How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 12 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 Expert / Executive Level certification.

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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 Strategic and Enterprise Procurement Expert in Poland

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

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

Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Strategic and Enterprise Procurement Expert

Certified Strategic and Enterprise Procurement Expert: 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

Total Cost and Specification

Total cost of ownership versus purchase price
Specification writing and the specification trap
Supplier market analysis and competition
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
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

Sourcing and Negotiation

Supplier market analysis and competition
Negotiating with suppliers
Demand management and controlling maverick spend
Freight forwarding, incoterms and customs
Warehousing, storage and materials handling
Inventory management and optimisation
Demand planning and forecasting
Order fulfilment and last-mile delivery
Reverse logistics and returns
Cold chain and specialised logistics
Logistics performance and cost control
Inventory models: EOQ, safety stock, reorder points
Materials requirements planning (MRP)
Demand and supply planning (S&OP)
Bill of materials and master scheduling

Contract Performance

Contract performance, remedies and variations
Supplier dependency, development and continuity
Procurement fraud, collusion and bid rigging
Collaboration and partnership models
Supplier audits and assurance
Logistics and distribution network design
Transport modes, planning and optimisation
Capacity and production planning
Warehouse and stock control systems
Risk assessment and prioritisation
Supplier financial and operational risk
Business continuity and contingency planning
Resilience and network redundancy
Geopolitical and disruption risk
Insurance, hedging and mitigation

Inventory and Service Levels

Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Warehouse operations and stock accuracy
Demand management and controlling maverick spend
Integrity, transparency and fair dealing
Conflicts of interest and gifts
Governance of procurement decisions
Responsible and sustainable procurement
Compliance, audit and accountability
Procurement KPIs and savings measurement
Total cost and value delivered
Process efficiency and cycle time
Continuous improvement and lean procurement
Supplier and category performance
Procurement maturity assessment
Driving measurable procurement value

Logistics and Landed Cost

Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Total cost of ownership versus purchase price
Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Transparency, fairness and value for money
Evaluation criteria and award
Probity, integrity and anti-corruption
Framework agreements and aggregation
Complaints, challenge and remedies
Contract oversight in the public sector
Internal customers and business partnering
Cross-functional collaboration
Influencing and negotiation with stakeholders
Professional reporting and documentation
Presenting sourcing recommendations
Managing supplier communications

Integrity and Continuity

Procurement fraud, collusion and bid rigging
Supplier dependency, development and continuity
Emergency, humanitarian and constrained procurement
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

Knowledge and Records

Multimedia and video for learning
Microlearning and mobile learning
Social and collaborative learning
Emerging learning technologies
Peer learning and communities of practice
Motivation and self-directed learning
Learning technology ecosystem
Learning analytics and data
AI and adaptive learning
Data-driven learning design
Learning data privacy and ethics
Professional writing and documentation
Presenting learning proposals and impact
Leading learning projects and change
Learning transformation and modernisation

Performance Management

Continuous feedback and performance conversations
Analytical techniques and bias
Resource efficiency and circular practice
Managing team performance and dynamics
High-performance team rituals and cadence
Productivity and efficiency improvement
Contract performance and exit
Energy efficiency and demand management
Retail performance metrics: sales densities, conversion and basket
Project KPIs and performance metrics
Managing schedule and budget performance
Sales performance and pipeline management
Social performance and outreach
Benchmarking against best practice
Performance management systems and cycles

Procurement Practice

Leading procurement projects and change
Team leadership in procurement
Procurement transformation and operating models
Digital procurement roadmaps
Category and supplier innovation
Capstone scoping: a real sourcing or supply challenge
Spend and situation analysis
Designing a sourcing or supply strategy
Implementation and contract plan
Spend analysis and demand aggregation
Global sourcing and international trade
Public procurement frameworks and principles
Competitive bidding and tender management
Ethical sourcing and modern slavery
Spend analysis and segmentation

Supply Chain and Logistics

Carbon, scope 3 and sustainable logistics
Manufacturing strategies: make-to-stock, make-to-order and batch versus flow
Regulation of transport: authorities, conventions and licensing
Service quality and the passenger experience in transport
Water supply systems: sources, treatment and distribution
Preparing financial statements
Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Warehouse management systems (WMS)
Warehouse performance metrics
ABC analysis and stock policy
Receivables, payables and inventory management
Logistics KPIs and cost control
Warehouse design and layout
Storage, drying and stock management
Input supply, agro-dealers and last-mile distribution

