National Coalition for Public Procurement to Host Free Webinar Series: The 3 C’s of Cooperative Purchasing
The National Coalition for Public Procurement (NCPP) announced a series of three webinars for public procurement professionals to discover new insights regarding cooperative purchasing. Registration is free, and the webinars may be attended as a chronological series or independently. Each webinar qualifies for one hour of continuing education credit.
Washington, DC, June 09, 2016 --(PR.com)-- The National Coalition for Public Procurement (NCPP) announced a series of three webinars for public procurement professionals to discover new insights regarding cooperative purchasing. Registration is free, and the webinars may be attended as a chronological series or independently. Each webinar qualifies for one hour of continuing education credit.
Presented by a diverse panel of procurement experts, the NCPP webinar series, “The 3 C’s of Cooperative Purchasing: Critical Analysis, Contract Comparison, and Creating Successful a Successful Cooperative Strategy” provides a unique perspective and approach to creating a cooperative strategy, while highlighting unique perspectives and real stories of successful contract solutions from our guest panelists.
Each session is moderated by Tammy Rimes, MPA, former purchasing agent for the City of San Diego, and keynote speaker and procurement consultant. Webinar attendees will have real-time ability to post questions as the interviews are conducted, and be an active part of the presentation.
Learn more and register at www.publicprocurementcoalition.org/webinars.
Critical Analysis: The Key Benefits, Rise in Popularity, and Analytic Thinking Behind Cooperative Purchasing
June 22, 2016
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT
Presented by: Sergio Paneque, Former Procurement Officer for the City of New York and the States of Mich. and N.Y.); Wayne Casper, Former Chief Procurement Officer for the State of Ariz. and Director of Procurement for the City of Tucson, Ariz.; and Robert Rodarte, Purchasing Officer for the City of Santa Fe, N.M.
Discover the surprising history of co-operative purchasing, along with emerging trends; the critical analysis that goes into choosing a cooperative solution; and the benefits of cooperative purchasing through insightful personal experiences from our presenters.
Cooperative Contract Comparison: Educate, Evaluate and Elevate
July 12, 2016
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT
Presented by: Carrie Woodell, Procurement Administrator for the Orange County BOCC, Florida; and Matt Morgan, Assistant Superintendent of Support Service for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
Presenters will walk you through comparing cooperatives, contracts, and vendors. They will discuss creative uses for cooperatives, when it makes the most sense to use them, and best practices for making internal business decisions.
Creating a Successful Cooperative Strategy: Putting It All Together
August 10, 2016
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT
Presented by: Marcheta Gillespie, Director of Procurement, City of Tucson, Ariz.; Darren Muci, Division Director of Operations for the Wichita, Kansas Public Schools – Unified School District 259; Diane Palmer-Boeck, Director of Procurement and Project Management for City of Plano, Texas; and ending comments by Sergio Panaque, Former State Procurement Officer for the City of New York
Unveiling their strategies for sourcing, success stories and lessons learned while using cooperative purchasing for their agencies, the speakers will share real ways to take your procurement strategies to the next level.
“NCPP is committed to promoting industry best practices,” said Marc Selvitelli, NCPP Executive Director. “This free webinar series is just the first of many opportunities from NCPP to educate a broader base on the overall advantages of cooperative purchasing.”
NCPP invites public procurement professionals, agencies, suppliers, contract purchasing programs and professional associations to join the webinars at www.publicprocurementcoalition.org/webinars.
About the National Coalition for Public Procurement (NCPP)
The National Coalition for Public Procurement is committed to working together with procurement officials and suppliers/vendors to promote the highest level of business ethics, best practices, and standards to serve the procurement needs of government, education and non-profit agencies across the country. Learn more at www.publicprocurementcoalition.org.
Presented by a diverse panel of procurement experts, the NCPP webinar series, “The 3 C’s of Cooperative Purchasing: Critical Analysis, Contract Comparison, and Creating Successful a Successful Cooperative Strategy” provides a unique perspective and approach to creating a cooperative strategy, while highlighting unique perspectives and real stories of successful contract solutions from our guest panelists.
Each session is moderated by Tammy Rimes, MPA, former purchasing agent for the City of San Diego, and keynote speaker and procurement consultant. Webinar attendees will have real-time ability to post questions as the interviews are conducted, and be an active part of the presentation.
Learn more and register at www.publicprocurementcoalition.org/webinars.
Critical Analysis: The Key Benefits, Rise in Popularity, and Analytic Thinking Behind Cooperative Purchasing
June 22, 2016
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT
Presented by: Sergio Paneque, Former Procurement Officer for the City of New York and the States of Mich. and N.Y.); Wayne Casper, Former Chief Procurement Officer for the State of Ariz. and Director of Procurement for the City of Tucson, Ariz.; and Robert Rodarte, Purchasing Officer for the City of Santa Fe, N.M.
Discover the surprising history of co-operative purchasing, along with emerging trends; the critical analysis that goes into choosing a cooperative solution; and the benefits of cooperative purchasing through insightful personal experiences from our presenters.
Cooperative Contract Comparison: Educate, Evaluate and Elevate
July 12, 2016
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT
Presented by: Carrie Woodell, Procurement Administrator for the Orange County BOCC, Florida; and Matt Morgan, Assistant Superintendent of Support Service for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
Presenters will walk you through comparing cooperatives, contracts, and vendors. They will discuss creative uses for cooperatives, when it makes the most sense to use them, and best practices for making internal business decisions.
Creating a Successful Cooperative Strategy: Putting It All Together
August 10, 2016
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT
Presented by: Marcheta Gillespie, Director of Procurement, City of Tucson, Ariz.; Darren Muci, Division Director of Operations for the Wichita, Kansas Public Schools – Unified School District 259; Diane Palmer-Boeck, Director of Procurement and Project Management for City of Plano, Texas; and ending comments by Sergio Panaque, Former State Procurement Officer for the City of New York
Unveiling their strategies for sourcing, success stories and lessons learned while using cooperative purchasing for their agencies, the speakers will share real ways to take your procurement strategies to the next level.
“NCPP is committed to promoting industry best practices,” said Marc Selvitelli, NCPP Executive Director. “This free webinar series is just the first of many opportunities from NCPP to educate a broader base on the overall advantages of cooperative purchasing.”
NCPP invites public procurement professionals, agencies, suppliers, contract purchasing programs and professional associations to join the webinars at www.publicprocurementcoalition.org/webinars.
About the National Coalition for Public Procurement (NCPP)
The National Coalition for Public Procurement is committed to working together with procurement officials and suppliers/vendors to promote the highest level of business ethics, best practices, and standards to serve the procurement needs of government, education and non-profit agencies across the country. Learn more at www.publicprocurementcoalition.org.
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