CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma case studies
CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply is the advanced stage of the CIPS qualification ladder, sitting above Level 5 Advanced Diploma and below the Level 7 Professional Diploma. It is designed for practitioners who already hold mid-level responsibility and are moving into strategic, managerial or leadership roles - category managers, senior buyers, contract managers, supply chain leads - or for graduates entering procurement who want a route to MCIPS. The CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma case studies are 5 cases and about 2,485 words.
1Port Closure and a Sole-Source Chassis Supplier
NorthBridge Medical manufactures mobile clinical carts in Leeds. Its only chassis supplier, based in Ningbo, produces 12,000 units a month; NorthBridge currently orders 10,500.
538 words, about 3 min2Service Failure and an Inflation Claim on a Managed IT Contract
West Mercia Community Health Partnership has a three-year, £24m managed IT services contract with Helix Systems, with 18 months left. Helix missed the 99.5% service availability KPI in nine of the last twelve weeks; average availability was 98.1%.
470 words, about 2 min3Contingent Labour: Low Compliance and 340 Agencies
Helios Engineering Group spends £180m a year on contingent labour across 22 countries. A central team negotiated framework rates with four preferred suppliers, but business units still place 62% of assignments directly with 340 other agencies.
492 words, about 2 min4A New CPO Facing a Matrix With Two Bosses
Anika Rahman has just joined Fenwick Retail, a FTSE 250 grocer, as CPO. Procurement has 120 staff across five hubs and a £3.2bn third-party spend.
496 words, about 2 min5Undisclosed Interest, Hospitality and Labour Risk in a Facilities Tender
Meridian Construction Group is tendering a £60m five-year facilities-management contract. During clarifications, the procurement manager, Dev, learns that one bidder, Arden FM, is 40% owned by the brother of Meridian's operations director.
489 words, about 2 min