January 1, 2026
Beginning January 1, 2026, the American Purchasing Society will send all online course certificates by email as PDF documents. This will allow students to receive them quicker than if mailed through USPS, save them to their computer, and print them out if they choose to. It will also make it easier to provide to employers for inclusion in their company file.
November 1, 2025
Negotiation skills rank highest amongst purchasing pros' demands. In addition to our online training courses, APS provides three live interactive options to serve members' requests.
1. Live onsite negotiation training seminars - Interactive one- or two-day events customized to workplace challenges. Small team participant input and frequent exercises drive success. We interview or visit training clients to ascertain how best to solve negotiation challenges, then incorporate that input to create effective sessions.
2. Consulting with purchasing execs and staff to formulate purchasing policies such as Total Cost of Ownership, Life Cycle Analysis, and others. Apply strategic sourcing practices of Supplier Certification and Evaluation, creation of Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual (PP&PM), and other services as requested.
3. Assistance in live negotiations with suppliers, including advance mock negotiations, post event analysis, and ongoing mentoring support. Sitting second chair, we will advise and assist in live negotiations with suppliers and promote mutually beneficial results.
Contact us at propurch@propurch.com or (630) 859-0250 to explore the options.
October 9, 2024
The American Purchasing Society recently surveyed its members and asked what software or computer program their company's purchasing department uses. Here are some of the results.
12.31% of respondents said their company purchasing department uses SAP.
10.77% of respondents said their company uses Oracle NetSuite, and another 10.77% said they use Microsoft Dynamics.
7.69% of respondents said that their purchasing department uses a custom created software specifically designed for their company.
4.62% of respondents indicated that they use Microsoft Excel.
Around 50% of respondents said they used something else. Most of them the Society have not heard of or is not familiar with. The survey demonstrated how many different software solutions there are on the market.
April 12, 2023
Due to increased mailing costs, supplier problems, more strict mailing guidelines, and some members' preference, the Society is considering offering the semi-monthly publication Professional Purchasing online only as a PDF version that can be printed on an as needed basis.
We would like your input. Please email us at propurch@propurch.com to tell us whether you prefer Professional Purchasing online or as a hardcopy mailed each issue.
January 21, 2021
Beginning in January, the Society will resume mailing out issues of Professional Purchasing. The Society had halted mailing publications after it was discovered that the USPS was having difficulty keeping up with mail service. Some testing has showed that USPS has begun to catch up and resume offering timely service and delivery of all classifications of mail. We hope that this will continue and that the Society will be able to mail issues of Professional Purchasing each month moving forward. Professional Purchasing is also available through the member area of our website.
November 7, 2018
The American Purchasing Society is moving to a new location in the North Island Center Building the week of November 12th through November 16th. We are moving from Suite 203 to Suite 406. The move is allowing us to upgrade our network system and our telephone system to better serve our members. Communication with the Society will be limited on Monday the 12th and Tuesday the 13th, but we hope to have everything up and running by Wednesday the 14th. We ask that members and customers please be patient with us on Monday and Tuesday while we make the actual move.
June 28, 2018
The American Purchasing Society will be closed the week of July 2 to July 6, 2018 for summer break. We will be back in the office by 8:00 a.m. central time on Monday, July 9th.
November 13, 2017
Beginning January 1st, 2018, all CPPs, CPPMs, CGPPs, and CPPCs, who are not members of the American Purchasing Society or have allowed their membership to lapse will be required to update their certification(s) every two years.
Members will still only need to update their certification(s) every five years.
Lifetime certification can be applied for at the age of 50. At that time updates will no longer be required.