Episode 9 West Texas A&M University at Canyon Texas
Elaine Chew is the Director of Procurement & Contracts at West Texas A&M University at
Canyon Texas. Her role is to ensure compliance with legislature.
Ms. Chew’s team consists of a contract specialist, 2 buyers and herself. In addition, they have a
contract management system.
Vendors can contact her department through the West Texas website.
The University sets a Hub goal that is different from the state goals
The big spend is in construction, furniture and IT.
Ms. Chew mentioned how important marketing is as they are so many vendors.
Ms. Chew says that to become better you should, communicate, motivate and be open to new
opportunities.
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