As procurement workers, whether we plan to take the procurement qualification certificate (such as CPPM), or enrich our theoretical knowledge and enhance our professional value, the following courses are necessary for us to study hard and apply them to procurement practice. The knowledge to be learned by purchasing personnel mainly includes six modules: 1, supplier selection and evaluation; 2. Procurement negotiation skills; 3. Procurement contract management; 4. Supply chain management; 5. Procurement cost management; 6. Purchasing strategy and risk control. Details are as follows:

1, supply chain management

◆ Prospect and development of supply chain management

◆ Network structure of supply chain

◆ Integrate procurement and supply chain management.

◆ Supply chain design

◆ Key indicators of supply chain management

2. Supply source analysis and supply inventory management

◆ Decide whether to "manufacture or buy", privatize or outsource products or services.

Decide whether to rent or buy equipment.

◆ Formulate financial financing and adjustment strategies for procurement.

◆ Organize and control material storage and minimize it.

◆ Discuss the current material inventory with relevant departments and establish replenishment level or JIT strategy.

◆ Determine the source of goods and ease the contradiction of inventory.

◆ Dispose of old equipment/materials, redundant equipment/materials and waste products.

◆ Formulate and implement standardization plan.

◆ Formulate and implement process improvement procedures.

◆ Make cost reduction/cost avoidance and cost control plans (such as value analysis, order/supply).

Business combination, shortened delivery time, activity-based costing)

3. Forecast the future market purchasing demand

According to the expected data, plan the purchasing, sourcing and supply strategy.

According to the forecast of future demand, make supply plan and strategy.

◆ Provide suppliers with the forecast data of the organization's future procurement demand.

◆ Keep an understanding of the market through commodity exhibitions, trade journals and other channels, so as to obtain reliable information.

Information about new products and prices.

◆ Provide management, sales management department and/or user department with current and future market information.

4. Management and organization

Develop strategic plans and objectives (short-term and long-term)

According to the objectives of the organization, formulate the corresponding objectives of the procurement and supply department.

◆ Plan, formulate and provide operational policies, guidelines and procedures.

Prepare regular departmental activity reports for senior management and other departments in the organization.

◆ Analyze and solve the problems raised in the procurement and supply audit report.

◆ Formulate/apply standards for evaluating the performance of purchasing and supply departments.

5. Management, organization and human resource management

Prepare and/or manage purchasing department/supply management budget.

◆ Design/modify and/or manage operation forms (paper and/or electronic).

◆ Supervise and lead purchasing and supply personnel.

6. Human resource management, preparation and examination course evaluation, and review possible problems.

◆ Procurement management: evaluate the performance of procurement and supply personnel.

Procurement management: provide vocational training for procurement and supply personnel to improve their professional ability.

◆ Solve the problem of poor employee performance.

CPPM certificate is an international certificate certified by American Purchasing Association (APS), People's Republic of China (PRC) and Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. It can be inquired in the unified registration management in Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, official website, or in the American Purchasing Association in official website. It is an authoritative professional qualification certificate for international procurement, which serves as the main basis for recruitment, promotion, salary increase, professional title evaluation and recruitment of domestic and foreign enterprises.