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Purchasing Services is a Supply Management department under the
auspices of the University's
Division of Business
Services. Purchasing Services is responsible for appropriately $750 Million of
annual direct spend and an additional $300 Million of annual indirect spend leveraged
collaboratively with other supply and fulfillment related departments.
A significant portion of spend through Purchasing Services is processed through
"actively managed supplier relationships". Our commodity responsibilities
include everything from office and technology products, research equipment, supplies
and chemicals, capital equipment including office and laboratory furniture, professional
services, construction and maintenance items, athletic equipment, to dental and
veterinary requirements. We work collaboratively with faculty and staff in business
offices and research facilities across the campus, and administrative offices, and
our preferred suppliers to oversee the University's procure-to-pay process. We utilize
cutting edge eBusiness technologies, innovative supply chain strategies, aggressive
contracting and cost containment programs, and utilized local and national collaborative
purchasing relationships to leverage the University's buying power. Consistent with
the mission of the Division of Business Services, our underlying philosophy is to
provide our customers with high quality service and efficient and effective
buying methods in a fiscally responsible manner. Being a service provider within
the University, Purchasing Services shares Penn's status as a not-for-profit organization
and proceeds earned from any supplier partnership support the costs associated with
maintaining the operation of the organization.
Purchasing Services is committed to socially responsible purchasing.
We support sustainable purchasing and have formal economic inclusion initiatives to
ensure that diversity owned and local community businesses have a full and fair
opportunity to conduct business at Penn.
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