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University Procurement Manager

Research: Top, Best Companies
Dominant · Avg Search Engine Rank ρ=0.601

AI recommendation signal analysis across 281 domains for the University Procurement Manager persona in Procurement Software.

Link authority data (PageRank, harmonic centrality) comes from the Common Crawl web graph.
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281Domains Tracked
University Procurement Manager_persona.report
DomainScore
naepnet.org
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nl4ie.sites.northeastern.edu
0.4
procurementmag.com
0.2
jaggaer.com
0.1
indeed.com
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Use Case

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Overview

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Domain and URL charts, the full result list, and title n-gram tables.

Research

Research: Top, Best Companies

Domains appearing in Google results for University Procurement Manager's Research: Top, Best Companies queries. Score is a rank-weighted sum (higher-ranked appearances count for more); count is a plain appearance tally.

By Score

Top URLs

Individual pages (not just domains) ranked by the same rank-weighted score, labeled by page title.

By Appearance Count

All Results

Every result for University Procurement Manager's Research: Top, Best Companies queries, ranked by how many times each exact URL appeared (ties broken by average rank position, so appearing higher up wins), a different aggregation than the score-based charts above. Title and URL links open in a new tab.

TitleURLAppearancesDomain PRDomain HCHost PRHost HC
2024 Top 100 Supply Chain & Procurement Winnershttps://www.onconferences.com/24-scp-winners22595092
NAEP Procurement Academieshttps://www.naepnet.org/page/Academies11895094
Taking the pulse of procurement professionals in higher ...https://nl4ie.sites.northeastern.edu/2023/11/20/taking-the-pulse-of-procurement-professionals-in-higher-education-preliminary-findings/14697194
Top 10: Procurement Schoolshttps://procurementmag.com/top10/top-10-procurement-schools133952195
From Cost to Catalyst: The Evolution of Higher Ed ...https://www.jaggaer.com/blog/from-cost-to-catalyst-the-evolution-of-higher-ed-procurement13695194
Higher Education Procurement Jobs, Employmenthttps://www.indeed.com/q-higher-education-procurement-jobs.html160973295
Our Expertise - Higher Educationhttps://www.lutzerglobal.com/higher-education/10000
Procurement for student success: Enhancing campus ...https://www.highereddive.com/spons/procurement-for-student-success-enhancing-campus-experiences-through-strat/752897/13596194
Strategic Sourcing Strategies for Educational Institutionshttps://www.drydengroup.com/blog/strategic-sourcing-educational-institutions1495395
Top performing procurement teams in companieshttps://www.reddit.com/r/procurement/comments/1lw1ng4/which_companies_have_the_top_performing/172976496
Top 10 Universities for Supply Chain Management Degrees ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlXxWIdK2H8191997597
Top 10: Supply Chain Schoolshttps://supplychaindigital.com/operations/top-10-supply-chain-schools137963195
$24-$60/hr Higher Education Procurement Jobs PAhttps://www.ziprecruiter.com/Jobs/Higher-Education-Procurement/--in-Pennsylvania145961795
Top 5 Procurement Trends Impacting Higher Educationhttps://vimeo.com/1001979418179977497
Top 245 Higher education procurement Jobshttps://www.simplyhired.com/search?q=higher+education+procurement136961495
Top Ten Priorities for Higher Education Procurementhttps://www.naepnet.org/page/topten11895094
Best Undergraduate Supply Chain Management / Logistics ...https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-supply-chain-management-logistics156971795
How to attract university students to procurement as a career ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvMjpwersjQ191997597
8000+ University Purchasing jobs in United Stateshttps://www.linkedin.com/jobs/university-purchasing-jobs190987397
Executive Search Firms - Procurement - Penn Statehttps://procurement.psu.edu/executive-search-firms15797694
Procurement Intelligence for Higher Education: 8 Buying ...https://tamtotarget.com/higher-education-procurement-intelligence/1294193
