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As India is growing as a world
manufacturing hub there is a great opportunity for the
Purchasing / Material professionals. In addition to the
manufacturing the other opportunity for the professionals is
the big retail business where hardcore purchasing ,expediting,
supply chain & inventory management skills are required.
How CPM helps ?
CPM brands you as a commodity under "Purchasing professionals"
in the mind. For the hiring manager it stamps your experience
at par with any other in the field just as a doctor is branded
on getting the FRCS.
Due to internet, employers get lot of resumes , making it
difficult for them to go through each and every one manually.
So, they have softwares which make a short list by going
through the key word like CPM, APP etc.An APP or CPM
certification adds up to the qualifications and builds a trust
in the employers mindset which is an edge over the general
candidates
In the Interview
CPM study material takes us thoroughly through the
universal terminology used in Materials environment. It helps
in providing definitions to our routine jobs which can be then
explained to the interviewing panel in more professional way.
With CPM course one knows and thus can use professional terms
(simple examples like corrective action report, Non
Conformance report, MRP, JIT, Kanban, Purchase price variance
.......) and relate them to the experience and hence creates a
good professional impact on the interviewing panel.
In the job
CPM broadens the outlook , helps in thinking out of the box
and it changes you from what we call a routine expediter to a
Purchasing professional who is an important key for a company
to achieve the organisational goals and objectives
The curricula of the CPM explains standard procedures to
follow for activities like - cost reduction, supplier
evaluation , negotiations, budgeting, material flow, even
purchase employee appraisals and purchasing ethics. All this
helps in better understanding total working environment and
for inculcating the leadership qualities for professional
growth.
Prospective supply chain consultants, people thinking to go
for a SAP supply chain module or an MBA in Supply chain
management shall also find CPM a great help in building
foundations
Every purchase position in Indian manufacturing shall at least
demand enrollment in the CPM course. Also as CPM is more of
polishing and refining curriculum for the professionals I
would suggest that minimum 5 to 6 persons should enroll as a
group and have discussions and presentations in the weekends
and have senior and experienced people to participate and
guide through their knowledge so as each and every chapter is
done with analysis relating to the real industrial situations.
All shall thrive to become better professionals and enjoy good
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