Diploma in Marine Purchasing
Online United Kingdom
Diploma
DURATION
12 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 3,899
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
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Key Summary
About: The Diploma in Marine Purchasing from Lloyd’s Maritime Academy, with over 39 years of maritime training, gives practical insight into purchasing, procurement and supply for shipping. You’ll study strategic and operational buying, vessel equipment requirements, sourcing methodology, risk and regulation, costing, contract law basics, international logistics documentation and key maritime organisations. Keywords: procurement, supply chain, logistics, contracts, maritime trade.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can move into maritime procurement and supply roles. Typical paths include marine purchaser, procurement officer, ship chandler, logistics coordinator, procurement analyst, inventory manager, and compliance or international trade support across shipowners, ship managers, shipyards and suppliers worldwide.
Thorough and practical insight into the specialist requirements for purchasing in the shipping sector.
Study the strategic and operational side of purchasing, procurement and supply of goods and services.
What you'll learn
- Discuss the difference between purchasing, procurement and supply chain management
- Recognise and differentiate between vessel types and their equipment requirements
- Discuss sourcing methodology
- Describe the different types of risk and related regulations
- Describe the categories of goods and services
- Describe the difference in requirements for an office and vessel-based purchasing system
- Explain how services and goods are costed
- Describe the principal concepts of law relevant to contracts
- Identify the major documentation for international logistics
- Identify the key international organisations in maritime and international trade
Diploma in Marine Purchasing
Thorough and Practical Insight into the Specialist Requirements for Purchasing in the Shipping Sector
Study the strategic and operational side of purchasing, procurement and supply of goods and services