Academy/MSOM Buyers

Our team assists with:

  • Reviewing and processing Workday purchase requisitions, change orders, and some contracts (description / examples of which contracts your team handles vs Sourcing)
  • Sending/Printing Purchase Orders to the supplier
  • Recommend Active Suppliers to avoid supplier onboarding

Academy/MSOM Customer Service
PurchasingAcademic-ResearchHelpDesk@miami.edu

Ignacio Calle
Director of Procurement
305-284-8963
Ken Pallais
Procurement Manager
305-284-8963
Annette Arriera
Senior Buyer
305-284-3093
Arienne Garcia
Assistant Buyer
305-284-8962
Brandon Bond
Assistant Buyer
305-284-5751
Carlos Fayad
Assistant Buyer
305-284-8966
Gracia Matute
Buyer
305-284-3104
Jeaneth Jaramillo
Assistant Buyer
305-284-9751
Nora Armas
Buyer
305-284-6245  
Renee Wendeln
Buyer
305-284-6021

 


Commodities and Assigned Buyers

Commodity

Buyer(s)

Advertising

Renee Wendeln

Amazon Orders

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Apparel, Lab Coats, and Uniforms

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Appliances: examples microwaves, freezers (including lab freezers), refrigerators

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Audiovisual Equipment

Gracia Matute

Awards, Plaques, and Trophies

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Bus Services

Renee Wendeln

Cable TV, Utilities, and Waste Removal

Gracia Matute

Catering and Coffee Services

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Cellular Services

Arienne Garcia, Carlos Fayad & Gracia Matute 

Charters: Land and Sea

Nora Armas

Chemicals and Reagents

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Clinical Trials

Carlos Fayad

Computer Hardware and Supplies

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Consulting Services

Carlos Fayad

Contracts Routing backup

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Copiers, Faxes, Printers and Scanners

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Credit applications

Brandon Bond

Document Destruction and Storage: Iron Mountain and Shred-It

Carlos Fayad & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Dry cleaning and Laundry Services

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Events, Functions and Entertainment - Contracts

Nora Armas

Events, Functions and Entertainment - Non contracts but may need to obtain signatures on order forms

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Equipment: Capital and Minor, including Lab Equipment and all Equipment Rentals. Excludes: Audiovisual Equipment

Nora Armas

Equipment Repairs

Nora Armas

Facilities and Plant: Construction, Design, and Maintenance

Gracia Matute

Fees and Licensing

Renee Wendeln

Flowers 

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Freight and Courier Services to include (but not excluding) FedEx, UPS and Optifreight

Nora Armas & Renee Wendeln

Furniture Purchase and Repairs

Renee Wendeln

Hotels - Contracts

Nora Armas

Hotels – non-contract related ex: to pay for reservation/stay

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

IT/Telecom Equipment and Supplies

Gracia Matute

Lab Services: Sequencing and Gene Services

Nora Armas

Lab Supplies

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Legal Services

Carlos Fayad

Mailing: Labels, Lists, Repairs, and Services

Carlos Fayad

Main Phone Line

Brandon Bond

Mainline backup

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Medical Supplies (research/non-hospital)

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Memberships and Dues

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Novelty and Promotional Items

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Office Supplies and Equipment 

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Orders follow up

Arienne Garcia, Brandon Bond, & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Photo: Equipment, Services, and Supplies

Nora Armas

Plants (office)

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Pool Supplies and Services

Gracia Matute

Postal Supplies and Equipment

Renee Wendeln

Printing & Publications

Carlos Fayad

Research Contracts

Nora Armas

Scientific Supplies

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Security Guard Services and Supplies

Gracia Matute

Seminars - consultants and non-consultants

Carlos Fayad

Service and Maintenance Contracts - ALL

Gracia Matute

Shuttle Bus Services

Renee Wendeln

Signage

Gracia Matute

Software Licenses

Renee Wendeln

Sourcing/Contracts Reporting

Brandon Bond

Staffing Services

Carlos Fayad

Stationary Printing

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Subscriptions Services

Renee Wendeln

Telecom / Telephone Equipment and Supplies

Gracia Matute

Trainings - consultants and non-consultants

Carlos Fayad

Translation and Transcription Services

Renee Wendeln

Vehicle Decals, Registrations, and Tickets

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo

Vehicle Purchases, Rentals, and Leases

Nora Armas

Water

Arienne Garcia & Jeaneth Jaramillo