Office of Procurement

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Professional Development Organizations for Procurement Professionals

Mission

The mission of UW System's Office of Procurement is to help UW System's faculty, staff, and students create and disseminate knowledge by providing procurement leadership, guidance, audit, advocacy, communication, training, and cost-effective procurement on behalf of all UW institutions within delegated authority.

 

Vision

The Office of Procurement strives to be recognized as:

  • An authority on procurement policies and practices for the entire system.
  • A center of excellence for supply chain management/contract issues.
  • Able to maximize procurement resources across the state and system through collaborative sharing of resources.
  • Strategic thinkers, innovators, and implementers of best procurement practices.
  • Acting proactively to strategic procurement issues.
  • Effective communicators with end users and stakeholders.
  • Responsive and timely to stakeholder needs.