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Central Receiving

Mission Statement:

To receive and inspect merchandise ordered by the University's faculty and staff.  To deliver goods to the ordering department in a timely manner, as well as, electronically enter the receipt of goods by the University departments to insure the prompt payment of invoices.  This is accomplished by:

• Inspecting goods at the time of delivery and reporting any damages or shortages on the receiving reports.
• Delivering goods to the departments abiding by the OSHA safety standards in the transporting of those goods.
• Entering entries daily on the Financial Records System (FRS) that are reported by the departments for merchandise received directly.

Procedures for merchandise picked up or merchandise or services received directly by the ordering department:

The ordering department's responsible person should notify Central Receiving via email to Connie Wright at cwright@vsu.edu within 24 hours or the next business day (if received on a weekend or holiday) that you have received merchandise or services and include the following information:

1. Purchase order number
2. Name of vendor
3. Date of receipt
4. Indicate if order is partial or complete