Conestoga College is a public college located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It offers more than 200 programs in various fields such as Engineering, Business, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Media and Design, and Community Services.

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Do you like to spend other people’s money? Influence and enable decisions? Then a career in Purchasing may be for you! This two-year purchasing program is designed to prepare the graduate for a professional career in the growing field of supply chain and logistics management. The central theme in the program curriculum is total cost of ownership. Businesses today are under unprecedented competitive pressures from around the world. The Business - Purchasing diploma program develops graduates with the skills necessary to contribute to the cost management, adaptability and quality efforts in their organizations, thereby ensuring a competitive advantage and long-term profitability. An agreement exists with Supply Chain Canada that provides advanced standing in the Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) designation program. In addition, graduates may qualify for transfer credits that could be used for exemption from certain components of the CSCMP graduate program. As part of the requirements for the NIGP (National Institute for Governmental Purchasing) designation, as administered by the UPPCC (The Universal Public Procurement Certification Council), CPPB (Certified Professional Public Buyer) and CPPO (Certified Public Procurement Officer), those students who have chosen and completed the optional Public Purchasing Course will comply with the requirement. They may also write the first CPIM (Certified in Production Inventory Management) exam towards their certification through ASCM (the professional Association for Supply Chain Management). Graduates can receive exemptions from the business course requirements within the Certified Logistics Professional designation (CCLP) program, administered by CITT (Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation). Interested in taking this program on a part-time basis? It's possible to complete this program while still working full-time and fulfilling your other commitments. Show less

Courses
Level 1
Course details
Fundamentals for Effective Written Communication
COMM1410

Business Computing Applications I
COMP1056

Conestoga 101
CON0101

Business Mathematics I
MATH1010

Marketing I
MKT1040

Introduction to Supply Chain and Operations Management
OPER1160

Purchasing I
OPER1480

Level 2
Course details
Introduction to Accounting Principles
ACCT1220

Organizational Behaviour
BUS1021

College Reading & Writing Skills
COMM1085

Business Computing Collaboration and Productivity
COMP1086

Purchasing II
OPER2205

Electives: General Education
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
Level 3
Course details
Macroeconomics
ECON1030

Supply Chain Management
OPER1220

Applied Business Processes
OPER2020

Introduction to Logistics
OPER2050

Procurement Law and Case Study Analysis
OPER2235

Electives: General Education
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
Level 4
Course details
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
BUS2180

Manufacturing Purchasing
OPER2060

Negotiation
OPER2080

Public Purchasing
OPER2240

Retail Buying
OPER2250

Electives: General Education
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
Program outcomes
Apply knowledge of the interrelationships among the functional areas of business to materials and operations management
Employ current policies and practices for purchasing and procurement
Support execution of plans and schedules, at various levels in the organization
Describe the principles of quality management to support materials and operations management functions
Evaluate suppliers and their performance based upon established formal and informal techniques
Evaluate purchasing functions such as price determination, source selection, quantity and quality considerations, value analysis and contracts
Make business decisions based on the knowledge of cost and managerial accounting
Apply purchasing best practices to public and private sector purchasing in order to support effective performance measurement and improvement
Utilize current and relevant business applications of computer information systems
Apply knowledge of the role of change management to the purchasing environment
Explain the legal system and legislation affecting business
Conduct business in compliance with the principles of Corporate Social Responsibility and SCC Code of Ethics

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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