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Training and Education for Today’s Rapidly Changing Supply Chain Landscape
Our profession is advancing rapidly and changing almost daily, posing new challenges to the supply management professional. As our industry evolves, so does ISM training. We are the only supply management association that provides training in all areas of our supply management profession.
We stay on top of trends and changes to keep our training relevant to what our members expect and need for success. With globally-recognized training programs, ISM education is respected across industries within supply management.
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Ways to Train in Supply Chain Management
ISM offers a variety of ways to get the training you need for success and advancement.
ISM Certificates
Discover ISM Certificates for an in-depth study of supply management topics. Designed for supply chain pros, these empower skill development and career advancement.
Each program has 5 self-paced courses, followed by a knowledge quiz, equipping you with the expertise for success in today's marketplace.
Live Online Training
ISM offers a robust suite of live online training opportunities, recognizing that virtual learning is both convenient and economical. Choose from short, info-packed webinars to more in-depth virtual classroom and guided study courses where you get the benefit of live instruction.
Self-Paced Training
ISM provides a library of self-paced learning from hot topic, on-demand webinars, to interactive skill-based e-learning. These offerings are designed for the busy professional. You get the flexibility to study anytime, anywhere.
In-Person Training
Our Classroom In-Person Training is exclusively available as a customized group training program, delivered by global supply management industry experts to your team on-site. Benefit from in-depth seminars tailored to your organization’s unique needs, with focused learning and networking opportunities for your team members to engage with each other and their instructor.
Core Competency Areas for Training
ISM offers training across 16 core supply chain competencies and more than 70 sub-competencies. Explore each core competency area below to discover supporting education to advance your career.
Upcoming Education
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April
08-09
2026
VIRTUAL CLASS
Procurement Bootcamp
Procurement is an organizational function that covers a multitude of business functions. This includes specification development, value analysis, supplier market research, negotiation, buying activities, contract administration and inventory management. This course will provide a holistic approach to managing your supply chain and drive strategic value to impact both bottom-line costs and top-line revenues.
OnlineDavid E Malone, CPSM -
April
14-15
2026
VIRTUAL CLASS
Supplier Cost Analysis and Financial Analysis
The objective of this course is to increase the knowledge, skills and abilities in supplier Cost Analysis and Supplier Financial Analysis. Cost analysis is a powerful tool for supply managers and can change the conversation with suppliers to open new opportunities for savings and value creation. Financial Analysis can also provide useful information that will lead to insights about whether your supplier is making too little or too much profit, whether they are generating cash or burning cash and if new risks may have arisen in recent reporting periods.
OnlineCollins Ifenyichukwu Oluka, CPSM -
April
16
2026
MEMBER WEBINAR
Member OnlyCost Beats Spend: How Procurement Leads — Instead of Reacts
A practical guide to cost intelligence for volatile markets
Procurement leaders are under more pressure than ever — from executives demanding cost justification, from suppliers pushing through price increases, and from a volatile market where tariffs, labor shifts, and input cost swings can change overnight. The expectation is clear: procurement should protect margins, manage risk, and advise the business with confidence.
Most teams are still working with two imperfect tools. Spend analytics show where money went. Commodity indexes show what's happening in the market. But neither explains why the cost of the specific products you buy is changing — and neither gives you the data to push back on a supplier, protect a margin commitment, or brief your CFO with confidence.
That gap is where procurement shifts from reactive to strategic.
Cost intelligence closes it. By modeling the actual cost drivers behind the products you buy — materials, labor, energy, manufacturing inputs, tariffs — procurement teams can understand in real time what a product should cost, why a price changed, and whether a supplier increase is justified or inflated. That's not a report. That's a defensible position
In this webinar, Daniela Osio, CEO and Co-Founder of Dalinea, will show how leading procurement organizations are using cost intelligence to:
- Protect margins — identify where you're overpaying before a contract renewal, not after.
- Manage risk — understand your exposure to raw material volatility, tariff shifts, and single-source dependencies before they become P&L problems.
- Lead supplier negotiations — challenge price increase requests with cost-level data instead of market benchma.
- Advise finance with confidence — bring a forward-looking cost view to the business, not just historical spend summaries.
- Move procurement from a cost center to a strategic function — with the data to anticipate cost changes, not just explain them
Attendees will walk away with a framework for understanding where cost intelligence fits in their current stack, what it unlocks that spend analytics and benchmarks cannot, and how to use industry-level cost insights to become the most informed voice in the room when supply chain decisions are being made.
Learning Objectives:
- How to use product-level cost modeling to challenge supplier narratives and protect negotiating power
- Lead supplier negotiations — challenge price increase requests with cost-level data instead of market benchma.
- What "proactive cost management" looks like in practice — real examples from procurement teams managing direct materials volatility
- How to use cost intelligence to brief finance and the C-suite with credibility
- How industry cost insights can transform procurement into a strategic advisory function
Online -
April
16
2026
MEMBER WEBINAR
Member OnlyMember Orientation
This webinar provides knowledge regarding the many benefits that come with being a part of the ISM community. Join us and learn about the essential tools, vibrant community, and exceptional learning that enhances your professional development. You'll also gain insight into the array of programs, services, and resources that are available to you through your membership.
OnlineMegan Hays -
April
21-23
2026
VIRTUAL CLASS
Supply Management Core Bundle 3rd Ed.
Accelerate your certification journey with this comprehensive package, which includes:
- Live virtual classroom instruction over three consecutive days
- Six months of access to the digital learning system after course ends
- Access to a practice exam
- Supply Management Core Exam (exam registration is valid for six months from course end date)
This solution is the fastest and most effective way to prepare for and earn your certification. This bundle supports certification paths for CPSM, CPSD, and APSM.
Save over 15% when you purchase the Supply Management Core Bundle.
Please note: Bundled purchases are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
This bundle utilizes the 3rd edition certification materials and exam. The Supply Management Core Exam or retakes must be taken by March 19, 2027.
OnlineKimberly DeWitt, CPSM
