Kevin Juhring serves as the president of the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance. Leveraging his expertise in government administration and business relations, Kevin Juhring is also an executive vice president at OMNIA Partners.
On January 21, 2020, OMNIA Partners announced that it is officially the new owner of InsightGPO, LLC, a group purchasing facilitator that was one of the divisions of Insight Sourcing Group. InsightGPO connects clients with targeted office, auto rental, and MRO supplies. Acquisition discussions took place in 2019, a deal was finalized on December 31, 2019, and the announcement was made in January.
Speaking on the date of the announcement, OMNIA Partners CEO Todd Abner stated that the acquisition was highly strategic for the company’s private sector procurement division, pulling in all InsightGPO’s clients and enabling them to benefit from the scale of OMNIA Partners. On his part, Insight Sourcing Group CEO Tom Beaty affirmed the suitability of the match, saying it allowed InsightGPO members to optimize procurement costs and give them additional leverage and a broader range of supply options.
Kevin Juhring's most prominent career focus to date centers on promoting cooperative purchasing programs for public schools as well as state, county, and city agencies, which are suffering from a widespread trend toward fewer resources and greater performance requirements. More than 95,000 public entities throughout the nation facing the same economic conditions stand to benefit from cooperative purchasing and similar collaborative strategies. As a General Manager with U.S. Communities, Kevin Juhring holds responsibility for monitoring and helping implement national cooperative efforts among educational, local government, and state entities. The program has more than 50,000 participants located in all 50 states.
Earlier in his professional history, Kevin Juhring served as Director of State and Local Government Sales at Office Depot Business Services Division. In this leadership role, he managed the national sales and marketing strategy for the education. local government, and state government markets. Key aspects of the position included strategic planning and rapid revenue growth. Mr. Juhring additionally served on the management team of Enterprise Rent-a-Car. As Branch Manager for three years, Mr. Juhring managed the multimillion-dollar operation, which included overseeing 20-plus employees, hiring, training, sales, marketing, and accounts receivable.
Professional accolades Kevin Juhring has earned over the course of his career include membership in the Chairman's Club at Enterprise Rent-a-Car and the President's Circle at Office Depot, as well as the National Account Manager of the Year award from Office Depot. Mr. Juhring holds a degree in Economics from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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