Marketing Procurement Course is offered by NLPA and SourceOne.
Press Release Summary:
To empower procurement professionals to gain Marketing's cooperation and thereby increase cost savings for their organizations, Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA) and SourceOne Management Services released "Adding Procurement Value to Marketing Spend." This single-lesson marketing procurement online express course, which can be completed in 30–60 min, guides procurement professionals step-by-step through key Marketing Procurement objectives.
Original Press Release:
Marketing Procurement Improved by NLPA and SourceOne
Leading Procurement Consultancy and Procurement Training Provider Team Up to Improve Marketing Procurement
PITTSBURGH -- In an effort to empower procurement professionals to gain Marketing's cooperation and, ultimately, achieve better cost savings for their organizations, the Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA) together with SourceOne Management Services have released a marketing procurement online express course, "Adding Procurement Value to Marketing Spend". Marketing is one of the newest categories being addressed by procurement departments, but with its potential for cost savings also comes unique challenges.
"Managing marketing spend is a new and very different responsibility for today's procurement professional," said Charles Dominick, SPSM, SPSM2, SPSM3, President and Chief Procurement Officer for the NLPA. "If procurement professionals don't approach this new area with the utmost care as we teach in this new Express Course, their ability to positively influence marketing spend will never reach its potential."
"Adding Procurement Value to Marketing Spend" is designed to guide procurement professionals step-by-step through the unfamiliar territory of Marketing Procurement. Key learning objectives of the Express Course include:
• 3 valuable processes that Strategic Sourcing can bring to Marketing
• Initial Marketing categories for Strategic Sourcing to consider addressing
• 5 phases of Strategic Sourcing for Marketing
• 5 best practices of Sourcing Marketing
• And more
Procurement departments interested in mastering methods of working with Marketing, can learn more at:Â http://nextlevelpurchasing.com/marketing-procurement.php or by calling +1 (412) 294-1990. "Adding Procurement Value to Marketing Spend" is a single-lesson Express Course and can be completed in about 30-60 minutes.
About The Next Level Purchasing Association
Founded in the year 2000, the Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA) is a leading provider of online training and purchasing certification. Its training, which includes the globally-recognized Senior Professional in Supply Management (SPSM) family of Certifications for world-class supply management success, has been pursued by procurement professionals and prestigious organizations in 160 countries throughout the world. With over 270,000 members, the NLPA is also the world's largest professional purchasing association.
Media contact:
Greg Uhrlen - Marketing Manager
Next Level Purchasing Association
1315 Coraopolis Heights Road, Suite 1001
Moon TWP, PA 15108
(412) 294-1990
Website: www.NextLevelPurchasing.com
email: guhrlen@nextlevelpurchasing.com
Twitter: @ProcurementSPSM
