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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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August
05-06
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.
OnlineGreg DeSimone, CPSM, C.P.M. -
August
06
2026
MEMBER WEBINAR
Member OnlyAI-Native Cost Intelligence to Turn Procurement into a Profit Center
Procurement leaders are under pressure to do more than manage spend—they’re expected to drive measurable business value. This member-only webinar explores how AI-native cost intelligence is reshaping procurement into a strategic profit lever.
Join Gautam Pasari, Founder and CEO of True ValueHub, a 2025 ISM Supply Chain Trailblazer winner, for a focused discussion and case study on how organizations can move upstream in the cost lifecycle, increase transparency across global supply networks, and accelerate sourcing decisions without compromising rigor. You’ll gain practical insight into how AI is enabling faster, more informed collaboration across engineering, sourcing, and supplier ecosystems.
What you’ll learn:
- Why early-stage cost intelligence matters
Understand how influencing the first 70–80% of cost during design can unlock greater savings and reduce downstream trade-offs. - How to build transparency and tariff resilience
See how breaking costs into clear drivers—materials, manufacturing, logistics, and carbon—creates a shared understanding with suppliers and strengthens your ability to model and respond to tariffs and trade shifts. - How AI is accelerating sourcing cycles
Explore how AI-enabled workflows can compress RFQ timelines from months to days, enabling real-time collaboration and more strategic decision-making.
Learning Objectives
- Identify how early-stage cost intelligence influences 70–80% of total product cost and apply this insight to improve design-phase decision-making.
- Evaluate cost drivers across materials, manufacturing, logistics, and carbon to improve transparency, strengthen supplier alignment, and model the impact of tariffs and trade changes.
- Apply AI-enabled approaches to accelerate RFQ and sourcing processes, reducing cycle times and enabling more effective real-time collaboration.
OnlineGautam Pasari - Why early-stage cost intelligence matters
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August
11-12
2026
VIRTUAL CLASS
Global Procurement Project Management Essentials
This specialized Global Procurement Project Management Essentials course is tailored to professionals working within international procurement organizations. It aims to equip participants with the foundational skills and knowledge required to effectively manage projects in global procurement's dynamic and complex landscape. From initiating projects to optimizing supply chains, this course addresses the unique challenges and opportunities within the procurement sector.
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August
20
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 -
August
20
2026
U.S. manufacturers are being repriced faster than their cost data can keep up. Tariffs stack, raw material prices swing, and trade rules shift mid-quarter, and every one of those events hits margin and competitiveness directly. For procurement teams the job has changed: you need the true total landed cost of every part, origin cost, freight, logistics and duties, and you need it again as soon as conditions move.
Tom Yanowsky of KNF Neuberger shares what this looks like inside a U.S. plant that manufactures locally while sourcing from European sister factories: how tariff changes reshaped sourcing decisions, why the answer still lives in Excel instead of SAP, and where the localize-or-import calculation actually breaks down.
Johannes Groll, Chief Product Officer at Tacto, then shows how AI changes the economics of that work: Tacto Intelligence models complex supply chains and cost drivers across hundreds of thousands of parts at once, so buyers get landed cost transparency in minutes rather than weeks and can defend price increases with facts instead of arguments.
Includes live product demonstrations and time for audience Q&A.
OnlineJohannes Groll, Thomas Yanowsky
