UC Procurement
August 2014
Power of our collective spend
In This Issue
Campus Spotlight: UC Santa Cruz
New Ways of Thinking about Procurement
UC Santa Cruz has always been an institution willing to innovate and experiment. True to that culture, Procurement Services is reinventing processes and establishing innovative best practices to improve service delivery and engagement with campus clients and UC procurement colleagues. Read more 

John Bono 

Director, Procurement Services, UC Santa Cruz 
Sponsor's Corner

 

The recently appointed heads of the three California Public Higher Education Systems, UC President Janet Napolitano, California State University (CSU) Chancellor Tim White and California Community College (CCC) Chancellor Bryce Harris, have publicly and forcefully pledged to enhance cooperation and collaboration among the three segments so as to insure that California students of today and tomorrow are afforded the opportunities for the higher education they desire and deserve. Read more 

   

Bill Cooper 
Associate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer
Streamlining Supplier Onboarding

 

With the planned implementation of Total Supplier Manager (TSM) technology, our goal is to offer the UC supplier community a single gateway to doing business with UC while reducing manual and paper processes and streamlining supplier management operations. Read more

Jenn Glassman
eCOE/Client Technology Solutions Manager
Fall, Friends and University of California Football

 Come out and meet your UC Procurement colleagues, friends and family at the Northern California and Southern California Tailgating events planned this fall. Read more 

Meet the Newest Member of the Strategic Sourcing COE Team 

 

The Strategic Sourcing Center of Excellence is pleased to welcome Lori Brierre as a Commodity Manager in the Facilities and MRO team. Read more  

UCOP Procurement Website Upgrade  

 

You may have noticed a few changes to the Procurement Services website.  Take a virtual tour and learn about the key features that improve navigation for our internal and external viewers.

Spend Analytics
Spend Analytics Best Practices

 

With Spend Analytics Phase 2, we are integrating all campuses to give us the best visibility and leverage we can across the system and developing the capabilities we need for an effective spend management program. Read more 

 

Todd Wirsching 

Analytics & Reporting Manager 
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The next edition of the P200 newsletter will be sent October 10th, 2014.