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Purchasing Staff and Responsibilities
Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
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Andy Grant, Interim Manager of Business Operations |
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| Andy is responsible for the administration of the Purchasing Department and management of the purchasing staff (including student interns); for oversight of all Public Bids and Requests for Proposals; various contract negotiations and implementations and reporting to University and state and local entities for procurement activity of the University. Part of Andy's responsibilities is to act as a consultant to campus departments for procurement related activities, and to work with other government and non-profit entities representing the University. Andy administers leases for farmland owned by the University in Wood County . He is the University's representative to the Inter-University Council Purchasing Group and the National Association of Educational Procurement. | |
| Beth Nagel, C.P.M., Assistant Director of Purchasing 419-372-8410 |
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| Beth is the Prevailing Wage Coordinator for construction/renovation projects. She manages all facets of construction procurement from Pre-Bid meetings to Public Bid openings and processing of progress payments and contract closeouts. Beth also purchases furnishings, vehicles and office supplies. She is the University's Purchasing representative to the Institute for Supply Management and its local chapter, the National Association of Purchasing Management - Toledo . She also assists in the direction of the department in the Director's absence. | |
| Maureen Ireland, FMS Functional for AP/PO 419-372-8418 |
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| Teresa Coss, Purchasing Card Coordinator 419-372-8595 |
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| Teresa processes the purchasing card applications. She assigns new card holders their user ID and pass phrase. She is responsible for setting up the accounts with the designated Department Cost Centers and Accounts. She also develops and provides the necessary training for new card holders and managers. She is available to answer purchasing card questions and provide assistance and resolution to any problems that may occur. | |
| Cheryl Harouff, Vendor Consultant (Notary Public) 419-372-9289 |
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| Cheryl loads vendors into the FMS financial system. In the process of doing this she calls or e mails the vendors to find out what business they have done for the university and which department on campus they have worked with. This information is very important to obtain so that the vendors are correctly loaded into the system. Also, it is important to ascertain that the correct vendors are being used according to state contracts. Cheryl also assists the departments on campus when they have vendor questions. | |