Speakers

stephenosmun

Stephen Osmun

Director of Procurement
GoFundMe
michaelfreeman

Michael Freeman

Former VP of Marketing
Airbase by Paylocity
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How To Build a Scalable Vendor Management Framework

Stephen Osmun, the Director of Procurement at GoFundMe, will share why building a vendor management framework is the ideal place to start.

Congrats! You’ve recently joined a company to stand up or rebuild the procurement function. However, the moment you started, a timer starts counting down — you need to prove procurement’s value to the company and do it quickly. In this transparent and helpful 45-minute discussion, Stephen Osmun, the Director of Procurement at GoFundMe, will share why building a vendor management framework is the ideal place to start. He’ll be sharing his secrets to building quick wins and setting up the function for success.

Stephen has kickstarted the procurement function in his last three roles and brings practical advice that you can use to improve time-to-value and build credibility with stakeholders.

Key Objectives:

  1. Go over a practical approach to starting a procurement function from scratch.
  2. Discover why you should prioritize creating a sustainable vendor management framework when forming a procurement function.
  3. Discuss how to use technology to create a streamlined vendor management framework.
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