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The Flexibility of Online Education with the Benefit of Live Instruction
Don't let travel restrictions or a crowded schedule derail your educational development as a supply management professional. As the leader in supply management education, ISM offers several flexible training options to achieve your supply management certification, or simply take a course in an area of interest to you for career growth. By investing in yourself, you will gain the higher level of expertise needed for professional growth and success.
Designed with today's busy professional in mind, ISM offers live online training different lengths and learning styles to ensure you have access to the right materials, in the right format for you.
Whether you are new to the field or a veteran professional, top experts in the field will help you build your knowledge and skills as a supply management professional with our live, online education.
Live Online Courses to Fit Your Schedule
Virtual Classroom
Virtual Classroom courses provide the opportunity to connect with your peers and learn from instructors in a focused, online classroom setting. Delivered live through Zoom, your instructor will dive deep into the topic at hand and provide opportunities for networking and collaborating with other participants.
Guided Learning
Five weeks in length, Guided Learning courses provide a structure for you to work through materials at your own pace. Weekly instructor-led webinars can be attended live or watched on-demand, however attending live affords you the opportunity to engage with your instructor and other participants.
Webinars
Webinar topics focus on hot trends, challenges and issues in our industry. They feature leading subject matter experts, offering insights and ideas that you won’t find or hear anywhere else. Webinars are all about timely, relevant information that arm you with valuable knowledge for success.
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Upcoming Live Online Education
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September
24-25
2025
When the objective is to lower cost and prevent supplier price increases, world-class organizations look closely at what and how they buy. Those involved in the Supply and Contracting activities are critical contributors to the organization ability to achieve high-level performance and will bring dramatic bottom line impact when equipped with the skills to both resist supplier price increases and identify and implement savings opportunities in today volatile marketplace.
OnlineRobi H Bendorf, CPSM, C.P.M. -
September
25
2025
Whether you’re actively job seeking, positioning yourself for a promotion, or simply wanting to strengthen your professional presence, standing out has never been more critical. If you’ve ever applied to dozens of jobs and heard nothing back, you’re not alone. Today’s market is flooded with qualified applicants, and resumes vanish into black holes. The problem isn’t your ability — it’s how the system works, and how you’re positioning yourself within it. Being “good on paper” isn’t enough. You’re not competing against a job description; you’re competing against other professionals you may never meet, and many of them look just as qualified as you.
In this interactive session, executive recruiter and former corporate leader Aaron Cleavinger, CPSM, C.P.M. pulls back the curtain on how hiring decisions are actually made — and why highly capable professionals are too often overlooked.
You'll learn how to:
- Differentiate Yourself Clearly — show exactly why you’re the best choice and stop blending in with other qualified candidates.
- Understand How Recruiters Really Work — see how shortlists are built, why great candidates get overlooked, and how to rise to the top.
- Turn Connections into Champions — build a network that actively opens doors, rather than an impressive list of occasional contacts.
- Control the Story Before Others Do — shape your reputation on LinkedIn, on paper, and in person so decision-makers see your value immediately.
This is not theory. Aaron brings live insights from the executive searches he’s running today, plus practical steps you can apply immediately. Expect candid advice, behind-the-scenes perspective, so you leave encouraged, confident, and armed with actionable steps to stand out and seize new opportunities.
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October
01-02
2025
VIRTUAL CLASS
Negotiating for Excellence
Negotiation skills not only influence individual purchases, but also business relationships. It is an exploratory and communication process that identifies interests, walkaway alternatives and options. This course will hone your negotiation skills and build a foundation of knowledge enabling you to provide the best outcome for your organization.
OnlineCollins Ifenyichukwu Oluka, CPSM -
October
07
2025
SPONSOR WEBINAR
Proving Procurement’s Value: Metrics That Matter in Mid-Market
This is part 3 of a three-part webinar series entitled “Growth Diaries: A Mid-Market Procurement series”, presented by Zycus. Procurement in mid-market companies isn’t just a scaled-down version of enterprise. It’s a different game altogether. With leaner teams, faster growth, and a lot more pressure to “figure it out.”, This 3-part series is designed for teams who are starting to build or actively scaling their procurement capabilities.
In this final third webinar, Proving Procurement’s Value: Metrics That Matter in Mid-Market, you’ve built a working system. But how do you show it’s working, especially to finance, the business, and leadership?
In this webinar, we help you craft a narrative around procurement’s impact: savings, but also speed, compliance, and strategic alignment. This is about moving from “back office” to boardroom relevance.
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