IFPSM - International Federation of Purchasing - Supply Management

Your invitation to participate in the inaugural Global Procurement Capability Benchmark. Do you know what skills and knowledge you will need in order to deliver tomorrow – and into the future? This is your opportunity to: Discover the capabilities you will need to progress your career and gain insights into your career journey. See a personalized dashboard of how your results stack-up against other members of your professional association. See the live results of how your region’s capabilities stack-up against other regions. Make your mark in the first of its kind inaugural benchmark to measure procurement capability across the globe. Own your career by taking IFPSM’s complimentary online skills gap analysis designed especially for career procurement professionals. PURCHASING, SUPPLY MANAGEMENT, SOURCING AND LOGISTICS. Embracing procurement, materials, logistics, supply management and strategic sourcing. Latest IFPSM News & Events. Introducing IFPSM. The International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management. The International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM) is the union of 48 National and Regional Purchasing Associations worldwide.Within this circle, about 250,000 Purchasing Professionals can be reached. IFPSM facilitates the development and distribution of knowledge to elevate and advance the procurement profession, thus favorably impacting the standard of living of citizens worldwide through improved business practices. The term procurement is taken to embrace purchasing, materials management, logistics, supply chain management and strategic sourcing. Introducing IFPSM Global Standard. The IFPSM Global Standard for Professional Competence in Purchasing and Supply Management. The IFPSM Global Standard is a Quality Standard for Supply Chain Educational Programs – The Global Standard sets out the mix of knowledge, learning and skills against which educational programs in purchasing and supply management of an intellectual equivalence of at least first degree equivalence level can be assessed and accredited. Outcomes Based and Flexible – The Standard is outcomes based, and does not prescribe detailed program design, delivery or assessment but instead defines the outcomes required from the program. This means that providers can shape their programs to local demands while still meeting the requirements of the Standard.