The Current State of Procurement: Five Key Priorities for Success in 2018

Traditional procurement processes rely heavily on phone, email, and paper-based communication for requisitions and order management. Best in class procurement teams are restructuring their processes and technology stack to improve efficiencies and reduce costs.

What processes, technologies, and strategies are these best in class organizations adopting? What steps can you take to ensure that your procurement team meets its 2018 objectives?

In this webinar, Garret Pearse and Michael Cullen of SoftCo discuss the current state of procurement and trends that you will need to master to ensure success in 2018.

By watching this webinar you’ll learn:

Insights from latest research reports by industry experts
How organizations are reducing costs through simplifying the buying process
The latest trends in supplier relationship management
The benefits that organizations are experiencing through process automation

Speaker

Garret Pearse
Senior Consultant - SoftCo

Garret is a senior consultant at SoftCo and an industry leader in financial process automation. With over 20 years’ experience, Garret specializes in introducing best practice, automated AP processes to global organizations. He has been instrumental in transforming AP and P2P in hundreds of global organizations across all industries. He has recently worked with Primark, PWC, and Renault.

Speaker

Michael Cullen
VP Marketing - SoftCo

Michael leads the marketing team at SoftCo. He has extensive experience in all aspects of B2B marketing in enterprise software, SaaS, and FinTech. Through his role as marketing lead at SoftCo, Michael has developed a keen understanding of the needs and challenges of accounts payable professionals and solutions to combat them.

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