{"id":3138,"date":"2011-10-27T18:59:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T18:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2011\/10\/27\/the-nlpa-dedicated-member-of-the-month-for-october-2011-is\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T09:23:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:23:05","slug":"nlpa-dedicated-member-of-month-for-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/nlpa-dedicated-member-of-month-for-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The NLPA Dedicated Member of the Month for October 2011 is&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every month, the Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA) recognizes a purchasing professional who has made impressive progress in learning more about his\/her field. We are excited to announce that the NLPA Dedicated Member of the Month for October 2011 is\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Henry Oraih, a Group Materials Auditor for ALLTERRAIN SERVICES GROUP (ATS) in Accra, Ghana completed all six Senior Professional in Supply Management<sup><span style=\"font-size: 78%\">\u00ae<\/span><\/sup> Program classes and passed the SPSM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Certification Exam during the month of September!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>\u201cAfter almost 15 years career in logistics &amp; supply chain management and obtaining several qualifications, I realized that I need to expand my purchasing knowledge to adapt successfully to the rapidly changing business environment. I decided to enroll for SPSM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Certification and having completed the courses, I would say that it is one of the best decisions I have made in my entire career. 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The program is great and well worth the time and money!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>I am privileged and proud to be a member of Next Level Purchasing Association and SPSM2<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Certification is next on my agenda.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"middle\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">Next Level Purchasing and the procurement community around the world congratulate Henry and his dedication to having a more successful purchasing career!<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/social-networks-in-procurement\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cSocial Networks in Procurement\u201d (Edit)\">Social Networks in Procurement<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/do-61-of-cfos-lack-understanding-of\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cDo 61% of CFO\u2019s Lack Understanding of Procurement\u2019s Potential?\u201d (Edit)\">Do 61% of CFO\u2019s Lack Understanding of Procurement\u2019s Potential?<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/how-earning-purchasing-certification-is\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cHow Earning A Purchasing Certification Is (And Isn\u2019t) Like Training For A Half-Marathon\u201d (Edit)\">How Earning A Purchasing Certification Is (And Isn\u2019t) Like Training For A Half-Marathon<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/your-suppliers-negotiating-strategy\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cInput Cost Volatility:  From Roller Coaster To See-Saw\u201d (Edit)\">Input Cost Volatility: From Roller Coaster To See-Saw<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=3121&amp;action=edit\" aria-label=\"\u201cYour Supplier\u2019s Negotiating Strategy:  Know It, Beat It\u201d (Edit)\">Your Supplier\u2019s Negotiating Strategy: Know It, Beat It<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every month, the Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA) recognizes a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - 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