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Commitment to Diversity: Supplier Registration is Now Online
You may have heard these questions before… How can a supplier do business with BU?… How can I find a BU contracted supplier?… How do I get a new supplier into BU systems?
The new Boston University Supplier Center website connects interested suppliers with BU commodity and sourcing professionals who understand the market and BU needs. The Supplier Center registration process allows suppliers to submit company, product, tax, payment, diversity, insurance, environmental, ethics and safety information online through a secure BU portal. Automated workflow distributes the commodity based supplier registration survey to the BU expert who has the expertise to understand and value a supplier’s offerings.
While not every supplier will become a BU “approved” supplier, every supplier registration submission will remain in a central database that sourcing managers can use for future bid events.
Over the next several weeks, BU will begin to send email invitations to current BU suppliers to “re-register” with Boston University in anticipation of new SAP procurement and payables systems. Only “registered” BU suppliers will be allowed to receive purchase orders or payment.
The roll-out of this new portal will also allow Boston University to actively engage local area, diverse and other disadvantaged businesses who wish to work with BU through the Boston University Diverse Suppliers Program.