Cost and Value

Value and savings programmes
Business case and savings plan
NGO financial management and budget-versus-actual discipline
How insurance works: risk pooling and the value chain
Claims investigation and fraud indicators
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Vehicle financing, insurance and total cost of ownership conversations
Costing production: standard costs, variances and the true cost of scrap
Non-revenue water, metering and cost recovery
Interpreting financial statements
Health financing: budgets, insurance and out-of-pocket realities
Prioritising experience investments
Cost, feasibility and impact analysis
Customer lifetime value
Growing value through service

Risk, Control and Integrity

Technology governance and change control
Interest-rate risk and gap analysis
Asset-liability committee (ALCO) governance
Derivatives and risk instruments
Control environment and risk assessment
Process and control documentation
Governance and the three lines model
Fraud risk and controls
Control monitoring and reporting
Risk-based audit planning
Data analytics in audit
Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection
In-process quality control and inspection
Ground control and strata management
Reporting quality and governance

Legal and Regulatory

Compliance and regulatory projects
Advocacy and policy engagement
Regulatory compliance and biosafety
Regulatory compliance and market requirements
Managing refunds, disputes and goodwill
Regulatory and fair-treatment obligations
The regulatory landscape and central banking
Handling difficult customers and disputes
Regulatory duty and accountability
Regulatory compliance and central-bank rules
Regulatory reporting and audits
Environmental legal compliance
Legal, cost and feasibility analysis
Policy, planning and objectives
Legal and other requirements

Data and Measurement

Dashboards and reporting
Management reporting and decision support
Board reporting and information flows
Governance of ESG and reporting
Data ethics, privacy and responsible analytics
Management and board reporting
Leading and lagging metrics
Environmental monitoring and reporting
Incident reporting and record-keeping
Data collection and analytics
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Management accounts and dashboards
Professional report writing and presentation
Portfolio of evidence and reflective practice
Data-driven decision support and analytics

Stakeholders and Negotiation

Stakeholder identification and analysis
Stakeholder engagement strategy
Negotiation and conflict management
Building project relationships
Conflict resolution and negotiation
Commercial negotiation and value capture
Building strategic customer relationships
Partnering and co-creation with customers
Sponsorship and negotiation selling
Negotiation with clients and partners
Budget vs actual and variance
The project environment and stakeholders
Stakeholder and sponsor management
Stakeholder rights and fair treatment
Delivery, quality and stakeholder plan

Leadership and Decisions

Crisis management and recovery
Enterprise risk management in banks
Liquidity risk and asset-liability management
Business continuity and crisis management
Sanctions screening and PEP management
Relationship management and cross-selling
Liquidity and funding management
Thought leadership
Category management and strategy
Fleet management and costs
Change management and adoption
Quality management and standards
Category management and strategy development
Data quality and master data management
Security governance and management systems

Projects and Delivery

Leading project teams
Cost and profitability analysis
Building high-performing project teams
Marketing planning and budgeting
Campaign planning and execution
Account planning and whitespace analysis
Leading campaigns and sales projects
Agri-enterprise planning and farm records
Team leadership in field and project settings
Forecasting and planning
Data visualisation for finance
Scenario planning and foresight
Negotiation strategy and planning
Programme governance
Real estate development and project appraisal

Systems and Technology

CRM and marketing automation platforms
Scaling technologies and business models
Decision support and insight
Digital and market transformation
Digital advisory, e-extension and mobile services
Traceability, recall and quality assurance systems
Quality management systems and audits
Digital and self-service transformation
Closed-loop feedback systems
Self-service and digital support
CRM systems and customer data
Emerging project technologies
Digital disruption and modern go-to-market
Digital and data-driven go-to-market
Digital marketing strategy

Operations and Quality

Quality assurance of audit
Competitive bidding processes
Planning performance and service
Business process mapping
The HR function: roles, operating models and value creation
Quality standards and accreditation
Quality assurance and standards
Continuous improvement of finance processes
Communicating financial results
Integration with quality and environment
Design review and quality
Quality and delivery metrics
Quality planning and assurance
Quality control and continuous improvement
Integrated risk and quality control

