This program begins with the key concepts underlying a world-class purchasing and supply organization and moves through leading-edge issues, including e-commerce. Through a variety of interactive methods, participants will discover innovative techniques and effective tools to become a valuable asset to their organizations. Leave this seminar with confidence in your newly acquired skills to effectively perform your job.

This program teaches you to use spend analysis and proven category management techniques to remove cost and leverage value from spend categories. Students will get an idea of where the field is headed and why demand for increased contribution requires more sophisticated techniques.

This course is a review to help prepare supply professionals for taking the CPSM^® exams. Participants will gain an understanding of the CPSM^® program and of the breadth of content covered in each of the three exams:
Exam 1: Foundation of Supply Management
Exam 2: Effective Supply Management Performance
Exam 3: Leadership in Supply Management

Learn why indirect spend is getting so much attention and what you can do to add to your organization's bottom line.

This session shares results from discussions with the ISM board of directors and other C-level executives followed by a panel discussion covering (a) how trends are likely to impact supply management over the next several years and (b) the shift in knowledge and skills that may be required for a supply management professional's success.