Purchasing/Supply Chain Professional Association

NLPA Membership

Join NLPA and become part of the world’s largest professional Procurement Association, of over 280,000 professionally recognized purchasing professionals and members, from around the globe that form the world’s largest procurement association.

Become Certified

The NLPA is the only provider of the SPSM^®, SPSM2^® and SPSM3^TM Certifications. Having been earned in 100+ countries by purchasing professionals, the SPSM^® Certification remains the most globally-recognized and relevant certification.

Training Courses

NLPA offers online learning opportunities in every area of purchasing and supply chain management skill development. All courses are industry-leading quality, available anytime, anywhere to meet your schedule.

Purchasing Professionals: Are You Struggling To Prove Your Value?

Are you a purchasing professional who is:

Annoyed that internal customers don’t give you the respect you deserve?
Frustrated that you haven’t been given the opportunities to showcase your capabilities?
Tired of getting disappointing performance evaluations?
Afraid that lacking a credential is limiting how far you can go in your career?

There is good news!

You can show internal customers how much of an expert you really are. You can deliver unprecedented results that your management will value. And you can be trusted with the responsibilities that will help get your career on the rise. The Next Level Purchasing Association can help transform you from an good buyer to a procurement superstar with the most globally-recognized purchasing certification. As the official source of prestigious SPSM^® Certification, we can provide you with the training and purchasing certification you need to rank among the most valued purchasing professionals on the planet!

Test Your Skills

"I've learned a bit with each class but all of the material presented in this class 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!"

Basics of Smart International Procurement Review

Basics of Smart International Procurement Review

Karen M Bushnell, MBA, SPSM
Purchasing/Facilities Manager
Jacksonville, Florida, USA

"Executing a Global Sourcing Strategy is a useful course for any sourcing professional who interacts with suppliers outside of his/her own country. While it undoubtedly covers information which seasoned purchasers would have learned by experience, it also offers a fairly detailed examination of the impact of varying cultures in business interaction. Incoterms are aptly and simply explained, consideration is given to risks which are inherent in international procurement and the lessons offer useful information about supplier evaluation and contract monitoring as well. Some of the information is specific to regulations within the USA but as a national of Barbados I still found the course to be relevant and worthwhile."

Katharine Caddle, SPSM
Procurement Officer
Barbados

"We have seen SPSM as a change management tool to support our people to go on the journey to world-class procurement."

-Robert Semethy, SPSM, SPSM2, SPSM3
Chief Procurement Officer – Erste Group

"I have worked in the procurement field for almost 30 years and I felt it was time I received some professional training to complement all my years of experience. NLPA's Senior Professional in Supply Management^® Program was just the program for me. Even with all my experience, I learned something new in every single course. The value this program has brought will benefit both me and my employer for years to come, and for that I will be forever grateful. Thank you NLPA!"

Catherine Shaw, SPSM, SPSM2, SPSM3
Purchasing Manager
California, USA

"Professional Purchasing Project Management is one of the best online courses that I have undertaken. The entire module is very well structured with excellent flow and explanations. With the number of projects that we all work in the corporate sector parallely, this is a excellent course which gives an insight and learning on managing resources, timelines while we strive to meet the project deadlines. Microsoft Project is a highly powerful tool, which, if used effectively, will lead to successful tracking of purchasing projects. I would highly recommend the usage of this tool to manage various projects. I would recommend my fellow colleagues in the industry to subscribe to this course and help manage their projects in a very professional manner."

Anshuman Mishra, SPSM
Assistant Vice President, Analytics, Supply Chain Services - GENPACT India
Bangalore, India

"As a Lean Six Sigma Certified Professional, I found that this course is tremendously on target and simplifies complex issues in the Supply Chain. World-class and professionally put together, this course shows the Next Level Purchasing Association's ability to produce Fortune 100-caliber classes."

David Millington, SPSM, SPSM2
Director of Purchasing and Process Management
New Jersey, United States of America

"The Exemplary Supply Chain Social Responsibility course helped me not just understand the challenges associated with the emerging problems associated with sustainability, globalization and social responsibility, but also showed me how to convince stakeholders to take action and not just run operations 'as usual.'

In addition, this course inspired me to make a difference; after completion of this course I feel more empowered and motivated to contribute in 'reasonable sourcing' and developing a more social responsible supply chain."

Ervin Valach, SPSM3
Strategic Purchaser - Zapadoslovenska Energetika (AZE)
Slovakia

"This was an excellent course and something I could take to my job immediately and put to work. The information like Pivot tables and VLOOKUP are things that are helping me daily with sourcing and quoting decisions."

Troy Emehiser, SPSM
Senior Buyer
Phoenix, Arizona