marketing KPIs
Marketing and sales: scope, roles and value
The marketing concept and customer orientation
The marketing mix and the 7 Ps
Treasury function and money markets
Category management and strategy
Supply market analysis
Competitive bidding processes

International Trade

Global sourcing and international trade
Grades, standards and export certification (GlobalG.A.P.)
Export readiness and standards
Global sourcing and trade
Customs, clearing and compliance
Expanding into regional and export markets
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Transfer pricing and international tax
Cross-border data and transfers
Cross-cultural and global inclusion
Global and comparative HR contexts
International and cross-border tax
Attachment and developmental theory
Traceability, certification and export requirements
Key global frameworks: FAO, GlobalG.A.P., SDGs and national strategies

Workforce

Workforce management and scheduling
Workforce planning and scheduling
Employee experience and engagement
Customer and employee satisfaction
Employee engagement models and drivers
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
Workforce and shift management in retail
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Governance of procurement decisions
Supplier and category performance
Spend and situation analysis

Customers and Demand

Spend analysis and demand aggregation
Customer expectations and satisfaction
The customer experience (CX) discipline
Ethics and fair customer treatment
Customer experience transformation
Customer service and CX strategy
Designing voice-of-customer programmes
Sustaining strategic customer focus
Customer and journey analysis
Customer experience strategy
Customer journey mapping
Customer segmentation and needs analysis
Customer journey and experience design
Market research and customer insight methods
Voice of the customer and acting on feedback

Change and Improvement

Continuous improvement and lean procurement
Change management and adoption
Continuous improvement of programmes
Continuous improvement of finance processes
Regulatory change management
Large-scale transformation and agile ways of working
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Continuous improvement cycles
Driving measurable safety improvement
Management review and improvement
Foreign exchange and treasury operations
Foreign exchange and hedging
Continuous improvement of delivery
Certification and continual improvement

Safety and Continuity

Product safety and standards
Health and safety legal duties
Safety culture and leadership
Influencing and safety leadership
Wellbeing and holistic health strategy
Confidentiality and health data
Peer support and consultation
Designing a safety programme or control
Job safety analysis (JSA) and task risk
Emergency preparedness and response planning
Business continuity and recovery
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Health financing: budgets, insurance and out-of-pocket realities
Procurement and stock management for health commodities

Professional Standards

Professional ethics and codes (CIPS)
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Ethics of technology in practice
Professional ethics and responsibility (PMI)
Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics
Professional standards and ethics
Marketing and sales ethics
Conflicts of interest and transparency
Professional roles, ethics and standards for agricultural practitioners
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Duty of care and risk management
Ethics, transparency and reputation
Real estate regulation, licensing and professional conduct
Ethics and treating customers fairly in insurance
Regulation, ethics and misinformation in media and telecoms

Knowledge and Records

Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection
Health records, data and confidentiality
Record-keeping and data protection
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Lessons learned and knowledge management
Professional documentation and presentation
Agri-enterprise planning and farm records
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Complaint data and learning
Process and control documentation
Cognitive load and learning science
Transfer pricing documentation
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Learning cultures and the learning organisation
Blended and hybrid learning design

Performance Management

Managing performance day to day
Contract performance and exit
Energy efficiency and demand management
Retail performance metrics: sales densities, conversion and basket
Managing schedule and budget performance
Dashboards and performance reporting
Capacity and performance management
Setting objectives, indicators and targets
Benchmarking against standards and best practice
Linking CX to business performance
Operational efficiency and productivity
Managing team performance and dynamics
High-performance team rituals and cadence
Performance management in service
Coaching for performance

Procurement Practice

Capstone scoping: a real sourcing or supply challenge
Contract oversight in the public sector
Procurement KPIs and savings measurement
Procurement maturity assessment
Driving measurable procurement value
Client feedback and satisfaction
Procurement and asset management under donor rules
Vendor, venue and supplier contracting for events
Range planning and category management
Customer loyalty and repeat purchase in retail
Evidence-based improvement
Sourcing portfolios (Kraljic)
Contract law and formation
Contract exit and renewal
Managing supplier risk

