One of your job responsibilities is to save money, and there are many ways to do so. A few of the ways you can save money is to identify new ways to reduce costs on items you currently purchase, initiate contracts to purchase items at a reduced rate, and free up employee time to accomplish real value-added work or tackle new assignments. You can even save money by making money. All of these money-savers are possible through the use of a procurement card. A procurement card is much like a credit card except that you can place your own facility-specific purchasing restrictions and limitations on the card. Consider the following four procurement card best practices to help maximize purchasing savings: 1. Reduce quantity of PO and check requests. 2. Pursue new contracts with vendors. 3. Reduce likelihood of unauthorized purchases. 4. Earn substantial rebates.