Invest Four Hours of Your Time This Month: Upcoming May Webinars
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Build time into your schedule this May to participate in the complimentary webinars below. If you work at a small school or a community college, our roundtable discussion on May 15th is a great opportunity to build your cohort group. Click on the links to learn more and register for the various events.
Addressing Three Key Procurement Technology Gaps
May 3, 2018 at 2:00 pm Eastern | 11:00 am Pacific
Sponsored by Bonfire
Today’s public procurement teams are under immense pressure to deliver more value and drive higher cost savings - making solving technology gaps more critical now than ever before.
In this webinar, we'll explore three key procurement technology gaps your team needs to address to enable better, smarter decisions:
1. Identifying technological gaps in the procurement process
2. Addressing these gaps and conducting change management
3. The impact of new tools on performance and enabling the shift from tactical to strategic decision making
Presented by Andy Baskerville, Outreach Program Lead and Anthony Berry, Senior Account Executive, Bonfire
Taking Your Procurement Strategy to the Next Level
May 8, 2018 at 2:00 pm Eastern | 11:00 am Pacific
Sponsored by NJPA
Most universities “piggyback” on cooperative or other university contracts for some of their contracting needs. But does your organization have a cooperative strategy? Have you calculated the percentage of spend going through cooperatives? Have you reviewed the potential of bundling purchases to drive savings? Is there a component to incorporate small, MBE or WBE business participation? Do you already have emergency contracts in place? Using cooperatives is an option, but do you have a real plan? By means of the “Road Map to a Cooperative Procurement Strategy,” decipher the right questions to ask before using or choosing a cooperative. This course takes you past the basics. It’s a way for your team to leverage real savings (in time and money) that a cooperative procurement strategy can bring to your organization.
Presented by Tammy Rimes, Executive Director of the National Cooperative Procurement Partners (NCPP) and Duff Erholtz, Membership Development Administrator at NJPA
NAEP Small School and Community College Roundtable
May 15, 2018 at 2:00 pm Eastern | 11:00 am Pacific
Would you like a place to connect with other Institutions of your size to share best practices in procurement? Are you looking for resources specifically for your small school or community college?
Please join us for an interactive roundtable discussion focusing on the needs of higher education Institutions with less than 2,000 full time student enrollments.
Moderated by Alan Leonard, Director of Purchasing, Colgate University
Engaging Institution-Wide Stakeholders for the Successful Roll Out of New Technology
May 17, 2018 at 2:00 pm Eastern | 11:00 am Pacific
Sponsored by Canon
Learn how Seminole State College was able to successfully gain control of its print environment through the collaboration of its IT group, purchasing department, faculty members and their local office equipment dealer. Through the combined efforts of a team of institution-wide stakeholders along with senior management support, Seminole State was able to achieve its goals of reducing costs, improving document security and compliance, and enabling greater accessibility to printing devices by faculty, staff, students and guests.
Learning Objectives:
- Needs Assessment & Sourcing: Working collaboratively to map out resources towards strategic partnerships
- Getting Buy-in: Identifying and engaging key stakeholders to build a strategic partnership based on organizational vision and common goals
- Change Management & Communication Plan: Working with multiple departments (IT, Business Services, Marketing) and the vendor/manufacturer towards successful outcomes for all involved.
Presented by Gregory Long, Director of Purchasing and Auxiliary Services, Seminole State College
