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Strategic Ethical Leadership

Module
Duration
50hrs
Level
06
Language
english
Reference
L6M1
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Course Overview

Leadership at the procurement function level. This module covers the difference between leadership and management, contemporary leadership theories (transformational, situational, contingency), communication and influence planning across stakeholders, and the ethical and ESG dimensions that increasingly shape what good procurement leadership looks like.

What you'll learn

  • Differentiate leadership from management and choose the right style for a procurement transformation
  • Build a stakeholder communication plan that wins board support for supply chain strategy
  • Lead through equality, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) initiatives across the supply chain
  • Embed ethical and ESG-aligned practices into supplier contracts and procurement culture

Syllabus & course details

Core module · 12 credits · Constructed Response (CR) exam · 3-hour duration. The leadership module for senior procurement. You'll work through leadership theory (trait, functional, transformational, situational, contingency), communication planning to influence diverse stakeholders, methods to overcome leadership challenges (power dynamics, ED&I, conflict, change management), and the ethical practices and regulations that shape ESG-aligned procurement leadership.

Upcoming batches

This module is delivered as part of the CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply program — the dates below are the program's cohorts.

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Last updated June 27, 2026

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