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MODL - Procurement Services Strategic Plan 2009

  • YEAR CREATED: 2009
  • ENTITY TYPE: County
  • TYPE OF DOCUMENT: MODL - Model, Templates
The document is the strategic plan for the Procurement Services Department of the Cobb County School District. The department's vision is to obtain fair and reasonable prices for goods and services and provide premium services to the school system. Their mission is to provide quality products, services, and vendors for the benefit of the educational process through cost-effective and ethical purchasing practices. The department values honesty, integrity, trust, respect, service, teamwork, communication, creativity, responsibility, lifelong learning, accountability, flexibility, and diversity. The strategic plan includes five goals. Goal 1 is to increase the effective and efficient use of resources by obtaining the best products or services at the best possible price and value. Strategies include increasing communication with vendors, extending contracts, and negotiating for current technologies and best practices. Goal 2 is to develop and utilize e-procurement/e-commerce to enhance departmental and district efficiencies. Objectives include improving purchasing practices, shortening delivery time, reducing inventory, and maximizing cost-saving capabilities. Strategies include implementing electronic purchase requisitioning processes and online ordering with selected suppliers. Goal 3 is to seek cooperative purchasing opportunities with other governmental agencies to lower prices, administrative costs, and increase competition and favorable terms. Strategies include developing cooperative purchasing relationships and researching opportunities. Goal 4 is to improve communication and collaboration with customers and vendors. Objectives include increasing the quality of communications, providing outstanding customer service, and improving vendor communications and partnerships. Strategies include training school staff on purchasing processes, surveying customers, improving the department's website, and conducting seminars for interested businesses. Goal 5 is to provide continuous training for purchasing staff, internal customers, and vendors. Objectives include developing strong relationships, continuous professional development, certification of staff, and exchanging ideas and information with vendors. Strategies include providing annual on-site training, attending training programs, conducting meetings with vendors, and ensuring staff certification. The timeline for the goals and objectives is the 2008-2009 school year, with some goals ongoing. The performance measures include utilizing vendor experience for research, reducing administrative costs, pursuing rebates and cost savings, implementing electronic processes, increasing vendor participation, improving communication, and obtaining the right goods or services at the right price.
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