UC Procurement Services in the News

Worldwide

Procurement Leaders, the world’s most valued professional procurement network featured UC Procurement Services’ P200 program in a three-part case study on its website.

• Part I- Securing buy-in to solve a $500m problem
• Part II- The challenges and opportunities of technology implementation
• Part III- Implementing strategic sourcing at the University of California

National

The story of UC Procurement Services’ transition from P200 to SC500 is featured in the Fall 2017 issue of NAEP’s  Educational Procurement Journal.

• “Moving from Strategic Procurement to Supply Chain Management within Higher Ed”

Local

Bill Cooper and Special Programs Manager, Stephanie Lopez, attended the Women’s Symposium Luncheon at the Ron Brown Economic Summit where President Napolitano was the headlining speaker and also participated in a ‘fireside chat’ with California NAACP President Alice Huffman.

The President spoke to a packed room about what she described as UC’s “opportunity equation,” which is comprised of two major factors – the opportunity for young Californians dedicated to graduating from a four-year college and the UC commitment to generate opportunity for the communities of California, including the business community.

The UCOP Link article highlights key points of her speech. See “Moving in the right direction.” The President expressed strong interest in and commitment to seeing UC increase spend with small businesses to 25%, which is welcoming to the ears of the UC Small & Diverse Business Advisory Council.