UC Procurement
October 2014
Power of our collective spend
In This Issue

P200 Partnerships Empowering and Energizing UCSB Procurement Team

 

P200's collaborative partnerships and focus on operational excellence have reinvigorated UCSB's procurement team and empowered them with the knowledge and tools needed to make value-based procurement decisions while serving a growing and dynamic campus community. Read more 

 

  

Jacob Godfrey
B&FS Associate Director & Chief Procurement Officer
UC Santa Barbara
Sponsor's Corner

 

Early in the formation of the P200 Program, the Procurement Leadership Council spent a good deal of time crafting our vision and mission statements. We knew that in order to successfully transform how we work and operate as one UC Procurement team we needed a shared vision that was also aspirational and achievable. Today, halfway through the program roadmap, I am pleased to see that our vision of being "...acknowledged as a high-performing strategic partner..." is being realized. Read more 

   

Bill Cooper 
Associate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer
Introducing the UC Procurement Recognition Program
 
Procurement Leadership Council has established a recognition program to spotlight the achievements of our procurement professionals for exceptional projects and engagements that contribute to advancing our core mission. Read more
UCM Procurement Recognized for Achievement of Excellence for Fourth Consecutive Year

Congratulations to Merced Procurement Services team for being awarded the 19th Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award (AEP) for 2014 from the National Procurement Institute, Inc. (NPI). Read more 

Meet the UCM Procurement Services Team  

 

Meet the UCM Procurement Services team and find out how the commodity teams have been have been reorganized to improve service, better align existing expertise, and balance team's workload. Read more   

 

Shining the Sun on Solar - Center of Excellence in Action

 

The Strategic Sourcing Center of Excellence team is modeling strategic partnerships in non-traditional areas and recently facilitated the largest solar energy purchase by any U.S. higher education institution in support of University's goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2025. Read more 

 
Meet the Newest Member of the Strategic Sourcing COE Team

 

Welcome Suzanne Martin to the Facilities MRO Center of Excellence team. Based out of UCLA and part of the original pilot COE program, we look forward to Suzanne's partnerships and expertise to help advance systemwide opportunities in this category area. Read more 

 

Using Data Visualization Tools to Paint a Picture 

 

See how the analytics team used data visualization tools to support complex analysis and help the sourcing team evaluate RFP results and facilitate decision making. Read more 

 

Network with Higher Education Procurement Colleagues 
 

Interested in sharing your UC success story with your higher education colleagues? NAEP is accepting program submissions through November 21st for the 2015 annual meeting next April in Atlanta, GA. Learn more at: https://www.eiseverywhere.com/eselect/95262   

And the Bidding and Benefits Continue...  

 

From voice and data cables to vehicles, UC Procurement teams continue to leverage sourcing technology to run successful competitive events and capture benefit. Read more  
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The next edition of the P200 newsletter will be sent November 21st, 2014.