Occupational Certificate: Supply Chain Practitioner

Target Market:

Learners with a National Qualifications Authority (NQF) Level 4 qualification or persons who have been working in the supply chain wanting to formalise their skills and knowledge as an entry into a career path leading to international recognition.

Recommended entry requirements

  • NQF Level 4 qualification with Mathematical Literacy

Purpose

The purpose of this qualification is to provide the required knowledge, practical skills and workplacebased learning experience to prepare a learner to operate as a Supply Chain Practitioner. A Supply Chain Practitioner develops operational schedules and action plans to coordinate service delivery in the supply chain in accordance with customer/end user requirements and performance objectives and manages relationships with customer/end user and suppliers.

A qualifying learner will be able to:
1. Develop and coordinate operational schedules for supply chain operational plans.
2. Monitor execution of supply chain operational schedules.

Qualification rules

This qualification is made up of the following compulsory Knowledge, Practical Skill and Work Experience Modules:

Knowledge Module:
333905-000-01-00-KM-01, Introduction to Supply Chain Management, Level 5, 10 Credits.
333905-000-01-00-KM-02, Demand Execution Management Operations, Level 5, 10 Credits.
333905-000-01-00-KM-03, Transport and Distribution Operations, Level 5, 10 Credits.
333905-000-01-00-KM-04, Inventory Management, Level 5, 10 Credits.
333905-000-01-00-KM-05, Warehousing and Facilities Operations, Level 5, 10 Credits.
333905-000-01-00-KM-06, Production Operations, Level 5, 10 Credits.
333905-000-01-00-KM-07, Procurement Operations, Level 5, 10 Credits.
333905-000-01-00-KM-08, Returns Management, Level 5, 7 Credits.
333905-000-01-00-KM-09, Performance and Contract Management and Improvement of Operations, Level 5, 7 Credits

Practical Skill Modules:
333905-000-01-00-PM-01, Translate Operational Plans and Performance Objectives into Operational Schedules for the Supply Chain, Level 5, 13 Credits.
333905-000-01-00-PM-02, Coordinate and Implement Supply Chain Operational Schedules, Level 5, 13 Credits.
333905-000-01-00-PM-03, Manage Contract Implementation and Service Level Agreements, Level 5, 10 Credits.
333905-000-01-00-PM-04, Monitor Implementation of Demand Execution and Customer Relationship Activities, Level 5, 8 Credits.
333905-000-01-00-PM-05, Monitor Execution of Operational Activities for Transportation, Warehousing and Production, Level 5, 11 Credits.
333905-000-01-00-PM-06, Monitor Operational Procurement Related Activities, Level 5, 5 Credits.


Work Experience Module:
333905-000-01-00-WM-01, Operational Scheduling and Coordination Processes, Level 5, 22 Credits.
333905-000-01-00-WM-02, Processes for Monitoring and Evaluating Operational Plans, Level 5, 14 Credits


Exit level outcomes
On completion of this qualification, the learner will be able to:
1. Develop and coordinate supply chain operational plans and schedules.
2. Assess execution of supply chain operational schedules.