We know that continuing education is essential through all career stages, which is why we focus on individuals, businesses, and schools based on their specific needs. These are our goals in working with each group.

Individuals: building a full experience, from the certification programs to the member benefits, that will educate, support, encourage, and empower individuals with everything they need to take their career to the Next Level.

Businesses: offering educational resources that transform a company’s purchasing program into their best competitive advantage. We provide upskilling that will increase team member performance, waste reduction, and cost-saving programs.

Schools: increasing attractiveness to prospective students by offering industry-focused certification credentials that can be obtained concurrently with a degree.

At NLPA, we strive to always act with integrity and do what is right. Our greatest asset is you and the community you help us build. We promise to treat you as we wish to be treated and show how much we value you.

Having something unique to offer doesn’t matter if you can’t get your point across. We know that one of our most significant advantages is taking the highly technical aspects of this industry and boiling it down to understandable concepts and courses. We are continually working to make sure your whole experience is a perfect mix of high quality and ease of use.

You want to know that putting your time and trust in us will be worth it. We want the results to speak for themselves and show that we’re worth it. From practice quizzes, skill assessments through our PASS program, or receiving details on missed sections of an exam, we provide you with the results to see your progress and skills. We take this even further and provide information through our Salary Report that shows how having a CPO Suite Credential will financially impact your career or business.

Do as much as you can, always. We believe in doing everything we can to help you because your success determines our success. Your ability to learn, use our methods and tools, and make an impact in your daily job is our badge of success. Training your team is our triumph. Providing your school with the materials and coaching to teach students is our pride. NLPA strives to meet your needs and exceed your expectations whenever possible.

While we know that perfection is never possible, we focus on making continuous improvements to get as close to it as we can. We are always learning and researching everything we can get our hands on about the supply chain, procurement, purchasing, and education industries. We are committed to finding new ways to help make you more competitive in your career and field. Revamping our SPSM certification program, our website, and our courses are just the beginning. Giving you the best education and experience possible is what drives us, and we aren’t going to stop.

Creating an association focused on educating, developing, and empowering professionals.