Contact: OBFS Training Team 217-300-4334
Instructor(s): Erin Bullok and Jacqueline Anderson
Course Description:
Are you looking for a one-stop user-friendly shopping experience? Then iBuy is for you!
iBuy combines the use of Internet technology with procurement best practices to streamline the purchasing process. Attend this three hour training session and learn how you can improve your current purchasing processes by utilizing iBuy.
You will learn how to navigate the site, manage shopping carts, and utilize search methods; you will be taken through the shopping experience, the requisition procedure, and the approval process; and you will learn how to recognize preferred suppliers, enter FOAPAL codes, and review requisitions before they are submitted for approval.
Please bring with you a printed copy of the iBuy Training.
We also offer Getting Started in iBuy. This is an online, self-paced course that provides an introduction to the basic use and navigation of iBuy. You can take the lessons at your own pace from the comfort of your desk. Click here to learn more.
Location:
Green Street Building
111 East Green Street - Champaign
Lab #11
The building hours are 8:30am - 5:00pm.
Please check in with the receptionist near the back door before proceeding downstairs to the lab.
Parking:
There is no visitor parking available in the Green Street Building Lots. Metered spaces available on Second Street as well as along the Boneyard Creek Path behind Garcia's and Papa Dels. Meters must be fed accordingly. It is strongly recommended that you consider other transportation arrangements to the Green Street Building such as walking, car-pooling, or use of the bus. You may ride the MTD bus for free by showing your University ID. Maps and schedules are available on the MTD web site .
