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Is Procurement where “requests go to die”? It doesn’t have to be. Check out this roundtable of industry leaders to learn how to implement a modern procurement function that not only delivers the highest value to your business, but is actually used and adopted by employees.
Discussion topics:
- How procurement evolved from "price and process" to a highly strategic business function
- The importance of building strong relationships internally and externally
- Smarter vendor evaluation beyond traditional RFPs
- Upsides of working with startup vendors and how to mitigate potential risks
- Tell-tale signs to upgrade your procurement systems
- Practical frameworks for standing up a modern procurement process
- Characteristics of good and bad procurement functions and how to avoid common pitfalls.
- Best practices for leveraging modern technology, including AI
About the speakers
Bobbi Bachynski
Senior Buyer, Ramp
Bobbi Bachynski is a seasoned procurement leader with over 20 years of expertise across the technology and energy sectors. In her current role at Ramp, she brings a nuanced approach to procurement—balancing the art of relationship-building with strategic, data-driven sourcing to deliver cost-effective solutions. Bobbi has applied her negotiation expertise to streamline processes and foster resilient supplier partnerships that align with Ramp’s goals. Her experience across industries allows her to integrate best practices from both tech and energy, building efficient, scalable frameworks that support growth while honoring the delicate balance between process and partnership essential to impactful procurement.
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Mathew Schulz
Founder, Matchat
Mathew Schulz is the Founder of Matchat, a private community for next-generation procurement professionals. He is a named subject matter expert, strategist, advisor, and former executive with a highly respected voice in the hyper-growth procurement space, having been featured at Amazon, LinkedIn, Spend Matters, DPW, and Forrester. Schulz is the former Procurement Strategist at Airbase, Head of Global Procurement at world-renowned research firm, Forrester, and Head of Global Procurement at PE-backed fintech firm, SS&C Eze. He also served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, receiving the Presidential Unit Citation for his tour in Iraq. He enjoys the art of travel and lives in Boston.
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Jim Farley
Head of Enterprise Architecture, Ironclad
Jim helps lead a lot of our largest implementations and has a deep background in integrating critical systems like Procurement and CLM, so think he will be a great addition to the panel. Additionally, his team helps with a lot of RFPs so think that experience will lend well to the discussion.
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David Wieseneck
Expert in Residence, Ramp
With 15 years of experience as a finance operator and advisor across 7+ fast-growing tech startups, David's career has rallied around one core purpose: building high-performance teams that scale operations with cutting-edge technology. Having previously ran the finance teams at Demostack, letgo, & Ollie Pets & as an advisor for Carta, Justworks, Navan, and Ironclad, he now serves Ramp as their first-ever Expert-In-Residence. David implemented Ramp with 3 past companies, making him a seasoned authority in their products and workflows. Today, he leads the team by shaping user experiences, both internally and customer-facing, with a unique curiosity and passion for building the future of financial technology.
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