Ep. 47 - Reimagining Higher Education Procurement, Part II, with Bloomsburg University's Jeff Mandel
Decisions That Matter: A Public Procurement PodcastShow Notes
Jeff Mandel is the Director of Procurement and Operations at the University of Bloomsburg, one of the fourteen higher education institutions that are part of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). On episode 45, we spoke with Jenny Doherty and Sharon Minnich about how they have transformed the procurement processes and capabilities within PASSHE over the last two years, and Jeff speaks to what that experience has been like as a member of PASSHE and a leader at one of the universities.
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