Purchasing Professionals: Are You Struggling To Have A Rewarding Career?
Are you a purchasing and supply management professional who:
- Is tired of being paid less than you're worth?
- Is annoyed that you don't get the respect and recognition you deserve?
- Is frustrated because there are so few good purchasing job opportunities, yet so much competition for them?
- Is afraid that your skills aren't valued as much as those of the fresh-out-of-college MBA's who everyone is hiring?
There is good news! You can achieve your personal and professional goals more easily. You can get the skills, strategies, and credentials you need to become a world-class purchasing professional. And you can start getting the rewards out of your career that you really want!
So what is the secret to a rewarding purchasing career? It is participating in the multi-level online educational programs of Next Level Purchasing. Purchasing professionals who have learned from Next Level Purchasing have reported that they are having an easier time finding great jobs, getting excellent performance evaluations, and getting large pay increases. And, with the online convenience and multiple options of Next Level Purchasing's programs, you can too!
There are three levels of education you can achieve through Next Level Purchasing. You can choose to stop at the first level or continue on to higher levels as you wish. Here are those three levels:
- Membership in the Next Level Purchasing Association, which is FREE and 100% online
- SPSM® Certification, earned when you complete the Senior Professional in Supply Management® Program
- SPSM2® Certification, earned when you earn the SPSM® Certification and go on to complete the SPSM2® Program
The first level is FREE online membership in the Next Level Purchasing Association. You will get a ton of educational material at no cost! Here is what you'll get:
- A copy of the 2011 Purchasing & Supply Management Career & Skills Report
- Access to the online Express Course "Managing Supplier Performance"
- Our bi-weekly email newsletter, PurchTips, which contains expert purchasing articles
- Access to the monthly online magazine, Leading-Edge Supply Management™
- Access to webinars, conducted approximately once per month
- The ability to network with other purchasing professionals from around the world
"I'm far more prepared now for new, higher challenges than before I signed up with Next Level Purchasing. I'm glad I signed up!"
Anayo Onwuka, SPSM
Senior Buyer
Calgary, Canada
You are welcome to join the Next Level Purchasing Association and enjoy all of these benefits for FREE with no obligation to continue on to a higher level. However, if you are serious about realizing your potential and advancing your career, you can move to the next level whenever you are ready.
The next level is earning the SPSM® Certification by completing the Senior Professional in Supply Management® Program. This program consists of six online purchasing courses and an exam that will help you learn and, more importantly, apply the latest and most effective purchasing and supply management techniques, tactics, and strategies. Having the SPSM® Certification significantly enhances your earning power and the contribution you can make to an employer. A recent survey of over 2,100 purchasing professionals throughout the world has shown that those who have earned the SPSM® Certification save their employers an average of $476,027 (US) more per year and earn salaries that are an average of 10.4% higher than those who haven't.
"Next Level Purchasing's Senior Professional in Supply Management® Program is undoubtedly the most current and world-class supply management course available for purchasing professionals . The course content is practical and has helped me already to deliver measurable results and savings for my brand. I would highly recommend the SPSM® Certification for purchasing professionals who would like a rewarding career and want to pursue the highest recognition in the field of supply management."
Omar Shabir Qazi, SPSM
Buyer
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The highest level is earning the SPSM2® Certification by completing the SPSM2® Program. Only those who have earned the SPSM® Certification are eligible to earn the SPSM2® Certification, making it a very exclusive designation earned by only the best and brightest purchasing professionals on the planet. By earning the SPSM2® Certification, you will have the pride of knowing that you have qualified to be among a very elite group of purchasing professionals.
Since 2000, purchasing and supply management professionals from over 100 countries have enrolled in Next Level Purchasing's online purchasing courses. By becoming a member of the Next Level Purchasing Association, pursuing your SPSM® or signing up for our online purchasing courses, you will get the same career-building training that has helped thousands of the world's top purchasing professionals, many of whom are from Fortune 100 companies.
So how do you get started on your way to a more rewarding career?
Simply join the "first level" - a FREE membership in the Next Level Purchasing Association - by completing the form below. You will immediately receive two emails: one with a link to the latest Purchasing & Supply Management Career & Skills Report and another with your username and password for accessing the members-only benefits. You can rest assured that we will only use your email address to send you educational materials related to the association and will respect your email privacy in accordance with our member-friendly privacy policy.
After joining the Next Level Purchasing Association, visit the SPSM® Certification page to learn more about how the SPSM® Certification can help you have an extraordinary career! You'll also learn how you can become certified as quickly as your schedule permits. We'll provide a link to the SPSM® Certification page on the page that you'll see after joining the Next Level Purchasing Association.
So, what are you waiting for? Begin your pursuit of a more rewarding purchasing and supply management career by joining now!
