About

Procurement Services, a department within the Penn's Business Services Division, is responsible for overseeing approximately $1 billion of University spend. Driven by the pillars of the Penn Compact 2022 of Inclusion, Innovation, and Impact, Procurement Services offers the following core functions:

• Developing, implementing, and managing innovative procurement solutions to enable optimal process efficiency and make smart purchasing easy;
• Sourcing and negotiating favorable procurement outcomes by leveraging Penn’s spend to achieve best-value results;
• Managing supplier relationships to ensure that University buyers’ (faculty, staff, and students) needs are met; and,
• Delivering positive impact in the areas of economic inclusion, environmental sustainability, and responsible supply chain management.