Key Benefits
- One System for All Procurement Needs: Manage all procurement activities directly within BuyWays.
- Proactive Risk Management: Capture risk requirements upfront and involve key stakeholders, such as Information Security and Payment Card Industry (PCI) requirements, early in the process.
- Automated Workflows: Enjoy faster reviews and approvals driven by workflow automation.
- Improved Transparency: Gain visibility into the review and approval status of your sourcing requests in real time.
Support and Resources
As always, UPST is here to support you. To assist with this transition, UPST is hosting training and information sessions, in addition to job aids. We encourage you to utilize these resources to learn about the new Sourcing Request Intake Process.
Training Sessions
UPST will host training sessions in January to walk you through the new Sourcing Request Intake Process and address your questions. Once complete, we will offer recordings of these sessions and will link below.
Wednesday, January 15, 1:00 PM
UPST will walk you through the new Sourcing Request Intake Process and address your questions. Once complete, we will offer recordings of these sessions. Click here to register for session 1.
Tuesday, January 21, 10:00 AM
Covering the same information as session 1, UPST will walk you through the new Sourcing Request Intake Process and address your questions. Click to register for session 2.
Weekly Office Hours
Every Tuesday, 11am - 12pm UPST holds weekly office hours during which you can get all your procurement-related questions answered! Representatives from various teams are available to speak with you.
Job Aids
UPST has prepared a Job Aid that may be useful during the transition process. This document will be updated, but you can download a copy of the latest available below:
UPST is here to support you throughout this transition. If you have questions or need assistance, please email us at upst@umassp.edu with “BuyWays Sourcing Request Form” in the subject line.