Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) Program
The Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) designation is globally the most recognized designation for supply management professionals. The program is designed for experienced supply managers, and focuses on managerial and leadership skills, plus a variety of specialized functions designed to enhance the value of the profession. To compete in today's environment, supply managers must learn to think strategically, broaden their perspective, and view themselves as service providers.
Certification Review Workshops for Purchasing Professionals Announced!
Module 1 - Purchasing Process (C.P.M./A.P.P.)
When: Wednesday, Sept 10 & 17, 2008
Where: SVSU Campus
Time: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Fee: Members: $299 Non Members: $350
Module 2 - Supply Environment (C.P.M./A.P.P.)
When: Wednesday, October 1 & 8 , 2008
Where: SVSU Campus
Time: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Fee: Members: $299 Non Members: $350
Module 3 - Value Enhancement Strategies (C.P.M. Only)
When: Wednesday October 22 & 29, 2008
Where: SVSU Campus
Time: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m..
Fee: Members: $299 Non Members: $350
Module 4 – Management
When: Wednesday November 12 & 19, 2007
Where: SVSU Campus
Time: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Fee: Members: $299 Non Members: $350
ALL FOUR MODULES REGISTERED AND PAID IN ADVANCE: Members: $1100, Non Members: $1300
To register contact SVSU Office of Continuing Ed & Professional Development at: (989) 964-4048
Four from the same company receive a $100 discount each registration!
Purchasing Management
Enhance your career and earning power! Prepare to become a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) with noncredit courses at AACC.
What is a Certified Purchasing Manager?
Established in 1974, the Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) designation is a nationally accepted standard of competence and knowledge for purchasing and supply management personnel.
How do I qualify to be a C.P.M.?
In order to earn the C.P.M., candidates must meet specific education requirements and work experience. For information, contact the Institute for Supply Management or call 800-888-6276 ext. 3027.
What does ISM consider as eligible work experience?
C.P.M. experience must be full-time and requires decision making and independent judgment (rather than clerical) to be eligible. A majority of the applicant's job responsibilities must be in purchasing and supply management.
Supply management experience is defined as a person working in, or in charge of, a purchasing department, or a related department, essentially concerned with purchasing or procurement or supply management in all of their phases.
Other eligible areas include purchasing research and education, value analysis, supply management, inventory control, materials management, quality, legal staff, marketing, engineering, or any other activity or function which is related to the purchasing, materials, and supply processes. A member of such a department or organization will have responsibility for research, value analysis, inventory control, supply management, or other activity or function which is directly related to purchasing and supply management.
ISM also considers those who have supply management professionals reporting to them even if they themselves do not have supply management as their primary job function.
A teacher, research specialist, department head, director, or dean of a college, university, or other academic institution, who is concerned with purchasing management, supply management, or other related fields or subjects as part of his or her regular assignment may also qualify for the C.P.M.
A consultant whose job includes major "hands-on" emphasis in purchasing and supply management would be eligible as well.
What courses do I need?
Prepare to become a C.P.M. with the four above course approved by the Institute for Supply Management.
Review Workshops for C.P.M. and A.P.P. Certification
Saginaw Valley State University's Office of Continuing Education, in conjunction with the Saginaw Valley Affiliate of the Institute of Supply Management (ISM, formerly NAPM), is pleased to offer a four-part certification review workshop series. If you are working in purchasing or materials management, the Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) And Accredited Purchasing Practitioner (A.P.P.) designations are invaluable. Even if you do not plan to take either exam, the non-credit series helps you expand your expertise and grow professionally.
The former NAPM established the C.P.M. program in June 1974. The establishment of the program identified procurement as a professional function with high educational standards and measures of ability and performance. To receive C.P.M. certification, you must pass four exams.
A.P.P. was established by the former NAPM in 1995 to serve entry-level buyers who are primarily engaged in the tactical and operational side of purchasing. The A.P.P. is also designed to serve persons who work outside an organization's purchasing/materials management department, but nevertheless have definite procurement responsibilities. To receive A.P.P. certification, you must pass two exams (the first two exams in the C.P.M. Program).
For more information, call (989) 964-4048 or send e-mail to mlpocock(at)svsu.edu