New faces on board in Procurement Services
Annie Thrush, commodity manager, joined the Procurement Services Technology Team in March. Annie comes to us from Central Michigan University, where she was the director of contracting & purchasing services. Annie graduated from Central Michigan University with a...Get a sneak peek at Chrome River (U-M’s new expense reporting system)
Earlier this year, U-M announced that its expense reporting system will be upgraded to a new software solution called Chrome River, with a targeted go-live date of August 1, 2024. Concur, the university’s current expense reporting system, will be retired on September...Revised Procurement SPG includes increased bid limit
A revised Procurement Standard Practice Guide (SPG) will go into effect on March 12, 2024, and offers units more flexibility when purchasing goods and services to support U-M’s missions of research, education, and patient care. The revised SPG—titled General...Help evaluate U-M’s shipping platforms
As part of our ongoing effort to evaluate and improve service levels, we’d like to hear your viewpoint on the different platforms that U-M units use for business-related shipping. If you ship items or materials, click here to complete a short survey by February 16...New, easier-to-use Sole Source Justification Form now available
Procurement Services recently launched a new, enhanced version of the Sole Source Justification (SSJ) form. The updated form is easier and more convenient for the U-M purchasing community to use. The new form: Has fewer pages and questions Uses form features with...Upgraded Find Products & Services Search tool offers several enhancements
The Find Products & Services search tool on the Procurement Services website has a new, more user-friendly design that offers a variety of benefits to visitors. Among other things, the new tool now: Filters results by product/service categories, community impact...New faces onboard in Procurement Services
Jeff Price, procurement agent senior, joined the Print and Professional Services Team in December. Jeff comes to us from Vericast/Valassis Communications, Inc., where he worked in various media buying and management roles, including his most recent position as senior...Watch the January Buying Blue CoP webinar recording and read the Q&A
More than 600 people attended the latest Buying Blue Community of Practice webinar to hear presentations on the following topics: U-M’s upcoming bid threshold change and the Procurement Optimization Program. The sole source justification (SSJ) process and how the new...U-M’s expense reporting system to be upgraded this summer
Procurement Services is partnering with the Shared Services Center (SSC) to upgrade U-M’s expense reporting system to a new software solution called Chrome River, with a targeted go-live date of August 1, 2024. The current expense reporting system, Concur, will be retired on September 30, 2024