Staples Advantage

UMMS has negotiated a new contractual agreement with Staples Advantage that provides the opportunity for substantial savings by consolidating our office supply spend to one vendor and by developing  a “formulary” of items commonly purchased.  By consolidating vendors and standardizing on the products we purchase, savings are projected to exceed $1 million annually. 

Effective May 12, 2014, UMMS co-workers will be offered a pre-approved listing of 1,500 formulary items which should meet the functional needs of our organization for office supplies.  The formulary listing of products was chosen from UMMS purchase history and will cover about 80% of the products our organization requires.   

In order to achieve the projected savings, all supply orders must be submitted through the Order.StaplesAdvantage.com online ordering system.  Phone in orders direct to Staples and/or requisitions sent to UMMS Procurement will not be accepted. 

Orders within the formulary listing of approved products will be directly processed by Staples.  Should someone choose to order an item not on the approved formulary listing, the order will require the approval of the cost center owner.  Staples has been provided with a current listing of all cost center owners.  As part of the implementation of this new contract, Staples will be providing additional communication and training for those who order supplies and those cost center managers who will need to approve off-formulary orders. 

If you have any questions, please contact Barry Rider, Sr. Contracts Manager in Supply Chain, at brider@umm.edu.

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