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Procurement Leader vs. Purchasing Manager
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The business world often tries to distinguish leaders from managers. Here are three ways true procurement leaders are different than purchasing managers.
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Charles Dominick
SPSM, SPSM2, SPSM3
Charles Dominick is the Founder of the Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA) and co-author of The Procurement Game Plan: Winning Strategies and Techniques for Supply Management Professionals. Before founding Next Level Purchasing in 2000, Charles was a procurement professional at Kurt J. Lesker Company, US Airways (now American Airlines), and the University of Pittsburgh. He holds the SPSM, SPSM2 and SPSM3 Certifications and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Duquesne University.