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100

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

100

This recent acquisition is known for its water treatment resins

What is Purolite

100

When completing your pre-call plan, you note the LAO. What does LAO stand for?

What is Least Accepted Outcome

100

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

100

This football player has the most Super Bowl wins in NFL history

Who is Tom Brady

200

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

200

This person founded Ecolab in the year 1923

Who is M.J Osborn

200

This Loss Area includes things like contracting and payment terms

What is commercial

200

This is the longest payment term currently in use with a supplier at Ecolab today.

What is 240 EOM + 1 with Jebsen & Jessen

200

This is the most consumed fruit in the world (according to the internet)

What is a banana

300

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

300

This was the original brand name for Ecolab

Economics Laboratory

300

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?

300

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

400

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

400

Ecolab launched its trademark 3D Trasar Technology in this decade

When is the 80's

400

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

400

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

400

What publicly traded company reported the highest earnings in 2025 at $124.3B

What is Alphabet Inc (Google)

500

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

500

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

500

These are the four inputs to create a sourcing strategy

What is Spend Analysis, Market Analysis, Should Cost (when available), Loss Levers

500

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

500

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