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E&I Cooperative Services Launches EdPro Hub: A Digital Community for Educational Procurement Professionals
...Personalized Content: Receive tailored recommendations based on your professional interests and needs. Enhanced Privacy & Security: Benefit from robust privacy safeguards and security protocols to ensure your interactions and information...
How to Choose the Right Purchasing Cooperative for Your Educational Institution
...Professional contract management and supplier oversight Risk mitigation through vetted supplier relationships Support for institutional goals including sustainability and diversity Annual profit-sharing opportunities through E&I Operational Benefits Simplified compliance with...
Supply Chain Secrets Higher Ed Procurement Officers Need to Know
...reduce costs? By relying on their procurement teams, the unsung heroes that keep higher ed running smoothly, and empowering them to work more strategically. Transitioning Buyers to Business Analysts Leading...
Supplier Spotlight: Carahsoft
...to the United States economy and has a longstanding history of collaborating with diverse suppliers (including small businesses, minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, and veteran-owned business, among others) that provide consulting,...
Category Management in Higher Ed Procurement: A Comprehensive Guide for Leaders
...a more granular approach. It focuses on managing specific product or service categories as independent business units. A category manager is immersed in particular categories to gain a better understanding...
Uncovered Opportunities: How Category Management Adds Value to Higher Education Institutions
...and targets · Forecasting and planning · Total cost of ownership · Change management · Spend analysis · Market research · Negotiation and contracting · Collaboration · Strategic alignment ·...
Supplier Spotlight: Avantor, delivered by VWR
...their goals, we need to address sustainability-related performance. By connecting our relevant stakeholder to the business unit, we are able to best identify stakeholder needs and how our business can...
Tech Offers 2023
...records, analysis of the Fraud Level 3 record(s), a comprehensive assessment on the data, a roadmap on how to resolve the issues, and more! If you choose to move forward...
The Role of Cooperative Purchasing in Addressing Higher Education’s Financial Challenges
...financial crisis has officially arrived. According to an analysis by the Chronicle of Higher Education, two-thirds of all colleges are demonstrating at least one sign of financial stress. Budget Deficits...
7 Reasons Supplier Diversity Programs Fail – And How You Can Succeed
...be mindful of not limiting your supplier base. Just because you’ve always done business with a certain supplier doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be open to working with other players in...