AERCE

What AERCE does

AERCE is a Spanish non-profit professional association headquartered in Madrid, founded in 1981. Its stated purpose is to serve as the association of purchasing, contracting, and procurement professionals, functioning as an industry body that aggregates practitioners and organizations active in procurement and supply chain management functions within Spain.

The association operates with a workforce of 51–100 employees and maintains a public web presence at aerce.org. As a non-profit membership organization, its business model is typically built on individual and corporate membership dues, certification and training programs, events, conferences, and sponsored industry content. The organization does not disclose revenue, product catalogs, pricing, or detailed service offerings in the source material reviewed, and no proprietary technology platform, software products, or technical integrations are documented.

The available evidence is thin: no management team, no partnerships, no certifications, no awards, no funding rounds, and no operational geographic footprint beyond Spain are recorded. This limits the ability to characterize AERCE's strategic positioning, scale of operations, or member base composition. The most that can be said from the input is that AERCE is an established, four-decade-old Spanish association serving procurement professionals, with no disclosed revenue or product technology layer.

Name

AERCE

Website

https://aerce.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

AERCE is a Madrid-based, non-profit professional association founded in 1981 that serves Spain's purchasing, contracting, and procurement professionals through membership, training, and industry body functions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

AERCE is the association of purchasing, contracting and procurement professionals, operating as a non-profit membership body that supports practitioners through training, certification, knowledge-sharing, and industry representation. Founded in 1981 and based in Madrid, it serves a community of 51-100 employees-equivalent organization serving procurement specialists across Spain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Association Membership Membership in AERCE, the Spanish association of purchasing, contracting and procurement professionals, giving practitioners access to community, training, and industry representation.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Others

• Coupa Software: Enterprise procurement and spend management platform. Ecosystem participant adjacent to AERCE's procurement professional community, though operating as a technology vendor rather than an association.
• Procurify: Procurement and spend management SaaS vendor serving mid-market organizations. Not a direct association peer but an ecosystem participant that complements or competes for the attention of AERCE's member audience.

Broad incumbents

• IFPSM (International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management): International umbrella federation of national procurement associations, of which AERCE-style bodies are typically members. Operates one level above AERCE, setting global standards and connecting country associations.

Direct peers

• World Commerce & Contracting (formerly IACCM): Global association for contract, commercial, and procurement practitioners. Closely aligned with AERCE's focus on contracting and purchasing, with international training and certification programs.
• NIGP (National Institute of Governmental Purchasing): US-based association focused on public-sector procurement professionals. Direct peer in mission (advancing the procurement profession), with similar certification, training, and advocacy offerings.
• ASCM (Association for Supply Chain Management): Global association for supply chain and operations professionals, formerly APICS. Adjacent peer — broader scope than AERCE but overlapping on procurement credentials and member-driven education.
• CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply): UK-headquartered professional body serving procurement and supply professionals globally. Direct peer to AERCE — both are membership associations focused on procurement training, certification, and standards.
• ISM (Institute for Supply Management): US-based association for supply and procurement professionals, offering certifications, research, and networking. Directly comparable to AERCE in mission, member services, and professional development focus.

Emerging players

• IOFM (Institute of Finance & Management): Membership organization offering certifications and training for AP, procurement, and finance operations professionals. Partial overlap with AERCE's procurement certification and training remit.
• Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT): International professional body for logistics, transport, and supply chain professionals. Adjacent peer to AERCE given procurement's strong overlap with logistics and supply chain management.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AERCE

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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