Procurement & Contract Management: Strategies for Effective Project Planning & Purchasing

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This webinar will cover essential questions to consider before sourcing products, entering a bid process, or negotiating terms. Key factors for tracking KPIs will also be discussed to help optimize performance. 

  • Set vendor standards for needed goods and services.
  • Conduct effective negotiations and manage incentives and terms for payment and rebates to reduce overall costs.
  • Review the performance of vendors through audits and business reviews.
  • Perform after-action reviews as necessary to improve the RFP process, bid specifications, or vendor compliance.

Torin Munro

Systems Analyst and Warehouse Purchasing Manager Dining

Central Washington University

Torin is a former Chef and 2007 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America with over 16 years of College and University Dining experience. Most of his professional career draws from time spent at four different universities across the country, both contract and self-operated; with projects and positions related to managing and opening large dining facilities (both retail and all you care to eat), implementing sustainability initiatives, leading efforts to create and execute RFP’s for various technology systems and vendors, maintaining menu management and register systems, and submitting data to various sustainability and nutritional organizations for long term tracking. He is a firm believer in using and sharing data to make informed decisions, while also promoting and guiding teams to be creative in their endeavors and recipes.

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Procurement and Contract Management: Strategies for Effective Project Planning and Purchasing
Recorded 10/24/2024  |  42 minutes
Recorded 10/24/2024  |  42 minutes Optimize your department's performance by learning how to source products, enter a bid process, negotiate terms, and track KPIs.
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