Departments/schools can request that Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing perform a competitive bid or negotiate on their behalf. In addition to simply providing advice to departments and schools if they ...
The strategic sourcing team is responsible for the contract negotiation and procurement of goods and services specific to a department when their need exceeds $10,000. Category management is ...
The Office of Strategic Procurement staff develops leading best practice sourcing strategies and deploys strategic sourcing methodologies in managing the University’s acquisition of goods and services ...
This requires University employees involved in these purchases to take full responsibility for understanding Northwestern’s policies and procedures for contracting with vendors, including purchasing, ...
As more people wake up to the effects of the food they consume on the environment, firms are adapting their procurement strategies to better reflect sustainability. Strategic sourcing, a process ...
The report reveals that 78% of procurement leaders believe the market has become equally or more unpredictable compared to last year. While driving savings remains a top priority, sourcing teams are ...