Wednesday, October 2nd at 1pm ET
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.
Why procurement directors at growing companies should attend:
- Go over a practical approach to starting a procurement function from scratch.
- Discover why you should prioritize creating a sustainable vendor management framework when forming a procurement function.
- Discuss how to use technology to create a streamlined vendor management framework.
Don’t miss your opportunity to discuss vendor management frameworks with a procurement veteran and get your questions answered.
About The Speakers
Stephen Osmun is Director of Procurement at GoFundMe. He has over 17 years of experience developing deep procurement expertise. Throughout his career, he has had the opportunity to work in the healthcare, technology, gaming, and giving industries supporting end-to-end procurement. In his last three roles, he founded the procurement department starting as employee zero and implementing the tools, process, and policies to transform the function from reactive to proactive procurement.
Michael Freeman is VP of Marketing at Airbase and has over 20 years of marketing, strategy, and operations experience across a broad set of industries, from startups to the Fortune 100. Most recently, Michael was the VP of Marketing at Skilljar, a leading customer education SaaS provider. While he’s spent the majority of his career in marketing, Michael started his career in logistics and strategic sourcing with Maersk and The Walt Disney Company.
Michael Cadieux is the Founder and serves as CEO of the Procurement Foundry. Michael is a recognized global Indirect procurement thought leader. With more than 25 years of procurement and business experience, he is a sought-after resource within the Indirect Spend community and has spoken at numerous industry conferences and events over the years. Prior to founding Procurement Foundry, he spent 17 years at Publicis Groupe, the second-largest advertising and communications firm in the industry. He was directly responsible for $2.4B of spending, from 65+ business units, and 27,000 employees within Publicis Groupe’s holdings in the Americas.
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