eTenders - Masters in Strategic Procurement

DCU Business School (DCUBS) offers an innovative Masters programme in Strategic Procurement. The first of its kind in Ireland and one of only two such programmes in Europe, the aim of this programme is to build the capacity for strategic thinking in procurement and to meet the changing skills requirements for professionals either engaged in or working closely with the procurement function. The programme is suitable for both public and private sector employees.

As business organisations are going through rapid external environmental and internal organisational changes due to increasing globalisation, e-business and outsourcing, increasing attention is being paid to the issue of how procurement fits within business organisations and how it adds strategic value and contributes to corporate success.

The aims of this programme are to meet these changing skills demands for professionals either engaged in procurement or working closely with the procurement function.

The specific objectives of the programme are:

• To introduce students to leading-edge thinking in the area of procurement with a view to adapting it
• To make it appropriate to the business and organisational contexts in which they operate
• To develop students who are more strategy oriented and less operationally oriented
• To develop a knowledge base through both the taught and research elements of the programme, such that students can continue professional development post-qualification

The programme is offered on a part-time basis over two years, commencing in autumn, and is delivered by a combination of online modules and block release of two days per month i.e. Friday and Saturday. The maximum class size will be 25 comprising students from both the public and private sectors. There is the possibility of delivering the program in a more condensed format for organisations that may be interested in developing their procurement functions.

As a requirement of the Masters programme, a research thesis must be delivered by the end of the second year. This thesis will be based on research conducted over the course of the two years.

The programme is broken into six themes:

• Purchasing and Industrial Marketing
• Economics and Risk Analysis
• Quantitative methods for Procurement
• Organisational Change
• Strategy and Leadership
• Strategic Procurement

Chairperson of the Programme: Dr. Paul Davis, B.Sc., M.I.E., M.B.A., Ph.D., P.I.I.E.,M.I.I.P.M.M., C.M.I.L.T.

Contact Details
Enquiries should be directed to Bernadette McCulloch at the DCUBS Centre for Executive Programmes on
Tel: +353 (0)1 700 8915 or email: bernadette.mcculloch@dcu.ie

Or to Paul Davis on Tel: +353 (0)1 700 5627
or email: paul.davis@dcu.ie

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