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.
Vendor: Brown Enterprise Solutions
Contact: George Brown
Email: gbrown@besolutions.org
Workday Punchout Catalog
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
Vendor: Consolidus LLC
Contact: Alex Snyder
Email: alex.snyder@consolidus.com
Vendor: The Sourcing Group
email: cshoop@thesourcinggroup.com