Campus

Newnham

Duration

6 Semesters (3 Years)

Credential Awarded

Ontario College Advanced Diploma

School

Seneca Business

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This program is offered in Seneca's hybrid delivery format with some courses available in Seneca's flexible delivery format. Some coursework is online and some must be completed in person. Students will need to come on campus to complete in-person learning requirements. For courses offered in the flexible delivery format, professors use innovative learning spaces and technology to teach students in a classroom or lab and broadcast in real time to students attending remotely. In flexible courses, students have the choice of coming on campus or learning online.

Learn more about Seneca’s program delivery options.

About the Program

This three-year advanced diploma program provides you with the in-depth understanding of how the increasingly strategic nature of purchasing influences other major functional areas of an organization. The program will help you pursue careers in purchasing, supply chain management, inventory management or logistics.

You will also build a practical understanding of contemporary management theory and learn about tools that are essential to managing the supply base of an organization. Your learning will be enhanced through seminars, plant tours, case analysis and business simulations. Your learning will be further advanced by current and industry expert faculty members.

Skills

Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• Supply chain

• Purchasing 

• Inventory control and management 

• Leadership 

• Decision-making

• Ethics

• Strategy formulation

• Project management 

• Communication

• Teamwork

Your Career

When you graduate from this program, these are the types of career options that you can explore:

• Purchasing manager 

• Supply chain lead

• Inventory control specialist 

• Procurement and supply chain associate  

• Supply chain and logistics analyst 

• Supply chain co-ordinator  

• Supply chain analyst

Affiliations/Associations

The Association for Operations Management (APICS)

You have the opportunity to join the APICS Seneca Student Chapter, APICS is an international organization that offers field trips to local facilities and networking opportunities, The APICS Seneca Chapter also offers opportunities to take leadership roles and join case competitions.