Wednesday, Feb. 21st, 2007
6:30pm – 8:30pm
(Refreshments served)

Getting the BEST!
Proven methods for
Selecting & Managing Vendor Relationships

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In this era of outsourcing, nearly everyone has vendor relationships. Companies spend millions of dollars trying to find the right vendors to supply everything from copy paper to business software. Some people pick a vendor because "we've heard of them". Others spends months requesting proposals and sifting through volumes of vendor information.

There must be a better way….and there is!

Laura Leff, Director of Vendor Management at Safeway Stores, takes a probing look into how to select and manage the BEST vendors for your company's needs. Laura will draw from her experience with proven methodologies that have been successfully used in many vendor relationships across multiple industries.

Join us to learn:
· A process and tools that will help you find the right vendor quickly and efficiently
· A method that will help you get the BEST out of their vendors.
· How to evaluate vendor value and applicability to your company needs.

Our Speaker:

Laura Leff, PMP
Director of Vendor Management
Safeway Stores

Laura began her career in biotech, and then progressed through several program leadership roles in the telecommunications industry at AirTouch Cellular, Globalstar and Vodaphone. During her career Laura developed a special expertise as a “vendor rehabilitator”, diagnosing the source of disconnects and helping both vendors and customers work together effectively. She also develop a systematic approach to vendor selection and authored “Looking for Mr. Goodvendor", a book that outlines vendor management best practices.

Agenda:
6:30 – 7:00 Networking & Refreshments
7:00 – 8:00 Program
8:00 – 8:30 Q&A/Networking

Meeting Cost :
$25 PDMA members and Partners
$35 Non-Members
$5 more at the door

Location and Map

Intuit Campus
Building 5 - Shasta Conference Room
2550 Garcia Avenue 
Mountain View, CA 94043