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Purchasing
Professionals From North America
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"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 |  |
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"I believe Next Level Purchasing's new course Expert Purchasing Management is worth your time and dollars. It provides methodologies to gather intelligence on organizational perceptions, to determine how purchasing is measured and how well it is performing, to determine current staff skill levels and gaps between what the skill levels should be, and to improve morale."
Michael G. Lamoureux, BSc, MSc, PhD
Editor, The Sourcing Innovation Blog
President, ToP KaTS Consulting
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |  |
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Ben leveraged his
pursuit of the SPSM®
Certification when
interviewing for jobs,
eventually landing a
high-level position with
a prestigious company.
He recalls: "I would
describe the courses
that I was taking in the
interview and they were
quite impressed!"
Ben Stiavnicky, SPSM
Senior Manager,
Strategic Sourcing
Newmarket, Ontario,
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"The Senior Professional in Supply Management® Program is truly a professional approach and a profitable investment to improve the career of any member working at any level of
procurement/supply chain related areas."
Pedro Martin Almaraz, SPSM
Global Supply Manager
Guadalajara, Mexico |  |
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"While I found all of the courses informative and extremely useful, there was one that I found to be exceptional. That was your Supply Management Contract Writing course. I began using the knowledge I obtained from this course immediately, and I am currently in the process of negotiating a handful of purchasing agreements, that include several of the references you review in your course. I've even gone as far as to "beef up" our standard Purchasing T's & C's, and I firmly believe that my organization's best interests are protected more now, than they ever have been.
I'm sure you've heard this numerous times, but I must say "Thank you". Not only have you broadened my abilities in an extremely competitive game, you've enabled me to play like a heavy hitter. Needless to say, management has already noticed the impact your courses have made. I must admit, I'm even a little impressed myself, with the knowledge that I am now able to bring to the table. I should have done this years ago!"
Jerry Cassiano, SPSM
Senior Buyer/Planner
San Bernardino, California, USA |  |
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"Next level Purchasing's Senior Professional In Supply Management Program is well structured, affordable, intellectually stimulating, and astonishingly applicable to any industry in the supply chain. I have some advanced level certifications including lean six sigma and a pending degree in Industrial Engineering, but the SPSM Certification is truly an elite training program - it is 23rd century stuff. Charles also makes the Purchasing Certification Blog available to thousands globally. This blog is a great work and service and it shows his intense dedication to teaching and expounding knowledge. We all can reap huge benefits from this think tank. I consider my SPSM as the crown of my profesional certifications. I have a very busy schedule as well as six kids, Next level Purchasing made this achievable. Thanks!"
David Millington, SPSM, CLSSBB
Buyer/Warehouse Supervisor
East Orange, New Jersey, USA |  |
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"I've learned a bit with each class but all of the material presented in this class [Basics of Smart International Procurement] was new to me so I learned a great deal. I'm in talks now with a company that does much of its business overseas and this class will prove to be invaluable. All of the courses have been great. I anxiously await the next one!"
Karen M Bushnell, MBA, SPSM
Purchasing/Facilities Manager
Jacksonville, Florida, USA |  |
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"Mastering Purchasing Fundamentals captured the overall purchasing processes very well. This course was especially beneficial in sharing knowledge of contract law as it pertains to purchasing and certain aspects of purchasing in which my on-the-job training had been lacking. Lastly, it is refreshing to see the company I am working for is working toward the goals outlined here!"
Darlene Wiseman
Senior Buyer
Staunton, Virginia, USA | |
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"I work with Excel all the time and, until this course, I did not realize how much of Excel I was not utilizing. I love taking courses that allow me to apply what I'm learning in the workplace on a daily basis."
Kathleen
Warren, SPSM
Purchasing
Manager
Auburn,
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"I have taken several other purchasing courses and certification
training and Next Level Purchasing, by far, has the best package. The Senior Professional in Supply Management® Program provides a plethora of information that can be put to use immediately. I know that I have. Many other courses and books will tell you what to do, but not show you how to get there. You have provided step by step examples and directions to take any purchasing department to the next level!"
Abe Austin, SPSM
Purchasing Manager
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA |  |
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"As I reviewed other purchasing certification programs, the others seemed too technically presented and surely do not cover
the full spectrum that the Senior Professional in Supply Management® Program does. The Senior Professional in Supply Management® Program offers a more dynamic overall
approach to purchasing and I am glad to benefit from it."
Darnell Speight,
SPSM
Contracting Agent
Washington, DC, USA |  |
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After enrolling himself and several team members in the
Senior Professional in Supply Management® Program, Bob Price, SPSM and his team DOUBLED their previous year’s cost savings,
leading to Bob’s PROMOTION to Director of Global Supply Chain Management. He then promoted one of his SPSM®-certified staff members into his former role.
Bob Price, SPSM
Director of Global Supply Chain
Jasper, Indiana,
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With his ambition to put
his education to work
right away, it took Dru
only a few months to see
his SPSM® Certification
pay off. He explains: "I
got an excellent
evaluation and a really
nice increase...and it
all happened so quick!"
Dru Breeding, SPSM
Purchasing Manager
Tallahassee, Florida,
USA | 
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Getting promoted to the position of Director of Purchasing isn't
easy, but Carol's SPSM® Certification "had a big effect" on her promotion because "with my experience in
purchasing and the
SPSM®, no one had those qualifications...the SPSM® pushed me over the edge!"
Carol Gissell, SPSM
Director of Purchasing
Ocean Shores, Washington,
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Earning the SPSM®
Certification helped
Paul demonstrate to his
employer his impressive
commitment to continuous
improvement. He says
that because of "the way
that they perceived my
drive to go out and get
the education to improve
the way I do my job,
they provided me with a
very nice increase!"
Paul Jones, SPSM
Purchasing Manager
Orange Park, Florida,
USA | 
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Learning and applying the practical
concepts that were taught in the Senior Professional in Supply Management® Program helped Tammy get more respect and positive recognition from her management.
On the positive change that earning her SPSM® produced, she shares: "I am much more confident. I can hear it in my voice
and my manager can obviously see it in my work."
Tammy Kroll, SPSM
IT Procurement-Lead
Ann Arbor, Michigan,
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| Are you a current or past student who has experienced great results following training? If you would like to share your story with other purchasing professionals, send an email to: info@nextlevelpurchasing.com, include "Student Success Story" in the subject line.
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