course one knows and thus can use professional terms (simple examples like corrective action report, Non Conformance report, MRP, JIT, Kanban, Purchase price variance .......) and relate them to the experience and hence creates a good professional impact on the interviewing panel.                           

In the job
CPM broadens the outlook , helps in thinking out of the box and it changes you from what we call a routine expediter to a Purchasing professional who is an important key for a company to achieve the organizational goals and objectives.

The curricula of the CPM explains standard procedures to follow for activities like - cost reduction, supplier evaluation , negotiations, budgeting, material flow, even purchase employee appraisals and purchasing ethics. All this helps in better understanding total working environment and for inculcating the leadership qualities for professional growth.