Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Year one
Economics, Law and the Business Environment                
Becoming a Professional: Critical Enquiry
Becoming a Professional: Enterprise project
People, Work and Society
Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
Principles of Supply Chain Management
Centre for Academic Success - Managing and Developing Self-Knowledge

Year two
Business Analytics for Management and Financial Decision Making
Retail and Supply Chain Management
Managing Projects and Operations
Logistics and Material Management
Commercial Procurement
Procurement and Strategic Sourcing
Centre for Academic Success – Managing and Developing Self

Year three
Supply Chain Management - Risk and Sustainability
Strategic Procurement and Commercial Relationships
Global Procurement and Sourcing                
Strategic Management
Dissertation (Purchasing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management) Part A
Dissertation (Purchasing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management) Part B
Centre for Academic Success - Managing and Developing Self – Evaluation

Economics, Law and the Business Environment                
Understand how businesses are affected by the economic environment and explore the models, frameworks and techniques businesses use to analyse their internal and external environment.

Becoming a Professional: Critical Enquiry
Engage in critical contemporary business debates relating to British society and global issues, and establish the inquiry-based skills required to succeed academically throughout your degree.

Becoming a Professional: Enterprise project
Discover your inner entrepreneur as you develop the mindset, traits and skills needed to exploit business opportunities and examine the role of entrepreneurs within society.

People, Work and Society
Explore how approaches to work and patterns of employment have evolved, and how this impacts individuals and societies, with an eye on what the future of work could look like in a tech-driven world.

Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
Understand consumer behaviour, motivation and patterns of consumption, and get a grounding in the core marketing concepts that help you to identify and satisfy consumer needs.

Principles of Supply Chain Management
Take a broad and holistic view of the factors that contribute to effective supply chain management, looking at organisation, finances, legalities, ethics, sustainability and more.

Centre for Academic Success - Managing and Developing Self-Knowledge
Establish the core skills you need for a successful transition into Higher Education gaining the fundamental academic, technical and personal skills needed to progress.

Business Analytics for Management and Financial Decision Making
Essentially, what do the numbers mean? Use qualitative and quantitative research methods and statistical analysis tools to make evidence-based decisions about a range of business functions.  

Retail and Supply Chain Management
Recognise how the various stakeholders within a retail supply chain interact, from marketing and customer service to transport and IT. Understand strategies for managing retail supply chains and logistics. 

Managing Projects and Operations
Develop knowledge of principles, practices and techniques vital to the leadership and commercial management of projects, specific to the role of the purchasing and supply chain professional. 

Logistics and Material Management
Examine key aspects of logistics including inventory management, warehousing, order processing and customer service, and some of the planning and management techniques involved in the process.

Commercial Procurement
Contract management and commercial negotiation underpin every stage of the procurement and supply chain process, and you’ll learn the key knowledge, approaches and skills here.

Procurement and Strategic Sourcing
Understand sourcing options for a range of procurement expenditures and apply this knowledge as you design, implement and measure a strategic sourcing strategy.

Centre for Academic Success – Managing and Developing Self
Build on core academic competencies with a focus on applying for internships and placements, gaining key employability skills around self-marketing, networking, CVs and interviews. 

Supply Chain Management - Risk and Sustainability
Understand how risk, vulnerability, and ethical and sustainable responsibilities impact supply chain effectiveness and strategic decisions, applying detailed theory to real-world examples.

Strategic Procurement and Commercial Relationships
Examine different approaches to procurement strategy and how this impacts corporate aims and objectives. Understand buyer-supplier relationships and learn to manage them effectively.

Global Procurement and Sourcing                
Explore how globalisation and the global corporate environment impact procurement and supply chains, considering strategic, financial, legal and ethical implications.

Strategic Management
Reflect on your strategic decision-making abilities as you work in teams in a business simulation, applying the tools, techniques, theories and frameworks you’ve learned throughout your course.

Dissertation (Purchasing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management) Part A
Prepare a proposal investigating a key area within logistics, operations, purchasing and supply chain management, demonstrating your advanced knowledge of the concepts involved.

Dissertation (Purchasing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management) Part B
Demonstrate your academic expertise as you carry out primary research gathering, compare your research with relevant literature, and analyse, present and discuss your findings.

Centre for Academic Success - Managing and Developing Self – Evaluation
Boost your career prospects in the logistics, procurement and supply chain management industry as you perfect the key skills that help you stand out to employers and land you that dream job.