Developed in consultation with our industry partners, our Supply Chain Leadership programme provides specialist development in supply chain practices and leadership within a supply chain context. This course will help participants make a difference in their companies and achieve their career goals. This course is designed for partner companies to sponsor their employees to join the programme.
Duration: 3 years part-time (MSc) or 2 years part-time (PGDip)
Award: Master of Science (MSc) or Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip)
Course leader: Dr Hamid Moradlou
Your course at a glance:
Evaluate your personal practice and its contribution to delivery of supply chain and broader business strategy
Identify and apply relevant core supply chain principles to improve end-to-end supply chain performance
Become an agent for change to transform your business through the application of leading practice
Be part of a network of supply chain professionals enabling you to share and learn best practice for better problem solving and decision making
Overview
This course aims to help supply chain leaders within industry progress through the development of technical skills and knowledge in supply chain, alongside building leadership behaviours.
The applied nature of this course means you can take knowledge learnt on the programme and apply it directly to your role via work-based assignments, instilling the theory into practice.
Your business will benefit from your increased knowledge and confidence as you will feel empowered to make improvements and lead the change in your organisation. You will gain an academic qualification from a top 10 UK university and apply your learnings to create immediate impact at work.
If you’re not yet ready to commit to a period of long-term study, you can also build up to your MSc in stages by stopping after two years with a Postgraduate Diploma.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for partner companies to sponsor their employees to join the programme.
The course is designed for employees working in the supply chain function of an organisation – from first line managers to middle and senior managers. It is particularly suited to employees with a technical or engineering background, or who have relevant work experience in the supply chain function of an organisation, and who are looking to progress their careers in a leadership role in a supply chain environment.
We have created a learning pathway that enables you to become a change agent to improve your company’s supply chain performance and support transformation.
Supply Chain Fundamentals:Link opens in a new window You will explore the basic concept of what a supply chain is and the underpinning building blocks of the supply chain; planning, manufacturing, procurement, logistics and circular economy. Please note, the Supply Chain Fundamentals module is a prerequisite for the Supply Chain Design module (below).
Supply Chain Design:Link opens in a new window Building upon the concepts introduced in the Supply Chain Fundamentals module, you will learn about a coherent framework for end-to-end supply chain design from strategic, network and operating model perspectives. Please note, the Supply Chain Design module is a prerequisite for the Supply Chain Transformation module (below).
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(40 credits)
Innovation:Link opens in a new window We will introduce you to a variety of concepts, models and frameworks that will help you to understand the nature of creativity and innovation, to enable you and your team to be innovative.
Supply Chain Transformation:Link opens in a new window We will share a framework with supporting models, tools and examples to enable you to consider transformative approaches to business models and supply chain design.
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(60 credits)
MSc Project Dissertation:Link opens in a new window To gain your MSc you need to complete a Company Based Project. This will focus on a live issue within your organisation which you will explore, together with an academic supervisor from WMG, over a 12 month period. The project will culminate in the writing of a dissertation, which will count toward 1/3 of the credit of your degree.
Module availability
Please note that whilst the module catalogue shows the latest approved version of each module and what is currently being taught (academic year 2024), there may be minor updates to content or learning objectives year on year, to reflect the evolving state of knowledge and the requirements of teaching best practise. Any such amends will be updated following the department 'module approvals process' and reflected in the module catalogue before the start of the next academic year in 2025.
There are seven core modules and if you are completing the MSc there is a company-based project dissertation in the area of supply chain leadership.
In addition to the assessed modules, there will be a study skills (non-assessed) event delivered at the start of the course to set the context, introduce key study skills and enable you to meet your fellow cohort and start to build your network.
Modules are usually delivered in a week-long block format which normally comprise of lectures, seminars, and undertaking group tasks based on real scenarios. The course will use various traditional and innovative teaching methods, predominantly focused on blended learning practices. Some modules will be delivered fully online, and other modules will include industry visits, real-life projects, virtual clinics and the use of multimedia resources. Our blended learning is a combination of face-to-face and online delivery and is aimed at offering flexibility and networking opportunities for work-based learners. We will be able to give you the schedule in advance so you can plan your time out of the office.
We use the Kirkpatrick model (1996), which is globally recognised as an excellent tool for evaluating the effectiveness of any training. This ensures the course we deliver to you has a direct impact.
We will use a range of assessment methods that are appropriate to the topics being taught. Of course, you will need to undertake reading and assignments, but these assignments are usually related to your workplace and help you to apply what you have learnt. Students often find that the assignments provide valuable evidence of continuing professional development, demonstrate to their organisations their developing knowledge, and often benefit the company by providing an analysis of an area of operations.
For September 2025, qualification costs if paid in full are:
Postgraduate Diploma: £20,180
Master’s Degree: £25,890
Annual or quarterly payment options are available. A full quote will be provided at point of enquiry.
A residential fee is also available on request as we have bed and breakfast facilities on campus via Warwick Conferences.
Fees can be paid in a single instalment, three annual instalments or 12 quarterly instalments.
For the latter two options a formal quote will be provided detailing the payment schedule and the amount to be collected at each payment point.
Typically, most students are sponsored by their employer, but self-funding is also an option. We highly recommend that students are in employment whilst taking the course due to the nature of the work-based learning.
Entry requirements
The course is designed for those in employment as you will need to apply your studies directly to the work environment throughout the programme. We recommend you have at least three years of appropriate professional experience and that you possess the equivalent of a UK second-class honours degree.
The course is also open to talented people without a first degree, who have relevant work-experience, have taken a less-traditional route in their career and who will have shown great potential in the business. Please contact us to discuss.Link opens in a new window
Your course team
Our expert tutors are able to bring their subjects to life by blending their academic knowledge with their expertise in a variety of industry sectors, supporting learners in applying the learning directly back into their company. Attendees of the course will also benefit from strong links with WMG’s research groups and from guest lectures from practitioners in industry.
