How do I purchase? 

Everyone will have the ability to enter a Requisition based on your department guidelines. Peoplesoft, ESM, and Works will be replaced be replaced by Workday. 

The seven vendors listed are the selected punchout suppliers;

  • Amazon Business
  • B&H Photo, Video, & Audio
  • Brown Enterprise/Staples
  • Grainger
  • Sigma Aldrich 
  • Fisher Scientific
  • VWR Intenational


The Workday Punchout process no longer requires individual P-Card for payment. You do not need to enter any payment information, the University of Akron account is already embedded in system. 

Items not found in Punchout Catalogs must be entered as an Ad-Hoc order outside of the punchout system. Examples of an Ad-Hoc order are: items not listed in punchout catalog's, employees that do not have an on-campus office. 

 Supplier Invoice Request in Workday will replace the Direct Payment Form.

To determine whether, you can use the Supplier Invoice Request refer to the Cap-6 01 Rule here.

Purchases $1,000 and under can automatically be paid using Supplier Invoice Request.

For further information visit the Accounts Payable website. 

Preferred Vendors

Please select the Commodity Type to see more information about the preferred vendors.

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Vendor: Pepsi

Contact: Mark Foss

Email: Mark.Foss@pepsico.com

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Vendor: Brown Enterprise Solutions

Contact: George Brown

Email: gbrown@besolutions.org

Workday Punchout Catalog

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Vendor: Friends Office

Contact: Vicky McMillan  

Email: vmcmillan@friendsoffice.com

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Vendor: Unigroup

Contact: Tim Grimes

Email: tim_grimes@unigroup.com

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Vendor: Linde Gas & Equipment

Contact: Scott Miller

Email: Scott.R.Miller@linde.com

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Vendor: CBT

Contact: Pam Rex

Email: Pam.Rex@cbtravel.com

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Vendor: Thermo Fisher Scientific

Contact Lori Mancino

Email: lori.mancino@thermofisher.com

Workday Punchout Catalog


Vendor: VWR International

Contact: Kermit Horton

Email: Kermit.horton@avantorsciences.com

Workday Punchout Catalog

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Vendor: Consolidus LLC

Contact: Alex Snyder

Email: alex.snyder@consolidus.com


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Vendor: The Sourcing Group

email: cshoop@thesourcinggroup.com