{"id":2106,"date":"2005-06-23T16:03:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-23T16:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2005\/06\/23\/spend-management-solutions\/"},"modified":"2021-08-07T16:12:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T20:12:21","slug":"spend-management-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/spend-management-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Spend Management Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The topic of Spend Management Solutions has been gaining a lot of followers within the NLPA Community. Interest in a recent article, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/news\/purchasing-articles\/enterprise-spend-management\/\">Spend Management Technology Trends<\/a>\u201d appears to show that.<\/p>\n<p><span>Purchasing technology is a subject that I love. One of the most exciting purchasing projects I led was implementing an eProcurement system in the \u201cearly days\u201d when dot-com fever was running wild.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now, based on responses to our recent survey, it seems like many of you are implementing some of the modern systems. My advice would be to absorb yourself in the process and enjoy it. The experience will make you a more valuable asset to your current and\/or future employer.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some helpful articles to check out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/news\/purchasing-articles\/effective-spend-management-transformation\/\">Effective Spend Management &amp; Transformation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/news\/purchasing-articles\/enterprise-spend-management\/\">Enterprise Spend Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/the-spend-supply-management-debate\/\">The Spend &amp; Supply Management Debate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/on-demand-spend-management-solutions\/\">On-Demand Spend Management Solutions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/news\/purchasing-articles\/powerful-approach-for-managing-your-spend-and-risk\/\">Powerful Approach for Managing Your Spend and Risk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/why-direct-spend-procurement-cost-savings-matters-more\/\">Why Direct Spend Procurement Cost Savings Matters More<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/individuals\/membership\/\">Become a member of one of the world\u2019s largest procurement associations today.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/direct-vs-indirect-spend\/\">Direct vs. Indirect Spend<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/courses\/adding-procurement-value-to-marketing-spend\/\">Adding Procurement Value to Marketing Spend<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/news\/purchasing-articles\/spend-analysis\/\">Spend Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/how-to-manage-spend-before-it-starts\/\">How to Manage Spend Before It Starts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/news\/purchasing-articles\/cost-savings-calculations\/\">Cost Savings Calculations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/news\/purchasing-articles\/cost-savings-ratios\/\">Cost Savings Ratios<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/news\/purchasing-articles\/measuring-cost-savings\/\">Measuring Cost Savings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\"><strong>NLPA Learning<\/strong><\/a>, the new home to all of our certifications and online courses. The Learning site also includes learning resources, including live and on-demand webinars, publications and reports, articles, templates, white papers, and much more!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104,100,105],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cost-management","category-spend-analysis","category-spend-management"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.4 (Yoast SEO v19.13) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Spend Management Solutions - Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Spend Management Solutions has been gaining interest from the NLPA Community. 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