Supply Chain and Logistics

Logistics and distribution network design
Inventory management and optimisation
Regulation of transport: authorities, conventions and licensing
Service quality and the passenger experience in transport
Water supply systems: sources, treatment and distribution
Managing risk and difficult cases
Storage, drying and stock management
Input supply, agro-dealers and last-mile distribution
Logistics KPIs and cost control
Warehouse design and layout
Warehouse management systems (WMS)
ABC analysis and stock policy
Manufacturing strategies: make-to-stock, make-to-order and batch versus flow

Cost and Value

Total cost and value delivered
Business case and savings plan
Costing production: standard costs, variances and the true cost of scrap
Non-revenue water, metering and cost recovery
Preparing financial statements
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Interpreting financial statements
Budget vs actual and variance
Cost and profitability analysis
Data visualisation for finance
Communicating financial results
Cost and price analysis
Cost, feasibility and control analysis
Income capitalisation and investment value
NGO financial management and budget-versus-actual discipline

Risk, Control and Integrity

Compliance, audit and accountability
Project governance and assurance
Project governance frameworks
Compliance and regulatory projects
Change control and configuration
Project budgeting and financial control
Financial risk in projects
Monitoring, control and reporting
Baseline setting and change control
Time and cost control
Risk identification and analysis
Committees: audit, risk, remuneration
Governance frameworks and codes
Compliance frameworks and programmes
Compliance monitoring and testing

Legal and Regulatory

Accounting concepts, principles and the regulatory landscape
Regulatory reporting and disclosure
The regulatory and legal environment
Legal and regulatory responsibility
Legal, cost and feasibility analysis
Policy, planning and objectives
Legal and other requirements
Working with law enforcement and regulators
Insurance regulation and consumer protection
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Lessons learned and development
Regulatory and fair-treatment obligations
The regulatory landscape and central banking
Handling difficult customers and disputes
Regulatory duty and accountability

Data and Measurement

Data quality and stewardship
Consent, rights and data subject requests
Data breach and incident governance
Building trust through data governance
Communicating and reporting to leadership
Data ethics, privacy and responsible analytics
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Leading and lagging metrics
Data collection and analytics
Predictive safety analytics
Data quality and master data management
Evidence-based practice
Evidence-based practice and research literacy
Psychometric and screening tools
Professional writing and reports

Stakeholders and Negotiation

Internal customers and business partnering
Partnership building and multi-stakeholder platforms
Relationship management and retention
Stakeholder mapping and collaboration
Managing difficult stakeholders
Stakeholder mapping in banking
Negotiation and influencing
Relationship management and cross-selling
Wealth, SME and corporate relationships
Negotiation and closing commercial deals
Managing distributors and channel partners
Designing and facilitating groups
Negotiation with buyers, suppliers and financiers
Stakeholder mapping and engagement
Stakeholders and users of financial information

Leadership and Decisions

Team leadership in customer service
Teller operations, cash handling and vault management
Team leadership in banking operations
Reconciliation and nostro/vostro management
Enterprise risk management in banks
Liquidity risk and asset-liability management
Business continuity and crisis management
Sanctions screening and PEP management
Liquidity and funding management
Investment portfolio management
Thought leadership
Working with referrers and multidisciplinary teams
Collaboration and teamwork
Project management standards (PMI, PRINCE2)
Project roles and the project manager

Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CSUCS certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with CIPS, ISO and recognised procurement and supply-chain standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the CSUCS?

This certification is ideal for Procurement and Purchasing Officers, Supply Chain and Logistics Professionals, Contract and Category Managers and Warehouse and Inventory Managers, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in procurement, sourcing, contract management and supply chain operations with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CSUCS certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 11 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CSUCS internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CSUCS certification?

The Certified Supply Chain Strategist is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CSUCS certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CSUCS?

The Certified Supply Chain Strategist is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CSUCS?

The Certified Supply Chain Strategist carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CSUCS while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CSUCS?

Graduates progress towards senior procurement, category and supply-chain leadership roles. The CSUCS strengthens your expertise in procurement, sourcing, contract management and supply chain operations and positions you for advancement across corporates, NGOs, government and international organisations.

Certified Supply Chain Strategist