The Procurement Dashboard, a SAS Visual Analytics tool, provides financial clarity to employees responsible for budgeting, account reconciliation and departmental purchasing. Instead of piecing together vendor activity from multiple sources, the dashboard consolidates it into one reliable view. With a single search, you can:
- Monitor spending trends over multiple fiscal years to see whether costs are increasing, decreasing or holding steady.
- Strengthen your negotiating position by viewing the total NC State spend with a supplier, not just your unit’s portion.
- Identify shared vendor usage across departments to support bulk purchasing, coordinated contracts or cost‑saving partnerships.
The dashboard is accessible 24/7/365.
The Supplier Spend Search Feature
To promote accurate financial tracking and smart purchasing decisions, we want to ensure the university community is taking advantage of the “Search Supplier Spend by Name” interactive report within the Procurement Dashboard. This feature provides a precise, campus‑wide view of total spend with any supplier across all payment types and all OUCs.
How to Search for a Supplier
- Open the Procurement Dashboard.
- Select the “Search Supplier Spend by Name” tab.
- Enter a few letters of the supplier’s name and press Tab or Enter.
- Select the 2‑Digit OUC and Description.
- Select the 4‑Digit OUC and Description.
- Select the 6‑Digit OUC and Description.
- Select the Fiscal Year.
- View Procurement Spend and Transactions by Supplier by double-clicking the supplier name.
For detailed step-by-step instructions, please refer to the Procurement Dashboard Instructions.
Embrace the “Search Supplier Spend by Name” report and make data-driven decisions that benefit both individual departments and the university as a whole.