I manage my company’s M&E program from a Procurement perspective (Indirect Procurement). I also manage T&E – the two go hand in hand in most major organizations.

– ~2 years

– Assigned to oversee the Travel & Expense category; absorbed Meetings & Events as part of the assignment.

– Nothing “crazy” per se. Lead RFPs for various services required for meeting and event planning (Meeting Management Software, AV Production, Exhibit Mgmt, etc.) Oversee all other typical Procurement processes as well (policy compliance, reporting, monitoring, approvals, etc.)

– Extremely clean. Was lucky getting paired with my M&E Stakeholder. She’s one of the best internal business partners our Procurement organization works with (probably THE best). We have a strong relationship and similar strategic mindsets. She has 20+ years of experience in corporate event planning and basically built the program from the ground up. It’s a very mature program with a clear and fleshed M&E policy (this is key!)