Target Audience: MPS Employees in any Procurement role
Estimated Time to Complete: 45 minutes
Overview
Welcome to the Procurement Overview Course!
Thank you for your participation in this course. This course is intended for MPS employees in any procurement role to learn how to purchase goods and services in WeBuy/SRM. This is the first of two required trainings that will lead to WeBuy access. In addition to this course, shoppers will complete the Shopper training and approvers will complete the Approver training.
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+ Course Details
There are three sections in the training. At the end of the training, you will need to complete the Procurement Overview Knowledge Check.
+ Learning Objectives
- Understand WeBuy vision
- Understand new procedural changes in procurement
- Know what your duties will be in the WeBuy system
+ Resources
- MPS Policy 3300 (Purchasing)
- MN Revisor 471.345 (Minnesota State Statute)
- 2 CFR 200 (Federal Regulations)
- Purchasing Page on the Staff Intranet
+ Contact Information
- For questions related to WeBuy, contact Procurement at (612) 668-5400.
- For technical issues, please contact the Procurment team via email at procurement@mpls.k12.mn.us.
A Message from the Procurement team
Our staff here in the procurement department stands ready to help you identify potential vendors for any goods and service that you need that are not already found in the pre-negotiated online catalogs. For example, if you search for any given product or service in our online catalogs and still cannot find it, simply describe it using a free-text shopping cart. Our procurement team will do the legwork of locating potential vendors, vetting them and negotiating terms and pricing. You'll no longer need to do this research or the contracting paperwork; we have you covered! In addition to reducing your workload, some other benefits for this sourcing approach include: over time our team will identify more vendors with goods and services that should be available on the online catalogs, and negotiating those contracts on behalf of everyone in the district. We use SAP contract management to handle the details. Thank you once more for taking the time to complete this training.
Step 1: Sign in to Google Chrome
To receive credit for the course, you will need to first sign in to Google Chrome. Learn how to sign in to Google Chrome.
If you are not signed in to Google Chrome, you run the risk of your progress not being saved. Therefore, the course may not be marked as complete.
Step 2: Launch the Training Course
Troubleshooting
If you continue to experience technical issues, submit an eTicket or call the HelpDesk at (612) 668-0088.