Sustainability and Ethics

Ethical and reputational risk
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Sustainability and social impact in projects
Market analysis and environmental scanning
Sustainability and responsible marketing
Monitoring sustainability outcomes
Corporate social responsibility and community impact
Monitoring, evaluation and sustainability plan
Housing, welfare and environmental management
The regulatory and legal environment
Responsible and sustainable governance
Sustainability strategy and materiality
Environmental governance and climate risk

Capability and Development

Competency framework development
Succession planning and talent pipelines
Talent sourcing channels and pipelines
High-potential identification and talent reviews
Knowledge management and capability building
Delegating for development
Managing resistance and capability building
Supplier development and improvement
Proposal development and donor reporting
Attachment and developmental theory
Lessons learned and development
Schedule development and optimisation
Team development and effectiveness
Facilitation, training and public presentation skills
Training and capability building

Communication and Documentation

Communications strategy and planning
Internal communications
Corporate social responsibility communications
Presentation and public speaking
Professional report and presentation
Metrics and reporting
Voice, communication and delivery
Safety communication and campaigns
Communicating risk to the workforce
Toolbox talks and safety communication
Communicating vision and telling stories
Reporting to boards and executives
Monitoring, control and reporting
Professional documentation and presentation
Communication planning and management

Strategic Context

Supply market analysis and Porter’s forces
Aligning teams around strategy
Strategy execution and the balanced scorecard
Strategic decision-making under uncertainty
Measuring strategic progress
Turning strategy into results
Digital transformation and IT strategy
Procurement’s contribution to organisational strategy
Sourcing strategies and portfolio (Kraljic)
Strategic customer relationships
Residential and commercial property markets
Market access, buyers and contract farming
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Customer service and CX strategy

International Trade

Traceability, certification and export requirements
Customs, clearing and compliance
Expanding into regional and export markets
Ethical principles and codes of practice
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
Trend analysis and foresight
Segmentation and needs analysis
Managing boundaries and dual relationships

Workforce

Employee experience and engagement
Customer and employee satisfaction
Employee engagement models and drivers
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Workforce and shift management in retail
Workforce management and scheduling
Workforce planning and scheduling
Peer support and consultation
Emergency preparedness and response planning
Root-cause analysis techniques

Customers and Demand

Ethics and fair customer treatment
Customer experience transformation
Professional ethics in customer service
Designing voice-of-customer programmes
Customer and journey analysis
Customer journey mapping
Voice of the customer programmes
Reducing customer effort
Customer effort and sentiment analysis
Social media customer care
Unified customer view
Growth strategy and demand generation
Customer and brand health metrics
Forecasting revenue and demand
Market and customer analysis

Change and Improvement

Foreign exchange and currency risk
Regulatory change management
Large-scale transformation and agile ways of working
Duty of care and risk management
Record-keeping and data protection
Continuous improvement cycles
Driving measurable safety improvement
Continuous environmental improvement
Management review and improvement
Certification and continual improvement
Process improvement and lean thinking
Continuous improvement and lean banking
Driving measurable banking improvement
Foreign exchange and treasury operations
Foreign exchange and hedging

Safety and Continuity

Wellbeing and holistic health strategy
Confidentiality and health data
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Designing a safety programme or control
Job safety analysis (JSA) and task risk
Business continuity and recovery
Contractor and visitor safety
Predictive safety analytics
Automation and safety technology
Industrial utilities, energy and process safety interfaces
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Client feedback and satisfaction
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Health, safety and compliance in delivery

Professional Standards

Professional ethics and codes (CIPS)
Roles, standards and professional conduct
Responsible and ethical service
Ethics and integrity in banking
Professional ethics and banking conduct
Data ethics and customer privacy
Bribery, corruption and conduct risk
Ethics and independence
Ethics in communications
Professional ethics in education and training
Ethics and professional standards in finance
HR competencies and professional standards (SHRM, CIPD)
Ethics and duty of care
Professional ethics and duty of care
Ethics and responsible leadership

Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CSEN2 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 CSEN2?

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 CSEN2 certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 12 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 CSEN2 internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CSEN2 certification?

The Certified Strategic and Enterprise Procurement Expert 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 CSEN2 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 CSEN2?

The Certified Strategic and Enterprise Procurement Expert 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 CSEN2?

The Certified Strategic and Enterprise Procurement Expert carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CSEN2 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 CSEN2?

Graduates progress towards senior procurement, category and supply-chain leadership roles. The CSEN2 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 Strategic and Enterprise Procurement Expert