Purchasing Training and Certification for BPO's

Learn how having an SPSMŽ-Certified staff gives BPO's an edge.

Procurement Outsourcing Providers: Are You Struggling Stand Out Among the Competition?
You can have a competitive edge that will make your organization the one to choose.

Convincing any of the Fortune 500 companies that are considering outsourcing their procurement operations to select your company is challenging. These companies are usually hesitant to take action because they fear there are too many outsourcing providers to choose from and none seem qualified enough to handle their company's procurement. And while procurement outsourcing providers often boast of the up-to-date technology and software that their employees use, they fail to qualify how up-to-date their employees' skills are in purchasing practices. This is a key concern for prospects; they want to know that the people handling their procurement are as proficient as the software they use because some practices, such as negotiation, cannot be done effectively by a computer.

Procurement outsourcing providers want prospects to know they are the most qualified! Providers want to be the leader and have a competitive edge that will convince all prospects that they are the company to choose. They want to be an organization that is strong in both technology and skilled staff, that will allow them to better serve their clients and encourage their prospects to have more confidence in their services.

Procurement outsourcing providers know that they need to have a way of proving their qualifications but they don't know where to start. Most procurement outsourcing providers fail to recognize the importance that their staff's skills have on their prospects' decision of which provider to choose. They also frequently fail to focus on developing those skills as another means of providing a greater bottom-line return for the companies they serve.

A purchasing certification not only develops the skills of your staff, but also proves your qualifications to your prospects. Your organization will develop, update, and maintain the purchasing skills of its staff through certification, which also helps to communicate your organization's commitment to developing a world-class purchasing staff. Your prospects and clients will know that you have a capable staff of purchasers with the skills to deliver the best bottom-line results to your clients' operations.

Developing and promoting your world-class purchasing staff through certification doesn't have to be difficult! Through the Senior Professional in Supply Management® Program, which is conducted entirely online, Next Level Purchasing has developed the skills and awarded the SPSM® Certification to purchasing professionals across the globe - including hundreds of BPO purchasers. By having your staff earn their SPSM® Certifications, they will learn effective industry best practices that will increase their productivity and make their work easier while achieving better bottom-line returns and cost savings that your clients and prospects expect. Next Level Purchasing specializes in helping procurement outsourcing providers succeed and we can help you, too.

For more information on how you can gain a competitive edge over your competition by developing a world-class purchasing staff and to receive the BPO's Guide to the SPSM® Certification, contact Michael McCollum, Next Level Purchasing - Business Development Manager, by phone at 1-412-294-1991, or by email at: busdev@nextlevelpurchasing.com.