2026 Best Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and ...https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/business-administration-and-management/purchasing-procurement-acquisitions-and-contracts-management/rankings/top-ranked/12496294
Gartner Supply Chain Top 25: 2026 Best Global ...https://www.gartner.com/en/supply-chain/research/supply-chain-top-25161972495
25 Top Procurement Companies in California · June 2026https://www.f6s.com/companies/procurement/united-states/california/no13996994
Vendorshttps://www.iphec.org/vendors11395092
10 Best Companies For Procurement Buyers 2026 - Zippiahttps://www.zippia.com/procurement-buyer-jobs/best-companies-for-procurement-buyers/152971194
Greenwood Asher & Associates | Higher Ed & K-12 Executive ...https://www.greenwoodsearch.com/11095294
Careers | New England's Premier Purchasing Consortiumhttps://mhec.net/careers/11695794
Top Supply Chain Management Schoolshttps://www.inboundlogistics.com/articles/top-supply-chain-management-schools/13296394
Taking the Pulse of Procurement Professionals in Higher ...https://nl4ie.sites.northeastern.edu/2024/02/14/taking-the-pulse-of-procurement-professionals-in-higher-education/14697194
Top Supply Chain Schoolshttps://scmtalent.com/top-supply-chain-schools/1795694
Best-In-Class Report 2024https://hs.beroeinc.com/best-in-class-report11795093
Top Purchasing Organizations by Industry (2026 Guide)https://purchasingedge.com/top-purchasing-organizations-by-industry/1----
Gartner's Top 25: Ranking The Best Supply Chain Schools ...https://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/first-jobs/gartners-top-25-ranking-the-best-supply-chain-schools-companies/120961495
Best Master in Purchasing 2026 - Worldwide Rankinghttps://www.best-masters.com/master-purchasing-ranking.html11695194
Top 10 University Supply Chain Management Programshttps://supplychaingamechanger.com/top-10-university-supply-chain-management-programs/123951695
Making the Grade: The Top 5 Schools for Supply Chain ...https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/making-the-grade-the-top-5-schools-for-supply-chain-education/141961094
Top Supply Chain Programs for Career Advancement in ...https://www.techneeds.com/2025/04/17/top-supply-chain-programs-for-career-advancement-in-2025/1695093
The most innovative education companies of 2026https://www.ellucian.com/newsroom/fast-company-most-innovative-education-companies-202613395594
Ranking the Top Supply Chain University Programs of 2024https://www.supplychain247.com/article/supply-chain-university-rankings-gartner13095094
Best In Class vs. Everybody Else - Procurement Metrics That ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk3NDCP9t_U191997597
Gartner's Top 25: Ranking The Best Supply Chain Schools ...https://poetsandquantsforexecs.com/news/gartners-top-25-ranking-the-best-supply-chain-schools-companies/2/11595994
The 20 Best Higher Education Companies to Work Forhttps://www.inhersight.com/companies/best/industry/higher-education12695194
Top Companies Hiring for Procurement Jobshttps://www.glassdoor.com/Explore/top-procurement-companies_IO.4,15.htm156972295
Top 10 Higher Education Companies in 2026https://www.kingsresearch.com/blog/top-10-higher-education-companies-202412195094
The top universities in the US for graduate employabilityhttps://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/graduate-employability-top-universities-united-states-ranked-employers14496795
The edtech top 50 — emerging companies for higher ...https://medium.com/emerge-edtech-insights/the-edtech-top-50-emerging-companies-for-higher-education-1bb0263956f4174976897
15 Best Procurement Software for 2026https://research.com/software/best-procurement-software147973895
Top 25 Global Procurement Service Providers in 2025https://www.dragonsourcing.com/top-25-global-procurement-service-provider-companies-in-2025/1995093
Key Trends in Higher Education Procurement for 2024https://www.eandi.org/resources/ei-blog/2024-trends-higher-ed-procurement/12195093
Great Colleges to Work For - 2025 Recognition Listhttps://greatcollegesprogram.com/list/11595794
Top 100 Procurement Companies in United States (2026)https://ensun.io/search/procurement/united-states11395994
Higher Ed Procurement Jobs (NOW HIRING)https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Jobs/Higher-Ed-Procurement145961795
Top Universities and Schools Providershttps://vendordirectory.shrm.org/category/organizational-employee-development-training/universities-and-schools153971294
