The Procurement and Supply Management Leadership Certificate is designed to prepare sourcing, planning, and procurement professionals to lead their companies in successfully navigating the complexities, risks, and rewards of the modern global sourcing environment. Emphasis is placed on topics such as negotiation skills, bid package development, supplier selection, and contracting excellence. You'll not only develop critical skills required to identify, implement, and manage opportunities to reduce the total landed cost of materials, but also gain understanding of negotiation philosophies and personal negotiation styles while Streamlining executive communication to articulate milestone activities and gain leadership support.
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Program Requirements
Program Requirements
Certificate Requirements
Certificates must be completed within 6 years; courses completed more than 6 years ago may not be applied toward certificate.
All courses applied to a certificate program must be taken from Georgia Tech.
This certificate does not require an application.
How it works
Your path to achievement is easy! Most certificate courses are offered in classroom locations around the U.S. You can also inquire about training at your location.
Cost
Course load determines the cost of a certificate program.
Calculate your total by identifying the courses needed and tallying individual course fees. Some programs offer discounts for course bundling.
Registration
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Completion
Certificates must be completed within six years.
After successful completion of most individual courses, a Certificate of Course Completion will be sent.
Upon verification, GTPE will email your transcript and mail your Certificate of Program Completion. Some programs host a certificate award ceremony during the final course.
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Why Choose a Certificate?
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This certificate is designed for supply chain and logistics professionals and managers across the entire supply chain (procurement, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, warehousing) who are interested in expanding their knowledgebase and committed to professional advancement. Project leaders, business unit leaders, operations managers, and sales leaders will also benefit from this certificate.
How You Will Benefit
Improve outcomes of negotiations.
Use personal negotiating styles to select the right negotiating team members.
Enhance executive communication skills to achieve leadership support.
Develop successful bid packages.
Produce more robust contract agreements.
Increase knowledge base in law of agency concepts to gain more confidence with contracting.
Reduce costs by developing a better understanding of total cost management.
Taught by Experts in the Field
Grow Your Professional Network
Course Offerings
Special Discounts:
Register and pay for all required courses in a Supply Chain & Logistics certificate and receive a discount of 17% off per course. Enter coupon code SCL-Cert at checkout. Returning students of the Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (SCL) courses or alumni of GT EMIL and MSSCE programs are eligible to receive a 10% discount. Enter coupon code SCL-Alum at checkout. Members of certain organizations are eligible to receive a 10% discount. Enter coupon code SCL-Org at checkout. Review coupon instructions for more information.
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Category Management and Sourcing Leadership (LOG 3700P)
Category Management and Sourcing Leadership is designed to deepen your knowledge base of core activities in the procurement and supply management function. The program covers the sourcing process, specifications gathering, common bid package alternatives, cross-functional collaboration, and su...
Contracting and Legal Oversight provides you with a holistic and integrated understanding of contract law, contract types, key industry standard contract terms, and contract structure to improve your confidence when creating or modifying contract documents. The program is geared to reinforce s...
Essentials of Negotiations and Stakeholder Influence (LOG 3702P)
Essentials of Negotiations and Stakeholder Influence level-sets your understanding of negotiation influence and strengthens preparation, planning, and execution activities involved with both simple and complex negotiations. The program includes industry techniques and tools for traditional sup...
This course serves as a solid first step in providing you with insight into the Lean Six Sigma competency area. With this foundation and appreciation of the competency, you may choose to pursue further training on specific statistical techniques and other aspects of Lean Six Sigma while beginn...
A well-planned warehouse layout will help you reduce operating costs by improving warehouse processes and inventory control. In this course, you will learn to apply field-proven techniques, which focus on layout planning, methods selection, space optimization, and material handling to mak...
Transportation and Distribution Planning (LOG 3120P)
Effective planning of transportation and distribution networks has become more complex. This change is driven by increasing customer requirements; the expansion of global sourcing, security, and regulatory requirements; volatile fuel costs; and more. In this course, you will gain an under...
Principles of Transportation Management (LOG 3122P)
This course prepares you for the basics of transportation operations and analysis. Throughout the course, you’ll review the key elements of transportation such as modes of transportation, transportation procurement, cost minimization techniques, the role of ports in global logistics, and inter...
The requirement for high levels of customer service, increasing numbers of Stock Keeping Units (SKUs), and high labor costs have dramatically increased the complexity of warehouse operations. It is no longer sufficient to manage a warehouse based on a simple, arbitrary “ABC” classi...
As supply chain (SC) executives become more instrumental in supporting long-term strategic objectives for their firms, they need to complement traditional SC operational knowledge with a more strategic view of their role in delivering aligned results to the business. This course addresses this...
This course will demonstrate how warehouse operations are a key enabler to a successful supply chain implementation and the starting point for a transformation. It is critical to manage safety, quality and efficiency. Learn to leverage the lean supply chain modifications to improve custom...
APICS Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) Boot Camp (LOG 3166P)
Take the next step toward earning your Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) certification! Designed to cover key learning points of the APICS CLTD Learning System, this accelerated boot camp will help you master the essential knowledge to meet today’s supply chai...
APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) Boot Camp (LOG 3167P)
Take the next step toward earning your Certified Supply Chain Professional™ (CSCP) certification! Designed to cover key learning points of the APICS CSCP Learning System, this accelerated boot camp takes a broad view of the field, extending beyond internal operations to encompass all the...
Business Case Development for Operations and Supply Chain Management (LOG 3170P)
The ability to write a compelling business case is a core competency for effective leaders. A business case is a critical requirement before committing to projects, new products, or other investments. It is also an argument that needs to convince the recipient to invest in this undertaking rat...
