What Department Buyers Need to Know

Use these links to learn how to buy goods and services for your department.

Getting started

• Authorizations and Training
• Department Buyer: Roles and Responsibilities
• Getting Set Up in Marketplace
• How To Become an Online Buyer
• Professional Buyer: Roles and Responsibilities
• Purchasing Conduct and Ethics
• Responsible Buying
• Responsible Buying Practices
• Signing Contracts and Agreements

Choosing best way to buy

• Ways to Buy Goods and Services
  • Department Order
  • High Value Purchase Requisition
  • Express Order
  • Express Card
  • Marketplace
  • Recharge

Buying essentials

• Commodity Codes
• Ship To Codes
• Vendor Codes and Address Types

Processes

• Create a Department Order
• Get a New Ship To Code
• Check Status of a High Value Purchase Requisition
• View an Existing Purchase Order
• Request a New Vendor or Address Type

Helpful resources

• FinancialLink
• Procurement & Contracts Contacts
• Listing of Procurement & Contract Specialists by Location
• List of Procurement & Contract Specialists by Commodity
• Shipping Information

Buy & Pay

Who Can Buy

• Department Buyers
  • Authorizations & Training
  • Roles & Responsibilities
  • How to Become One
  • Vendor Codes & Address Types
  • Supplier Scams
  • Ship to Codes
• Professional Buyers