What is the Certified Strategic Supply Chain Professional?

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

How long does this certification take?

The programme is 12 Weeks and can be completed at your own pace through our self-paced online option, or alongside live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are internationally recognised and carry CPD credits, making them valuable for career advancement worldwide.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification, suitable for professionals with relevant experience or background in the field.

You can enrol by emailing info@certifications.ac, contacting us via WhatsApp at +254 722 223 084, or filling the enrolment form below.

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Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

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Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Strategic Supply Chain Professional

Certified Strategic Supply Chain Professional: 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

Lead Time and Variability

Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Supplier dependency, development and continuity
Procurement fraud, collusion and bid rigging
Emergency, humanitarian and constrained procurement
Specification writing and the specification trap
Competitive bidding and tender management
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

Supplier Capacity and Dependency

Supplier dependency, development and continuity
Supplier market analysis and competition
Contract performance, remedies and variations
Designing a sourcing or supply strategy
Business case and savings plan
Implementation and contract plan
Spend analysis and demand aggregation
Supply market analysis and Porter’s forces
Global sourcing and international trade
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

Cost to Serve

Total cost of ownership versus purchase price
Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Warehouse operations and stock accuracy
Negotiating with suppliers
Demand management and controlling maverick spend
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

Disruption and Continuity Planning

Supplier dependency, development and continuity
Emergency, humanitarian and constrained procurement
Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Driving measurable procurement value
Capstone scoping: a real sourcing or supply challenge
Spend and situation analysis
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
Collaboration and partnership models
Supplier audits and assurance
Logistics and distribution network design

Demand and Requirement Planning

Demand management and controlling maverick spend
Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Supplier market analysis and competition
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
Risk assessment and prioritisation
Supplier financial and operational risk
Business continuity and contingency planning
Resilience and network redundancy

Service Level Decisions

Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Total cost of ownership versus purchase price
Demand management and controlling maverick spend
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
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

Performance Management

Supplier and category performance
Logistics performance and cost control
Process efficiency and cycle time
Benchmarking and external data sources
Process improvement and HR operating efficiency
Benchmarking HR against best practice
Continuous feedback and performance conversations
Appraisal, calibration and managing underperformance
Pay structures, benchmarking and market pricing
Performance management that changes behaviour
Analytical techniques and bias
Performance management in sales
Strategy and performance management systems
Interpreting financial statements
KPIs and performance reporting

Procurement Practice

Continuous improvement and lean procurement
Procurement maturity assessment
Governance of procurement decisions
Responsible and sustainable procurement
Procurement KPIs and savings measurement
Subcontractor and supplier management
Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Management accounts and dashboards
Goal setting and contracting
Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics
Procurement and contract value
Budget vs actual and variance
Cost and profitability analysis
Procurement and contract management
Governance of campaigns and spend

Supply Chain and Logistics

Inventory management and optimisation
Carbon, scope 3 and sustainable logistics
Transport modes, planning and optimisation
Water supply systems: sources, treatment and distribution
Data visualisation for finance
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
Ethical supply chains
Supply chain and cargo security
Storage, drying and stock management
Input supply, agro-dealers and last-mile distribution
ABC analysis and stock policy
Receivables, payables and inventory management
Livestock husbandry and productivity

Cost and Value

Total cost and value delivered
Cost reduction and efficiency programmes
Capital budgeting: NPV, IRR and payback
Cost of capital and WACC
Capital structure and financing decisions
Real options and strategic investment
Financial modelling and scenario analysis
Short-term financing and money markets
Investment of surplus funds
Financial risk management and derivatives
Continuous improvement of finance processes
Decision support and insight
Health financing: budgets, insurance and out-of-pocket realities
Preparing financial statements
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)

Risk, Control and Integrity

Compliance, audit and accountability
NGO governance, boards and registration
How insurance works: risk pooling and the value chain
Underwriting principles and risk selection
Claims investigation and fraud indicators
Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection
In-process quality control and inspection
Ground control and strata management
Reporting quality and governance
Duty of care and risk management
Managing risk and difficult cases
Programme governance
Grant compliance and restricted funding management
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Risk assessment and safety planning

Legal and Regulatory

Legal and regulatory responsibility
Environmental legal compliance
Legal, cost and feasibility analysis
Policy, planning and objectives
Legal and other requirements
Real estate regulation, licensing and professional conduct
Policy administration and customer service in insurance
Insurance regulation and consumer protection
Tariffs, regulation and the economics of essential services
Regulation, ethics and misinformation in media and telecoms
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Regulatory compliance and audit
Designing an HR intervention or policy
Communicating financial results
Advocacy and policy engagement

Data and Measurement

Reporting automation
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Record-keeping and data protection
Evidence-based improvement
Evidence-based practice
Evidence-based practice and research literacy
Psychometric and screening tools
Professional writing and reports
Writing advisory reports that drive decisions
Reporting to boards and executives
Peer support and consultation
Professional report writing and presentation
Portfolio of evidence and reflective practice
Data-driven decision support and analytics

Stakeholders and Negotiation

Strategic customer relationships
Property viewings, offers and negotiation to close
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
The project environment and stakeholders
Stakeholder and sponsor management
Stakeholder rights and fair treatment
Delivery, quality and stakeholder plan
Stakeholder identification and analysis
Stakeholder engagement strategy
Negotiation and conflict management
Stakeholders, agency and accountability
Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
Shareholder and stakeholder rights
Stakeholder and investor engagement

Leadership and Decisions

Project management principles and lifecycle
Financial, management and cost accounting distinguished
Management reporting and decision support
Working capital management and the cash cycle
Cash flow forecasting and liquidity management
Regulatory change management
Conflicts of interest management
Leadership and management development
Knowledge management and capability building
Inclusion and the fairness of people decisions
Safety management systems overview (ISO 45001)
Managing team performance and dynamics
Cross-functional and matrix teams
Leading remote and hybrid teams
Team diversity and inclusion

