{"id":3253,"date":"2013-06-27T19:20:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T19:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2013\/06\/27\/new-express-course-series-launched-procurement-kpis-business-acumen\/"},"modified":"2021-03-29T02:32:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T06:32:29","slug":"new-express-course-series-launched-procurement-kpis-business-acumen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/new-express-course-series-launched-procurement-kpis-business-acumen\/","title":{"rendered":"New Express Course Series Launched:  Procurement KPI&#039;s &amp; Business Acumen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most procurement departments desire to raise their prominence in their organizations, yet few of them truly succeed.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>In many organizations, senior executives continue to perceive the procurement department as an administrative function rather than as a driver of business innovation, increased profitability, and continuous improvement.<\/p>\n<p><a class='text-ad' href='\/plans-pricing\/free-membership?utm_source=textad'>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, the Next Level Purchasing Association, a leading provider of training and certification for procurement departments, launched an online Express Course series to rectify this shortcoming.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>The series entitled <em>Procurement KPI\u2019s &amp; Business Acumen<\/em>, is designed to help procurement departments achieve better results and finally be recognized as strategic contributors to their organizations.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span>The new <\/span><em><span>Procurement KPI\u2019s &amp; Business Acumen<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<span>series, consisting of four online Express Courses, covers the essential lessons required for procurement department to strategically contribute to an organization, from what business acumen is and why it is essential for procurement success<\/span> to how <span>synergistic Key Performance Indicators can be used to create a compound effect on business results and much, much more.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>The <em>Procurement KPI\u2019s &amp; 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