Online Courses as an Instructor Lead Training Alternative In Purchasing, Negotiation, and Supply Chain Management
Robert Menard, Certified Purchasing Professional, Certified Professional Purchasing Consultant, Certified Green Purchasing Professional
In general, the corporate training landscape for purchasing, negotiation, and supply chain management is changing. While sales training has always been the lead dog in instructor lead corporate training world, purchasing and negotiation, the long neglected runt puppies, are growing in favor as the economic doldrums forces companies to mine the supply chain for profits, where they should have been looking all along.
Online course alternatives to live instructor led training have become the economic option of choice for much of the workforce. Moreover, since purchasing is the greatest generator of profitability in all of business, good economical purchasing education and training are in great demand.
The American Purchasing Society is dedicated to advancing the purchasing profession. I am pleased to announce collaboration with the Society indeveloping the first purchasing professional designation in sustainability, the Certified Green Purchasing Professional (CGPP) . This is another example of leadership in the marketplace and service to the profession that distinguishes the Society from lagging competitors.
online training in purchasing, negotiation, and sales
The CGPP designation requires taking an online prep course as well as study of the workbook and manual, Green Purchasing and Sustainability.
The CGPP Examination will demand that designees pass an “open book” rigorous regimen of objective questions. The Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) designation is a prerequisite so those with questions about the CPP should contact the Society at this email address. propurch@propurch.com
This CGPP certification is intended to apply beyond the purchasing and sustainability professions. In general, there is ample mathematics, physics, chemistry, and other scientific knowledge required by this course and necessary to become a competent green purchasing and sustainability professional in areas that go far beyond corporate social responsibility
The CGPP online course will be available in April 2012. Contact me with any questions in the interim at RobertMenard@ProPurch.com