Top Procurement Services Providershttps://procurement-services.businessmanagementreview.com/vendors/top-procurement-services-providers.html11895091
Hiring Companies | Undergraduate Career Serviceshttps://kelley.iu.edu/recruiters-companies/undergrad/statistics/hiring-companies.html147972495
Top 50 Higher Education Recruitershttps://huntscanlon.com/top-50-higher-education-recruiters/124951895
Top 150 Companies in Procurement 2024https://www.linkedin.com/posts/procurement-magazine-bc_top-150-companies-in-procurement-2024-activity-7258065528261431296-XrzJ190987397
Top 100 Companies in Procurement 2023https://issuu.com/procurementmag/docs/procurement-supplement-top100-companies-2023164976296
Top Supply Chain Recruiting Firms in the U.S. (2026)https://scmhire.com/top-supply-chain-recruiting-firms/1094092
List of top United States Procurement Companieshttps://www.crunchbase.com/hub/united-states-procurement-companies154972495
Top 50 Procurement Companies in United States Of Americahttps://aeroleads.com/list/top-procurement-companies-in-united-states-of-america131962495
Top 10: Procurement Associationshttps://www.naspo.org/news/top-10-procurement-associations-2/12495394
Five Vendors to Watch: New Companies in the Higher Ed ...https://www.encoura.org/resources/wake-up-call/five-vendors-to-watch-new-companies-in-the-higher-ed-tech-landscape/125951594
Top 5 Higher Education Executive Search Firmshttps://trupathsearch.com/top-5-higher-education-executive-search-firms/11295694
Procurement Higher Education Jobs, Employmenthttps://www.indeed.com/q-procurement-higher-education-jobs.html160973295
Top 5 Procurement Recruiters & Headhunters | Executive ...https://supplychaincareers.com/procurement-recruiters-headhunters-executive-search-firms/11295294
What Top HR Teams in Higher Ed Are Evaluating This Yearhttps://talentsolutions.cbiz.com/insights/article/what-top-hr-teams-in-higher-ed-are-evaluating-this-year13395393
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts ...https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/business-administration-and-management/purchasing-procurement-acquisitions-and-contracts-management/rankings/highest-paid-grads/southeast/north-carolina/12496294
Ranking The Top Graduate & Undergraduate Supply ...https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ranking-top-graduate-undergraduate-supply-185125742.html169975396
Executive Education - Purchasing & Supply Sourcing Guidehttps://purchasingandsupplysourcingguide.com/Listing/Index/Human_Capital_Management/Executive_Education/20321/1800881295194
The 5 Universities Where Top Employers Actually Prefer to ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytmzKiclknw191997597
50 Companies With Innovative Campus Recruiting Strategieshttps://ripplematch.com/insights/50-companies-with-innovative-campus-recruiting-strategies131951795
Best companies for a procurement careerhttps://www.reddit.com/r/jobs/comments/1s1c4sr/recommendations_on_companies_best_for_procurement/172976496
Top School Purchasing Teams Announced for 2023https://www.tasbo.org/resources/top-school-purchasing-teams-announced-for-2311595093
Best Masters Purchasing in U.S.A.: 2026 Rankinghttps://www.best-masters.com/master-purchasing-ranking/usa.html11695194
July 2025: Top 11 Procurement & Sourcing Recruitershttps://jake-jorgovan.com/blog/procurement-executive-search-firms131952295
Outsourcing - Education Leaders Buyers' Guidehttps://educationleadersbuyersguide.com/Listing/Index/Administration__Management/Outsourcing/7175/341094093
2024 Top Ranked Supply Chain Programs, Gartner Rankings ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VGgeYsNb44191997597
Award Winners Archivehttps://www.naepnet.org/page/AwardArchive11895094
2024-2025 Kelley Top Hiring Companies – KelleyConnecthttps://careers.kelley.iu.edu/resources/top-hiring-companies/14797194
Higher Education Sourcing Jobs, Employmenthttps://www.indeed.com/q-higher-education-sourcing-jobs.html160973295
Top UNDERGRADUATE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-MU3Ngxpf8191997597
Top 10 Global Sourcing Companies for Procurement ...https://usawire.com/top-10-global-sourcing-companies-for-procurement-success/122951995
Top 5 Universities for Supply Chain Managementhttps://benjamingordonscholarship.com/top-5-universities-for-supply-chain-management/1094093
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Phrase Frequency

