What certificates should be obtained in procurement?

As a Procurement & Chain professional, CIPS is your go-to global professional body and certification:

1. The world's earliest procurement and professional organization - founded in 1932 and awarded the Royal Charter in 1992;

2. The world's largest procurement and professional organization - more than 90,000 members and 230,000 professional community members in more than 150 countries around the world; Headquartered in the UK, it has 12 regional offices around the world (USA, Italy, Australia, China, Singapore, Dubai, Poland, Romania, Sweden, South Africa, Ghana, West Africa);

3. The world's recognized industry leader - "CIPS Global Standard for Procurement and Occupations" and professional certification have been adopted by more than 150 countries and many international organizations, such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), etc.

4. CIPS certification has been officially recognized by many national ** education regulatory agencies (such as OFQUAL in the UK, VET AUS in Australia, NZQA in New Zealand, SAQA in South Africa, Teveta in Zambia, Dubai and Trinidad and Tobago, etc.). In four countries**, MCIPS is mandatory for procurement staff. More than 70,000 people pass CIPS certification exams each year.

5. Perfect system - more than 30 courses at 5 certification levels from tactical level, operation level, management level, professional level to strategic level (senior professional level); Each course has special teaching materials, lesson plans, and case materials.

6. Keep pace with the times - its certification system leads the career development of procurement, and the curriculum system is synchronized with the development of the industry. The CIPS certification system and teaching materials are fully updated every 5 years; The CIPS Global Standards for Procurement Occupations are updated annually.

7. It has been designated by many multinational companies as its global unified and must-have procurement professional standards, such as the United Nations Children's Association, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Project Services Programme, Shell Oil, Rio Tinto Mining, BP Oil, Royal Mail, Jaguar Land Rover, Coca-Cola, Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, China CITIC Bank, China Mobile, CNOOC, PetroChina Engineering, China Eastern Airlines, Zhenhua Heavy Industries, China UnionPay, etc.

In 2016, the National Buyer was abolished.

In September 2019, the domestic procurement certificate that can be certified and queried, CPPM registered professional purchasing manager.

You can apply for the exam in Nanjing, but you need to go to Shanghai to take the exam, and there is currently no test center in Nanjing.

To meet the application conditions, after passing the exam, you can get the certificate, and then you can check it on the official website of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

The certificates required for procurement are: CAP, CPP, CPPM, etc.

1. Registered Professional Purchasing Assistant (CAP): It is set up for entry-level buyers or those who are just engaged in the business related to procurement and chain functions, and those who are engaged in procurement and support activities and team members, as well as college students, can also apply for this certification.

2. Certified Professional Procurement Specialist (CPP): The establishment of the program defines procurement as a professional function with high educational standards and competency and performance evaluation. Procurement is a key member of the management team, and the Certified Professional Procurement Professional (CPP) certification program has gained recognition and respect in the academic and business community.

The Certified Procurement Professional (CPP) certification program is designed for experienced procurement and chain specialists, and focuses on procurement and operational conditions such as: identification of requirements, preparation of RFQs and agreements, negotiation, technology, quality and maintenance relationships. 3. Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (CPPM):

Designed for experienced purchasing and chain managers, it focuses on management and leadership skills and the various expertise required to improve the procurement and management level of the organization (e.g., source analysis, inventory management, etc.).

Buyers can take the assistant buyer certificate, buyer certificate, and senior buyer certificate.

1. Assistant Purchaser Certificate: After obtaining the fourth-level qualification certificate of the professional purchaser, he has been engaged in the profession for more than 3 years, participated in the formal training of the assistant purchaser, reached the specified standard number of hours, and obtained the certificate of completion, and obtained the qualification certificate of the professional purchaser, and has been engaged in the profession for more than 4 years.

2. Purchaser certificate: After obtaining the qualification certificate of the assistant purchaser of this profession, he has been engaged in the work of this profession for more than 3 years, and has reached the specified standard number of hours after the formal training of the professional purchaser, and obtained the certificate of completion, and has been engaged in the work of the profession for more than 4 years after obtaining the qualification certificate of the assistant purchaser of the profession.

3. Senior Purchaser Certificate: After obtaining the qualification certificate of the professional purchaser, he has been engaged in the work of the profession for more than 4 years, and has reached the specified standard number of hours after the formal training of the senior purchaser, and obtained the certificate of completion, and has been engaged in the work of the profession for more than 5 years after obtaining the qualification certificate of the professional purchaser.

Purchasers can take the professional qualification certificate of purchaser and the certificate of second-level purchaser.

1. Purchaser Professional Qualification Certificate: In accordance with the professional skill standards or qualifications of purchasers formulated by the state, through the assessment and appraisal agency recognized by the state, the relevant procurement staff skill level or professional qualifications are evaluated and appraised objectively, fairly, scientifically and standardly, and the qualified person is awarded the national vocational skills certificate of the purchaser.

2. Level 2 Purchaser Certificate: Those who have been engaged in procurement-related work for 3 years, have a college degree or above, and have been engaged in procurement-related work for 1 year and meet one of the above conditions can apply. The certificate is issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China, and is the only national statutory certificate in the procurement industry.

1. Application process:

2. Submit a copy of the ID card (front and back), a copy of the academic certificate, an original certificate of working years, and 4 two-inch bareheaded ID photos (one electronic version);

3. Apply for the admission ticket for the registration fee, distribute the examination textbooks and electronic test materials;

4. Participate in three days of training, one day of examination, and finally conduct theoretical assessment and skill assessment;

5. Those who have reached more than 60 points in the assessment will obtain the national purchaser professional qualification certificate.

6. Test center cities: Tianjin, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Chenzhou;

II. Application Requirements.

1. Continuously engaged in this profession for 3 years, after the formal training of the purchaser, to reach the specified standard number of hours, and obtain a certificate of completion.

2. Have a college degree (or equivalent) in related majors, reach the specified standard number of hours of formal training by the purchaser, and obtain a certificate of completion.

3. Application time.