Buy/pay for goods or services
Northeastern faculty and staff sometimes must buy goods or services for work-related purposes. Northeastern’s preferred channel for purchasing goods or services is the online portal myMarketplace. If you can’t make a purchase in myMarketplace, you must use a requisition (for purchases greater than $5,000) or an AMEX card. Another payment tool, Direct Pay, is an option of last resort for purchases less than $5,000. Keep reading to determine which purchasing method is best for you.
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checkSolution 1: Use myMarketplace (preferred method for all purchases)
myMarketplace is a convenient, easy-to-use online shopping site that authorized faculty and staff can use to buy goods of any value. If you don’t have access, please request an account using this link.
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Step 1
Log in to myNortheastern and select Services & Links.
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Step 2
Select myMarketplace.
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Step 3
Select a vendor and click through to make a purchase.
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Step 4
If the purchase will not go through, use a requisition, an AMEX card, or Direct Pay, as described below in Solution 4.
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checkSolution 2: Use a requisition (for purchases greater than $5,000)
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Step 1
Log in to myNortheastern and select Services & Links.
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Step 2
Click on Banner Finance (SSB), click the Finance tab, then click on Requisition.
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Step 3
Fill out the Requisition Form.
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Step 4
Write down the requisition number that appears once the form is complete.
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Step 5
Email procurement@northeastern.edu and include the requisition number in the subject line. Include the following required backup documentation:
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checkSolution 3: Use an AMEX card (for purchases less than $5,000)
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Step 1
To buy goods or services that are not available on myMarketplace and that cost less than $5,000, use Northeastern’s AMEX card, also called the NUCard. See Related Tasks below to learn how to apply for and use an AMEX .
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checkSolution 4: Use Vendor Payment Request form (for purchases less than $5,000)
Only use Vendor Payment Request if the goods or services are not available in myMarketplace, the cost is less than $5,000, the vendor does not accept an AMEX (NUCard), and the vendor does not require a purchase order. You may also submit a Vendor Payment Request in lieu of a requisition if the supplier is on the university’s Approved Suppliers List.