CSCMP Supply Chain Foundations: Procurement Professional Certificate

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Increase the quality of your supply chain inputs by improving your procurement process. Learn the steps and factors involved in evaluating, selecting, and managing your suppliers. Whether you’re new to the industry, refreshing your skills, or preparing for CSCMP's SCPro™ certification, these courses can help. Tune in, pass the final exam, and earn your certificate.

Explain the purchase process.
Measure and manage risks to your supply chain.
Understand the role of diverse and sustainable suppliers.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Purchasing Foundations
-Learn the fundamentals of purchasing for business. Find out how to manage suppliers, contracts, and costs, and implement strategic sourcing.

Course 2: Strategic Negotiation
-Learn a systematic process for conducting your next major negotiation—whether it be negotiating a contract, additional resources for a project, or the purchase of a company.

Course 3: Supply Chain Foundations: Supplier Development and Diversity
-Learn the context and direction for small to mid-sized manufacturer (SMM) development for engagement in Industry 4.0 supply chains and how they drive supplier diversity success.

Course 4: Fundamentals of Sustainable Supply Chains
-Learn the practical foundations of supply chain sustainability and get started on improving your organization’s sustainability performance.

Course 5: Supply Chain Fundamentals: Risk and Resilience
-Learn why supply chain resilience is critically important for every company, how to build resilience, and how to manage risk to protect and sustain competitive advantage.

Courses

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Learn a systematic process for conducting your next major negotiation—whether it be negotiating a contract, additional resources for a project, or the purchase of a company.
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1 hour 18 minutes
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Learn the fundamentals of purchasing for business. Find out how to manage suppliers, contracts, and costs, and implement strategic sourcing.
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1 hour 28 minutes
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Learn why supply chain resilience is critically important for every company, how to build resilience, and how to manage risk to protect and sustain competitive advantage.
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59 minutes
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Learn the practical foundations of supply chain sustainability and get started on improving your organization’s sustainability performance.
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48 minutes
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Learn the context and direction for small to mid-sized manufacturer (SMM) development for engagement in Industry 4.0 supply chains and how they drive supplier diversity success.