New Zealand Certificate in Supply Chain Management (Level 5)

Program Overview

This online certificate program provides a comprehensive understanding of supply chain management. It covers key areas such as communication, legislation, methodologies, and career paths. With industry-relevant skills, graduates are well-equipped for various positions in the supply chain sector, including warehousing, procurement, and distribution. The program offers flexible study options and opportunities for career advancement or transitioning into new roles within supply chain management.

Program Outline

This certificate is a sought-after qualification for the supply chain professional.Working in this sector requires skills, knowledge, and attributes to work in coordinating the operational areas such as production planning, sourcing, procurement, and linking the management of demand to distribution logistics networks and to the organisation's strategic management. Studying in this field will develop your broad understanding of the wider operational impact of a global supply chain, and the continuous innovation and optimisation required to operate successfully within the supply chain. Study 100% online, with full-time intakes in February and July.

Outline:

The New Zealand Certificate in Supply Chain Management (Level 5) requires completion of four courses:

• LOGI5201 Communication within the supply chain (15 credits): This course reviews effective customer and stakeholder service and communication, including developing and managing internal and external relationships through negotiation techniques.
Students learn to:
• Provide effective customer service using various communication strategies.
• Manage and develop internal and external relationships through appropriate negotiation techniques.
• Apply problem-solving, mediation, and negotiation skills to support organizational effectiveness.
• LOGI5202 Legislative and procedures within the supply chain (15 credits): This course explores health and safety legislative requirements, codes of compliance, best practice guidelines, and INCO terms within a supply chain context.
Students learn to:
• Explain health and safety legislative requirements and apply them to employer and employee responsibilities in a supply chain environment.
• Identify and work within codes of compliance and best practice guidelines related to dangerous goods in a supply chain context.
• Recognize and consistently use INCO terms in supply chain situations.
• LOGI5203 Generic supply chain methodologies (15 credits): This course reviews and applies generic supply chain methodologies such as risk and constraint management methods, basic data and financial tools, and continuous improvement approaches.
Students learn to:
• Outline risk and constraint management methods in a supply chain context.
• Identify and use basic data and financial tools to analyze, problem-solve, and make decisions about supply chain management.
• Investigate continuous improvement approaches/models applicable to supply chain situations.
• LOGI5204 Technical supply chain methodologies (15 credits): This course reflects on and applies technical supply chain methodologies such as demand management, procurement practices, manufacturing planning and control, inventory management, and distribution and optimization processes.
Students learn to:
• Explain and apply demand management concepts and their influence on procurement practices in a supply chain process.
• Identify and review the effectiveness of manufacturing planning and control and inventory management tools within a supply chain.
• Identify the distribution processes that occur within a supply chain.
• Investigate optimization processes and tools that ensure effective supply chain operation.

Careers:

• Potential Career Paths:
• Positions in warehousing operational areas such as inventory control or warehouse manager
• Positions in procurement such as buyer, asset manager, or supply chain analyst
• Positions in distribution such as systems analyst, team coordinator, or inventory manager
• Opportunities: The logistics industry is fast-paced, constantly growing, and offers flexible working hours and opportunities for salary increments.
• Outcomes: A New Zealand Certificate in Supply Chain Management (Level 5) can equip individuals to step into the industry with confidence, advance their careers, or transition to new roles within supply chain management.

Other:

• The program is offered 100% online with full-time intakes in February and July.
• The maximum time to complete the program part-time is 3 years.
• Students can choose to study a single course as an individual Certificate of Proficiency (COP) if they don't want to enroll in the full program.