Projects and Delivery

Materials requirements planning (MRP)
Demand and supply planning (S&OP)
Demand planning and forecasting
Range planning and category management
Mine planning and methods: surface and underground
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Media planning and buying
Telehealth and digital care delivery
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Forecasting and planning
Designing an intervention or programme
Capacity planning and line balancing
Projects and expansion: connecting the unserved
Treatment planning and review
Goal setting and action planning

Systems and Technology

Digital banking platforms and APIs
Payment technology and switches
Automation, RPA and straight-through processing
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
Learning technologies and the LMS
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Bancassurance and digital insurance models
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Designing and facilitating groups
Practice management systems

Operations and Quality

Outcome and process measures
Quality and delivery metrics
Quality planning and assurance
Quality control and continuous improvement
Integrated risk and quality control
Data quality and governance
Cross-functional collaboration with product and service
Psychoeducation and workshops
IT operations and service management
Value addition and processing decisions
Yield, productivity and profitability metrics
Quality management on site: inspections, hold points and defects
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Data quality, analysis and reporting
Digital advisory, e-extension and mobile services

Sustainability and Ethics

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
Animal welfare standards and ethical husbandry
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Sustainability certification and standards
Responsible and ethical service
Social media customer care
Social media management: platforms, communities and algorithms
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Ethical principles and codes of practice

Capability and Development

Attachment and developmental theory
Lessons learned and development
Scaling delivery capability
Project management plan development
Schedule development and optimisation
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
Learning transfer and capability building
Talent review and succession in practice
Delegating for development
Managing resistance and capability building

Communication and Documentation

Ethics in communications
Communications strategy and planning
Internal communications
Corporate social responsibility communications
Tender planning and documentation
Presentation and public speaking
Professional report and presentation
Metrics and reporting
Voice, communication and delivery
Board reporting and information flows
Governance of ESG and reporting
Management and board reporting
Safety communication and campaigns
Environmental monitoring and reporting
Communicating risk to the workforce

Strategic Context

Sales and marketing transformation
Agile marketing and experimentation
Marketing and sales ethics
Brand safety and responsible marketing
Marketing and sales KPIs and dashboards
Market and customer analysis
Designing a marketing or sales strategy
Campaign or go-to-market plan
Marketing strategy and the mix
Brand strategy, identity and equity
Integrated marketing communications
Business model design and innovation
Setting strategic priorities and choices
Aligning teams around strategy
Strategy execution and the balanced scorecard

Workforce

Employee engagement and what actually drives it
Workforce and shift management in retail
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
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Employee voice, surveys and action planning
Workforce planning and the capability gap
Employee relations, discipline and fair process

Customers and Demand

Customer loyalty and repeat purchase in retail
Telecom products, tariffs and customer lifecycles
Client feedback and satisfaction
Customer personas and insight
The marketing concept and customer orientation
Growth strategy and demand generation
Customer and brand health metrics
Forecasting revenue and demand
Building strategic customer relationships
Customer success and retention
Customer lifetime value and profitability
CRM systems and customer data
Customer service technology stack
Unified customer view
Customer loyalty and advocacy

Change and Improvement

Sustaining transformation and preventing reversion
Variations, claims and delay: managing change on site
Change talk and readiness
Habit change and behaviour design
Organisational change management
Measuring change and project impact
Continuous improvement and retrospectives
Driving measurable delivery improvement
Baseline setting and change control
Measuring growth and transformation impact
Continuous improvement and optimisation
Transformation versus incremental change
Designing a transformation programme
Patching and change management
Continual improvement

Safety and Continuity

Influencing and safety leadership
Wellbeing and holistic health strategy
Confidentiality and health data
Driving measurable safety improvement
Professional case study and presentation
Designing a safety programme or control
Job safety analysis (JSA) and task risk
Emergency preparedness and response planning
Business continuity and recovery
Managing complexity and comorbidity
Contractor and visitor safety
Health records, data and confidentiality
Workplace and organisational contexts
Brand health and measurement
Grading, standards and food safety compliance

Professional Standards

Professional ethics and codes (CIPS)
Ethics and professional standards in finance
Ethics, confidentiality and professional conduct in HR
Ethical use of AI and analytics in HR
Data ethics, privacy and responsible analytics
Ethics and duty of care
Professional ethics and duty of care
Ethical decision-making under pressure
Ethics and professional conduct in security
Ethics and treating customers fairly in insurance
Professional ethics and responsibility (PMI)
Professional standards and ethics
Conflicts of interest and transparency
Accountability and follow-through
Wellbeing and resilience coaching

Knowledge and Records

Training needs analysis and learning strategy
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Measuring coaching outcomes
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Lessons learned and knowledge management
Professional documentation and presentation
Agri-enterprise planning and farm records
Strengths, flow and engagement
Process and control documentation
Cognitive load and learning science
The learning and development profession
Blended and hybrid learning design
Motivation and self-directed learning
Learning strategy and business alignment
Learning cultures and the learning organisation

Professional Leadership Practice

Thought leadership
Fleet management and costs
Change management and adoption
Theories and models of leadership and management
Meaning, purpose and values
Environmental management systems (ISO 14001)
Ethics of technology in practice
Management review and improvement
Leadership versus management and when each is needed
Situational and adaptive leadership
Values, purpose and authentic leadership
Document and configuration management
Programme management principles
Portfolio management and prioritisation
Value management and business value

Certified Strategic Supply Chain Professional

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