by Ashley Torres | Jul 9, 2024 | News
The Office of Campus Sustainability will be hosting an Office Supply Reuse Garage “Sale” on July 11th & 12th. Members of the University of Michigan community as well as local non-profit organizations are invited to take gently used office supplies free...
by Ashley Torres | Jul 1, 2024 | News
We hope you’ll join us—virtually—on Thursday, July 18, 2024, from 10 to 11 a.m. ET, for our next Buying Blue Community of Practice event. We invite you to submit questions in advance related to the topics below using this form. Procurement Optimization Program—Tally...
by Ashley Torres | May 29, 2024 | News
Jenny Carr, intermediate procurement agent, joined the Procurement Services Technology Team in March. Jenny comes to us from Target, where she was an executive team leader for service and engagement. Jenny graduated from Central Michigan University with a bachelor’s...
by Ashley Torres | May 29, 2024 | News
Are you looking for free lab supplies or have lab items you no longer need, but don’t want to throw away? The Lab Reuse Program is the solution for you! Through this program, Office of Campus Sustainability (OCS) employees pick up unwanted supplies from labs...
by Ashley Torres | May 29, 2024 | News
Effective immediately, any U-M employee can join the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC), a non-profit organization that champions sustainable purchasing best practices. One of SPLC’s main objectives is to support and recognize employees with purchasing...
by Ashley Torres | May 29, 2024 | News
Procurement Services has partnered with JPMorgan Chase to offer a limited edition PCard and Travel Card celebrating the football team’s 2023 National Championship. Why use a PCard or Travel Card? There are many benefits to using a PCard or Travel Card for business...
by Ashley Torres | May 29, 2024 | News
The Quote-to-Order (QTO) system has been updated to align with the revised Procurement SPG that went into effect in March. Since suppliers in the QTO system already hold University-Wide contracts that have already been competitively bid, there have been some notable...
by Ashley Torres | May 29, 2024 | News
Beginning next month, Procurement Services will be hosting a series of training sessions to introduce Chrome River, U-M’s upgraded expense reporting system. The move to Chrome River, which is going live on August 1, 2024, was announced earlier this year. To ensure...
by Ashley Torres | Apr 2, 2024 | News
Dedicated CTP Agents Collegiate Travel Planners (CTP), U-M’s designated travel partner, now has a team of travel agents dedicated to U-M. The U-M team, which started on March 11, is very familiar with university travel procedures. “The U-M team at CTP has five agents...
by Ashley Torres | Apr 2, 2024 | News
The Travel Partner Engagement Program allows units to share their travel-related recommendations and concerns with the U-M Travel Program Team. During meetings, which are held on a regular basis, based on the unit’s needs, the Travel Program Team will: Review trends...
