NAPLT
This NAPLT member drove around in a 1985 K5 Blazer for their first car, their childhood dream job was to become a US senator, their favorite subject in school was history, and the best concert they have ever attended was Dave Matthews Band.
Who is Jackson Hammond
This recent acquisition is known for its water treatment resins
What is Purolite
When completing your pre-call plan, you note the LAO. What does LAO stand for?
What is Least Accepted Outcome
This is the number of babies born/scheduled to be born to current procurement associates based in St. Paul in 2026
What are 9 babies: Kellie, Namrata, Harsh, Tyler Wyvell, Keegan, Abdi, Taylor Leeson, Charlie, TVC
This football player has the most Super Bowl wins in NFL history
Who is Tom Brady
This NAPLT member’s first car was a metallic burgundy ford Tauras, they once inhaled a Lego and needed an operation to remove it from their lung, when they were little, they wanted to be a garbage person when they got older (because it would be fun to ride on the back), if they weren’t on the NAPLT, they would be a park ranger!
Who is Jeff Amble
This person founded Ecolab in the year 1923
Who is M.J Osborn
This Loss Area includes things like contracting and payment terms
What is commercial
This is the longest payment term currently in use with a supplier at Ecolab today.
What is 240 EOM + 1 with Jebsen & Jessen
This is the most consumed fruit in the world (according to the internet)
What is a banana
This NAPLT member's first job was at an amusement park, they wanted to be an astronaut when they were little, they accidentally walked through the send of one of the Men & Black movies, a trip on their bucket list is to go to Jerusalem and Petra.
Who is Sy Henderson
This was the original brand name for Ecolab
Economics Laboratory
If a category/material is low importance to Ecolab and only one approved/viable supplier, what category does it fall on in the sourcing matrix?
What is Manage Risk?
According to the American Kennel Club, this breed of dog is the most popular purebred dog in America for 4 years running
What is a French Bull Dog
This NAPLT member enjoyed learning about the history of medicine in school, their first car was a Volkswagen Jetta, they have been an author on a publication, and their first concert was INXS and Cheap Trick
Who is Brian DeGrush
Ecolab launched its trademark 3D Trasar Technology in this decade
When is the 80's
This type of E-auction the system moves the price down in pre-aligned steps, participants must actively accept each step to stay in the competition, declining a step locks your offer at the last price accepted and drops you out, the auction continues until no participants remain or time runs out.
What is a Japanese eAuction
This is the number of RFPs and E-Auctions that the GTM team has supported + is in the wave plan to support globally for directs and indirects in 2026.
A. 174
B. 249
C. 351
D. 381
What is D, 381
What publicly traded company reported the highest earnings in 2025 at $124.3B
What is Alphabet Inc (Google)
This NAPLT member didn’t learn how to ride a bike until they were 27 years old. Before learning to ride a bike, they drive around a very used Audi A4 as their first car. Their favorite subject in school was math and if they weren’t in procurement they would be a lawyer. It is on their bucket list to go to Tibet.
Maggie Coleman
This employee was Ecolab’s first and their name is still used today as the originator of multiple financial assistance programs such as scholarships
Who is Ida Koran
These are the four inputs to create a sourcing strategy
What is Spend Analysis, Market Analysis, Should Cost (when available), Loss Levers
This is the number of blocks (rounded to the nearest thousand) that were released in 2025 for North America directs and indirects
A. 15,000
B. 21,000
C. 24,000
D. 38,000
What is B, 21,000
These two US presidents died on the exact same day, July 4th, 1826, exactly 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
Who are John Adams and Thomas Jefferson