The Supply Chain Academy and the Institute for Supply Management have partnered to create a program that helps professionals study for the Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) certification. The C.P.M. program is specifically designed for experienced supply managers, focusing on managerial and leadership skills, plus a variety of specialized functions.

View the Supply Chain Academy C.P.M. courses and descriptions.

C.P.M. Certification Study Pack
The Supply Chain Academy has teamed up with the Institute for Supply Management to offer a program that will help you study for the Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) certification.

Certified Purchasing Manager Program and the Institute for Supply Management
The C.P.M. program is specifically designed for experienced supply managers, focusing on managerial and leadership skills and a variety of specialized functions. Industry and government recognize the program as the most respected designation of supply management competence. The C.P.M. certification is the universally accepted standard for identifying and recognizing supply management professionals.

The C.P.M. certification is sponsored by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM)—formerly the National Association of Purchasing Management. ISM is the largest supply management association in the world. Its mission is to lead the supply management profession through its standards of excellence, research, promotional activities, and education. ISM's membership includes more than 40,000 supply management professionals with a network of domestic and international affiliated associations.

C.P.M. Exam Modules
Applicants for C.P.M. certification must pass all four modules of the C.P.M. exam. Applicants must also:

• Have five years of full-time professional (non-clerical, non-support) purchasing and supply management experience, or
• Have a four-year degree from an accredited institution and three years of full-time professional purchasing and supply management experience.

The exam modules include:

• Module 1: Purchasing Process
• Module 2: Supply Environment
• Module 3: Value Enhancement Strategies
• Module 4: Management.

Benefits of the C.P.M. Program
Being C.P.M. certified has a great deal of benefits:

• It will boost your career—it's the universally accepted standard for identifying and recognizing supply management professionals
• It shows your commitment to the supply management profession
• It promotes continuous professional growth and development
• It establishes a commitment to yourself, your employer, your customers and suppliers to hold yourself to a professional ethical standard of conduct.

Target Audience for Certification
Who should become C.P.M. certified?

• Those in charge of a purchasing/supply management department including managers, directors, and vice presidents
• Those working for such a department (supervisors and seasoned buyers, agents and other professionals)
• Researchers, teachers, department heads, directors and deans of academic institutions concerned with the field
• Those working in the field aspiring to any of the above positions.

C.P.M. Certification Study Pack
The C.P.M. Certification Study Pack will help you prepare for ISM's Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) exam. It consists of five components:

• ISM Knowledge Center Review Courses
• ISM Diagnostic Kit –Volume I (practice exam)
• Supply Chain Academy Courses (specifically mapped to the modules and tasks of the C.P.M. exam)
• ISM Knowledge Series Books
• ISM's Glossary of Key Purchasing & Supply Terms

C.P.M. Certification Information
For additional information about C.P.M. certification including requirements, exam information, exam registration, and how to apply for the C.P.M., please visit the Institute for Supply Management.
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