CPP, CPPM, CGPP, CPPC Certification Programs, Exam Prep Courses and, Other Seminars and Continuing Education Programs for Purchasing Professionals
Founded in 1969 and headquartered at Aurora Illinois, the American Purchasing Society (APS), Inc. is an organization of buyers, purchasing managers, executives, and others interested in the purchasing profession. APS was the first organization to establish a nationally recognized certification for purchasing professionals.
With members from every state in the U.S. and 28 countries worldwide, APS objective is to help people learn about purchasing and improve the business purchasing function through education and our certification program.
American Purchasing Society's educational objectives are achieved through training programs and its own educational publications of interest to business and the purchasing community.
The American Purchasing Society offers numerous online purchasing courses, available to be taken at your convenience. In addition to improving your purchasing knowledge, many of these courses also count as credit toward the CPP, CPPM, CGPP, CPPC certification programs.
Certification & Training Programs
Certification Programs
- Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP): The Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) program is for professionals who have demonstrated the skills to successfully implement improved purchasing and supply chain practices as part of a business solution in an organization.
- Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (CPPM): The Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (CPPM) program should be obtained for anyone in a managerial position. As a prerequisite, this manager certification program requires that Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) Certification already be obtained.
- Certified Green Purchasing Professional (CGPP): The Certified Green Purchasing Professional (CGPP) verifies training in green procurement and sustainability. The area of sustainability is growing quickly and many companies already have plans and policies/procedures in place. This trend will only continue to grow and will become more and more important in the future. The CPP is a requirement for this professional certification.
- Certified Professional in Distribution and Warehousing (CPDW): The Certified Professional in Distribution and Warehousing (CPDW) program stresses the functions involved in distribution, inventory, logistics, and warehousing.
- Certified Professional Purchasing Consultant (CPPC): The Certified Professional Purchasing Consultant (CPPC) program is for Certified Purchasing Professionals (CPP) who either consults or teaches purchasing to people outside of their own employer. The CPP is required for this professional certification.
Certification Exam Prep Courses
- Preparation for Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) Exam (3 weeks, Instructor Led): The object of this course is to prepare experienced buyers, purchasing agents, and purchasing managers for the Certified Purchasing Professional examination. Knowledge of the content of the course will contribute to success in taking the examination to receive the Certified Purchasing Professional certification.
- Preparation for Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (CPPM) Exam (3 weeks, online): This online purchasing training course is designed to prepare students and CPPM applicants to take the Certified Professional Purchasing Manager examination.
- Preparation for Certified Professional in Distribution and Warehousing & Exam (online): This exam preparation course includes the requirements for the Certified Professional in Distribution and Warehousing (CPDW) program. The warehouse management course includes the three online courses Distribution and Warehousing Management, Inventory for Distribution and Warehousing, and Management Operations and Logistics.
- Preparation for Certified Green Purchasing Professional (CGPP) Exam (online): The green purchasing training course demonstrates the sustainability concept and how it impacts our professions and how purchasing can take an active role in it.
Online Courses
- How to Buy Construction Services
- Effective Writing for Purchasing and Business
- Introduction to Business
- Organization Safety and Security
- Purchasing Management and Strategic Sourcing
- How To Buy Services
- Purchasing For Manufacturing
- Distribution and Warehouse Management
- Inventory for Distribution and Warehousing
- Management Operations and Logistics
- 76 Ways to Improve Purchasing Performance
- About F.A.R.
- Accounting, Finance, and Cost Management for Buyers and Managers
- The Science and The Art of Negotiation
- The Art of Negotiation
- The Science of Negotiation
- Applied Cost and Price Analysis
- Body Language
- Business Ethics for Buyers and Sellers
- Diversity for Purchasing and Business
- Essential Law for Buyers and Sellers
- Forecasting for Buyers, Managers, and Business Executives
- Fundamentals of Business Buying and Purchasing Management
- Green Purchasing and Sustainability
- The Evolution of Sustainability
- How To Be A Smart MRO Buyer
- How To Buy Internationally
- How to Get More Sales from Professional Purchasing Agents & Business Buyers
- How to Plan Your Career and Prepare Your Resume
- Influencing Suppliers, Colleagues, and Management
- Managing Inventory - Maintaining the Proper Level
- Managing Quality - How to Get the Quality and Service You Want
- Math for Purchasing and Business
- Use of Terms & Conditions, Documenting the Purchase Agreement