How long is the Diploma in Global Supply Chain Management?

Nine to twelve months across on-campus, online and distance modes. The Diploma in Global Supply Chain Management runs a live cross-border shipment simulation each cohort.

Can the Diploma in Global Supply Chain Management be studied online?

Yes. The Diploma in Global Supply Chain Management runs on-campus in London, fully online and by distance learning, all assessed against the same customs case and Incoterms paper.

Is the Diploma in Global Supply Chain Management recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The Diploma in Global Supply Chain Management is designed around CIPS, CILT and BIFA competencies, so UK freight, procurement and importer employers engage with the credential.

What are the entry requirements for the Diploma in Global Supply Chain Management?

A Level 3 certificate or two years' supply-chain or freight experience on portfolio, GCSE English and Maths at grade 4, IELTS 5.5 for international applicants, plus a statement of intent.

What does the Diploma in Global Supply Chain Management cost?

Tuition varies by mode and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule, instalments and bursary eligibility for the Diploma in Global Supply Chain Management.

Diploma in Global Supply Chain Management | LSIBM | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The Diploma in Global Supply Chain Management at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a Level 4 practitioner qualification for professionals running or supporting international supply-chain operations from a UK base. Sitting inside the International Business & Trade faculty, the Diploma sequences CIPS practitioner-level content, CILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport) foundation practice and BIFA (British International Freight Association) freight-forwarding basics into a working practitioner course. The UK Border Target Operating Model rollout has changed the daily realities of importer and exporter operations, and every case study is refreshed against current Department for Business and Trade guidance.

Delivered over nine to twelve months, the Diploma is taught by working UK freight practitioners and CIPS-qualified procurement leads, with fortnightly cohort clinics. The Diploma in Global Supply Chain Management is available on-campus in central London, fully online, or by distance learning, and articulates directly onto LSIBM’s Advanced Diploma in Global Supply Chain Strategy. Every cohort closes with a live customs-decision viva in front of a serving UK freight forwarder.

Key Features

Curriculum designed around CIPS practitioner competencies, CILT foundation practice and BIFA freight guidance.
Three delivery modes — on-campus in central London, fully online, or by distance learning.
Fortnightly clinics with a working UK freight forwarder and a CIPS-qualified procurement lead.
A live cross-border shipment simulation using an anonymised UK importer or exporter each cohort.
Assessment blend of a customs case exercise, an Incoterms decision paper, a peer-review log and a cost-to-serve model.
Direct articulation onto LSIBM’s Advanced Diploma in Global Supply Chain Strategy.
Structured route toward CIPS Level 4 Diploma preparation, with tutor support on the exam booking.

What You Will Learn

The Diploma treats global supply chain as the daily working craft of the people who move goods in and out of the UK — the buyer, the freight forwarder, the customs specialist, the demand planner. You will graduate able to run a first-line international shipment competently.

Incoterms 2020 in full — buyer and seller obligations.
UK Border Target Operating Model and customs declarations.
CIPS sourcing cycle — from spec to contract to remediation.
Freight forwarding basics under BIFA standard conditions.
Inventory planning — safety stock, EOQ, replenishment models.
Demand planning and S&OP at practitioner level.
Global supply-chain risk — geopolitical, weather, cyber.
Sustainability and modern-slavery compliance in supply chains.
Introduction to supply-chain tech — ERP, WMS, TMS.
UK Export Finance products for exporters.

Who This Course Is For

Buyers and procurement analysts moving into international sourcing.
Freight, customs and logistics staff professionalising their toolkit.
UK importer or exporter operations coordinators.
Career changers moving into supply-chain and operations.
Small-business owners running their own inbound logistics.

Career Pathways

Graduates of the Diploma in Global Supply Chain Management typically move into international supply-chain, procurement, freight-forwarding and customs roles across UK employers. Typical destinations include:

Global Supply Chain Analyst
International Logistics Coordinator
Trade Documentation Officer
Customs Operations Manager (junior)
Freight Forwarding Operator
Procurement Analyst (international)
Import Compliance Officer

The Diploma is the natural step onto LSIBM’s Advanced Diploma in Global Supply Chain Strategy and supports CIPS practitioner and CILT foundation progression. Graduates typically continue toward CIPS MCIPS chartered route within three years.

Entry Requirements

A relevant Certificate (Level 3) or equivalent — mature applicants with two years of professional supply-chain, procurement or freight experience are welcomed on a portfolio route.
GCSE English Language at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or international equivalent).
IELTS 5.5 overall (no band below 5.0) for non-native English speakers.
A short statement of intent and one academic or professional reference.

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. We teach in small cohorts so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule that students can rely on, and partner with UK professional bodies — CMI, CIM, CIPD, ACCA, CIMA, CFA UK, CIPS and IOE&IT — so qualifications carry weight with employers.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England and the West End within a short tube ride of every classroom. Diploma cohorts run structured cohort clinics with working practitioners — a Big-Four tax adviser, a CIM Fellow in marketing, a CIPD-chartered HR director — so students meet professional expectations well before graduation.

Apply for the Diploma in Global Supply Chain Management

Take the practitioner step with the Diploma in Global Supply Chain Management. Click Enrol Now and our admissions team will respond within one working day with intake dates, credit-transfer guidance and current fee schedule. Diploma students are eligible for direct progression to LSIBM’s Advanced Diploma or Higher Diploma routes on completion.