Agresso Requisitioning will be the primary means of ordering goods and services from the beginning of the new Financial Year; along with Purchasing Cards for low value, ad-hoc spend and Click Travel for travel bookings. The use of manual Purchase Orders and verbal commitments will be discontinued.
Benefits
The benefits to the University are as follows:
•Better protection our legal Terms and Conditions of Contract
• All spend data is captured in one system. This allows detailed spend analysis to be carried out and enables Procurement to work with Schools and Departments to identify opportunities to consolidate spend, negotiate contracts and deliver greater value for money for the University. This work will make a significant contribution towards the University savings targets and will improve the quality and service delivery from our suppliers.
• Schools and Departments will be able to run reports on commitments and expenditure. This will help with budget management and remove the need for local spreadhseets to record this information.
• We will be able to work to introduce new technologies, such as eMarketplace and eInvoicing, that will streamline processes and reduce workload.
Training and Support
The Agresso Requisitioning Project is nearing completion, and training has been given to a number of staff. Please contact Michael Ager in Purchasing if you need training or additional support.
Document Library
To support Agresso Users, a library of documents is being developed and placed on the Procurement website. We will let users know via email and blog post when this is available.
Workshops
We will be running a series of workshops from September 2016 to enable Agresso users to learn more about the Procurement process and further develop Agresso skills and knowledge. We will let users know via email and blog post when more details are available.