This course is structured to prepare entry-level and supervisory-level employees in warehouse operations with a fundamental understanding of the supply chain. You will review the physical, technological, process, and safety considerations of warehouse/distribution operations. Additionally, you...
Supply Chain Fundamentals: Warehousing Operations in Spanish (LOG 3180S)
This course, delivered in Spanish, is structured to prepare entry-level and supervisory-level employees in warehouse operations with a fundamental understanding of the supply chain. You will review the physical, technological, process, and safety considerations of warehouse/distribution operat...
Gain a solid foundation in the basics of supply chain and its roles within organizations. This course reviews supply chain management and the various domains within supply chain, such as customer service, manufacturing and service operations, order management, procurement and supply management...
Gain a solid foundation in the basics of supply chain and its roles within organizations. This course reviews supply chain management and the various domains within supply chain, such as customer service, manufacturing and service operations, order management, procurement and supply management...
This course prepares you for the basics of transportation operations and the role of transportation within an organization’s overall supply chain. The course includes review of the key elements of transportation such as modes of transportation, transportation technology, company roles an...
Supply Chain Fundamentals: Customer Service Operations (LOG 3183P)
Be more effective in your entry-level or supervisory roles in customer service and order management! This course prepares learners for all aspects of customer service operations. Gain a solid understanding of the role of customer service within an organization’s overall supply chain. Disc...
Be more effective in your entry-level or supervisory roles in customer service and order management! This course, delivered in Spanish prepares learners fo...
Supply Chain Fundamentals: Supply Management and Procurement (LOG 3184P)
This course prepares you in the basics of supply management and procurement operations and the role of procurement within an organization’s overall supply chain. You will discover the key elements of sourcing and procurement, including strategic sourcing, supplier management, negotiation...
An organization's success depends on the principles of effective supply and demand. Gain knowledge of the basics of demand planning and the role of demand planning within an organization’s overall supply chain. This fundamental course includes presentations of the key elements of dem...
An organization's success depends on the principles of effective supply and demand. Gain knowledge of the basics of demand planning and the role of demand p...
This course covers the basics of inventory control and management operations and the role of inventory management within an organization’s overall supply chain. You will learn the key elements of inventory control and management, including inventory cost components, types and uses of inv...
This course covers the basics of inventory control and management operations and the role of inventory management within an organization’s overall sup...
Supply Chain Fundamentals: Manufacturing and Service Operations (LOG 3187P)
This course prepares you for the basics of manufacturing and service operations and for your role within an organization’s overall supply chain. The course includes presentations of defining the role of manufacturing and service operations, linkages between market requirements and the sel...
This course prepares you for the basics of manufacturing and service operations and for your role within an organization’s overall supply chain. The ...
Note: This course is offered in a live, 100% in-person three-day format, and also in a virtual instructor-led format spread out in two-hour increments over seven days with some self-directed course work. Please note the format type when you are registering.
Supply Chain Project Management: Vendor Selection and Management (LOG 3211P)
To keep pace with the continuous moves toward outsourcing of operations and the advancement of technology, companies need to focus on selecting the right suppliers and partnerships to provide the most value to their customers and to remain profitable. This course provides a deeper understandin...
Complex supply-chain transformation requires managing resources from many different departments. The supply-chain project manager must ensure internal and external stakeholder alignment, mitigate large amounts of risk, and implement communication, risk mitigation, and change management plans t...
Lean Leadership for the Supply Chain Professional (Online) (LOG 4002P)
Transforming an organization from traditional thinking to "lean thinking" requires leadership. The core focus of this course builds upon your knowledge of strategic and tactical implementation of the lean supply chain, and aims to build you into a lean leader. This is critical in ord...
Essentials of Negotiations and Stakeholder Influence (LOG 3702P)
Essentials of Negotiations and Stakeholder Influence level-sets your understanding of negotiation influence and strengthens preparation, planning, and execution activities involved with both simple and complex negotiations. The program includes industry techniques and tools for traditional sup...
Contracting and Legal Oversight provides you with a holistic and integrated understanding of contract law, contract types, key industry standard contract terms, and contract structure to improve your confidence when creating or modifying contract documents. The program is geared to reinforce s...
Category Management and Sourcing Leadership (LOG 3700P)
Category Management and Sourcing Leadership is designed to deepen your knowledge base of core activities in the procurement and supply management function. The program covers the sourcing process, specifications gathering, common bid package alternatives, cross-functional collaboration, and su...
This course is designed for early- or middle-stage career professionals who are or will be responsible for executing organizational strategy with an integrated view of the organization including professionals from distribution and logistics, production, procurement and operations. The approach...
Airport City Academy is an intensive, two-day course that equips you with the tools you need to develop successful airport real estate projects. The integrated course curriculum combines rigorous in-class training modules with site visits to airport city developments. A unique mix of theory an...
Supply Chain Fundamentals: Supply Management and Procurement in Spanish (LOG 3184S)
This course prepares you in the basics of supply management and procurement operations and the role of procurement within an organization’s overall supply chain. You will discover the key elements of sourcing and procurement, including strategic sourcing, supplier management, negotiations, con...
Supply Chain Fundamentals: Transportation Operations in Spanish (LOG 3182S)
This course prepares you for the basics of transportation operations and the role of transportation within an organization’s overall supply chain. The course includes review of the key elements of transportation such as modes of transportation, transportation technology, company roles and oper...
The following courses are no longer offered but may still be applied if completed within the six-year rule:
Measuring and Managing Performance in Supply Chain and Logistics Operations (LOG 3112P)
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