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Steps Involved in becoming a Certified Purchasing Manager
By Silas Reed
People who undertake inventory ordering and who are responsible for decisions pertaining to purchases for the organization can have designation called certified purchasing manager (CPM). The certification of CPM is provided by the Institute of Supply Management. The primary requirements to get CPM are that the applicant must have work experience in the purchasing field for several years, a four year degree and they have to pass a four part exam.

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To start with, for receiving your Certified Purchasing Manager certification the applicant should either have five years of full time experience in supply management professionally or three years of full time experience along with four year degree from a recognized institute. The evaluation of the work experience is done by the board of Institute of Supply Management.


Once you are eligible for certification of Certified Purchasing Manager it is time for preparation of exam courses. The study pack for certification exam is provided by Supply Chain Academy that has partnered Institute for Supply Management. The study module provided consists of subjects like Cost and Price Minimization, Effective Supply Sourcing and others to prepare for four part exam to be undertaken for certification. Additionally the study kit consists of ISM Diagnostic Kit Volume, I, ISM Knowledge Series books, ISM Glossary of Key Terms in Purchasing and Supply.


The certification exam is divided into four modules Purchasing Process, Value Enhancement Strategies, Supply Environment and Value Enhancement Management. These four modules have to be passed in the exam to be able to become certified.


Once you decide to take the exam to become certified, you have to register for the exam through a web site that the Institute for Supply Management has made filling it with the latest information regarding the examination process that is to take place. This website has information about the deadlines for registration, and individuals, who are eligible in terms of work experience as evaluated by Institute of Supply Management.


After you register for the test, verification is done by Institute of Supply Management. Verification notice is issued by ISM via email along with the exam testing code for the applicant to appear in the exam. This exam testing code is required to register at local testing facility.


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