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  • July 9th, 1pm ET

How to do More with Nothing!Roadmap to a Lean Procurement Organization

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Lean procurement teams face a constant challenge: proving value and driving results with minimal resources while building credibility in organizations that view procurement as a bottleneck. This webinar brings together expert practitioners who’ve successfully built high-impact functions from the ground up.

Learn proven strategies for earning stakeholder buy-in without big budgets, deciding when to automate versus leverage human relationships, and positioning procurement as an internal consulting function. Discover practical tactics for prioritizing quick wins and saying “no” strategically while transforming procurement from perceived bottleneck to indispensable business partner.

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Check out the voices guiding you through their organizational response to doing more with not a lot of resource or budget. 

Paul Nilsen

Director of Procurement

Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Grace Larrea

Solutions Engineer

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Michael Wang

Vice President Procurement

Link Logistics

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speaker bios

Paul Nilsen is an experienced Procurement Director with a demonstrated history of achieving significant cost savings and process improvements. He established the Procurement function at Douglas Elliman Real Estate and has successfully negotiated complex contracts, including major enterprise agreements while promoting the sensible adoption of AI tools to drive further efficiencies.

Previously, he held a Procurement management role at Willis Towers Watson, where he led a global Procurement team focused on Marketing & Facilities spend. Paul is also the founder of the Lone Wolf Sourcing Group, a networking group for mid-market Procurement professionals that focuses on education, collaboration and peer support.

Grace Larrea is a seasoned procurement leader with a proven track record of scaling operations and building strategic sourcing functions from the ground up. Most recently as the Global Procurement Manager at Miro, Grace played a key role in establishing scalable procurement processes that supported rapid global growth. Prior to Miro, she honed her expertise at business such as FabFitFun and Activision Blizzard, where she streamlined vendor management and optimized sourcing strategies. Grace thrives in fast-paced environments and is known for transforming chaos into structured, efficient systems that drive long-term business value.

Michael Wang is Vice President, Procurement at Link Logistics, a leading owner of last-mile logistics real estate. With 15 years of Procurement experience, Michael has led and built procurement departments from the ground up. With an MBA in Supply Chain Management from Penn State, Michael has worked for leading management consulting firms, and multinational organizations.