Title N-Grams

Most common word phrases (2 to 7 words) across every result title for these queries.

2-grams

18supply chain
14higher education
7top 10
7companies in
6chain management
5higher ed
5education procurement
5procurement jobs
5top 5
5top supply
4in higher
4top 100
4chain schools
4united states
4top 25
4procurement companies
4companies for
4ranking the
4the top
3jobs employment
32024 top
3for supply
3for higher
3undergraduate supply
3in united

3-grams

6supply chain management
5higher education procurement
5top supply chain
4supply chain schools
3education procurement jobs
3for supply chain
3in united states
3procurement companies in
2taking the pulse
2the pulse of
2pulse of procurement
2of procurement professionals
2procurement professionals in
2professionals in higher
2top 10 procurement
22024 top 100
2top 100 supply
2100 supply chain
2supply chain procurement
2chain procurement winners
2universities for supply
2top 5 procurement
2for higher education
2undergraduate supply chain
2executive search firms

4-grams

3higher education procurement jobs
2taking the pulse of
2the pulse of procurement
2pulse of procurement professionals
2of procurement professionals in
2procurement professionals in higher
22024 top 100 supply
2top 100 supply chain
2100 supply chain procurement
2supply chain procurement winners
2universities for supply chain
2for supply chain management
2undergraduate supply chain management
2purchasing procurement acquisitions and
2gartner s top 25
2s top 25 ranking
2top 25 ranking the
225 ranking the best
2ranking the best supply
2the best supply chain
2best supply chain schools
2procurement companies in united
2companies in united states
1top 10 procurement schools
1from cost to catalyst

5-grams

2taking the pulse of procurement
2the pulse of procurement professionals
2pulse of procurement professionals in
2of procurement professionals in higher
22024 top 100 supply chain
2top 100 supply chain procurement
2100 supply chain procurement winners
2universities for supply chain management
2gartner s top 25 ranking
2s top 25 ranking the
2top 25 ranking the best
225 ranking the best supply
2ranking the best supply chain
2the best supply chain schools
2procurement companies in united states
1from cost to catalyst the
1cost to catalyst the evolution
1to catalyst the evolution of
1catalyst the evolution of higher
1the evolution of higher ed
1higher education procurement jobs employment
1procurement for student success enhancing
1for student success enhancing campus
1strategic sourcing strategies for educational
1sourcing strategies for educational institutions

6-grams

2taking the pulse of procurement professionals
2the pulse of procurement professionals in
2pulse of procurement professionals in higher
22024 top 100 supply chain procurement
2top 100 supply chain procurement winners
2gartner s top 25 ranking the
2s top 25 ranking the best
2top 25 ranking the best supply
225 ranking the best supply chain
2ranking the best supply chain schools
1from cost to catalyst the evolution
1cost to catalyst the evolution of
1to catalyst the evolution of higher
1catalyst the evolution of higher ed
1procurement for student success enhancing campus
1strategic sourcing strategies for educational institutions
1top performing procurement teams in companies
1top 10 universities for supply chain
110 universities for supply chain management
1universities for supply chain management degrees
124 60 hr higher education procurement
160 hr higher education procurement jobs
1hr higher education procurement jobs pa
1top 5 procurement trends impacting higher
15 procurement trends impacting higher education

7-grams

2taking the pulse of procurement professionals in
2the pulse of procurement professionals in higher
22024 top 100 supply chain procurement winners
2gartner s top 25 ranking the best
2s top 25 ranking the best supply
2top 25 ranking the best supply chain
225 ranking the best supply chain schools
1from cost to catalyst the evolution of
1cost to catalyst the evolution of higher
1to catalyst the evolution of higher ed
1top 10 universities for supply chain management
110 universities for supply chain management degrees
124 60 hr higher education procurement jobs
160 hr higher education procurement jobs pa
1top 5 procurement trends impacting higher education
1top ten priorities for higher education procurement
1how to attract university students to procurement
1to attract university students to procurement as
1attract university students to procurement as a
1university students to procurement as a career
18000 university purchasing jobs in united states
1procurement intelligence for higher education 8 buying
1gartner supply chain top 25 2026 best
1supply chain top 25 2026 best global
125 top procurement companies in california june