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Procurement and Payment Services

Procurement and Payment Services (PPS) consists of the following units:

Customer Service
Vendor File Management
Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing
eProcurement Solutions
Shipping/Receiving and Services
Wildcard Advantage
Accounts Payable
ePayment Solutions
Corporate Card

Office Hours: M-F 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
1800 Sherman Avenue, Suite 6-600
Evanston, IL 60208

Phone: 847.491.8120
Fax: 847.467.5400
Email: procurement@northwestern.edu

Contact information for Assistant Vice President of Procurement, Payment, and Logistics
Jim Konrad Assistant Vice President	847.491.8121 j-konrad@northwestern.edu

Customer Service

Contact information for Customer Service
Patrick Nelson PPS Customer Service Specialist	847.491.8120 procurement@northwestern.edu
Donna Stewart PPS Customer Service Specialist	847.491.8120 procurement@northwestern.edu

Vendor File Management

Contact information for Vendor File Management
Customer Service Vendor File Management	847.491.4707 vendorprocessing@northwestern.edu
Kathy Watson Assistant Manager	847.491.5338 kathy-watson@northwestern.edu
Yvonne Tyler Data Assistant	847.467.2978 y-tyler@northwestern.edu
Amy J. Barrett Data Assistant	847.491.3870 Amy_Barrett@northwestern.edu

Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing

Contact information for Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing
Sheila Watkins Procurement Administrator Categories include: Office related supplies and services, food service, vehicles	847.491.8125 s-watkins@northwestern.edu
Dave Zohfeld Procurement Administrator Categories include: Computers, software, IT	847.491.8122 d-zohfeld@northwestern.edu
Laura Norton Procurement Administrator Categories include: FM related services, office furniture	847.467.3345 laura.norton@northwestern.edu
Julie Maul Procurement Administrator Categories include: FM related services and supplies, coffee and pantry	847.491.5321 julie.maul@northwestern.edu
Kathy Koestring Procurement Administrator Categories include: Travel related services	847.467.0590 kathy.koestring@northwestern.edu
Anthony Murphy Procurement Administrator Categories include: Lab related supplies and services, miscellaneous services	847.467.0837 anthony.murphy@northwestern.edu
Peter Braithwaite	847.467.6333 peter.braithwaite@northwestern.edu

e-Procurement Solutions

Contact information for e-Procurement Solutions
Keith Paddy Director, Service Delivery and Special Projects	847.467.6963 k-paddy@northwestern.edu
Donnell Barnes Senior Program Coordinator	847.467.0839 donnell.barnes@northwestern.edu
Priscilla McInerney Senior Program Coordinator	847.467.4572 priscilla.mcinerney@northwestern.edu
William Henley Purchasing Analyst	847.467.0740 william.henley@northwestern.edu

Shipping/Receiving and Services

Contact information for Manager of Shipping/Receiving and Services
Reggie Lee Manager	847.467.7473 reginald.lee@northwestern.edu

Wildcard Advantage

Contact information for Wildcard Advantage Support Team
Support Team	wildcardadv@northwestern.edu

Accounts Payable

Contact information for Accounts Payable
Customer Service Accounts Payable	847.491.7339 procurement@northwestern.edu

ePayment Solutions

Contact information for Accounting Coordinator of ePayment Solutions
Nicholas Gang Accounting Coordinator	847.467.4715 n-gang@northwestern.edu

Corporate Card

Contact information for Corporate Card
Mary Kay Hallissey Manager	847.491.5340 m-hallissey@northwestern.edu
Melitza Nieves Corporate Card Analyst	847.467.3624 melitza.nieves@northwestern.edu

To learn more about our Preferred Vendors, and to find out the Procurement Administrator that handles each Preferred Vendor contract please visit our Preferred Vendor List.