Do you really need a VMS? A procurement-led approach to contingent labor decisions.

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As contingent labor grows, many procurement teams feel pressure to “do something” — often before they’ve aligned on the real problem they’re trying to solve. In this discovery-style session, we’ll walk through the decision framework procurement leaders use to determine whether their organization truly needs a VMS, what capabilities matter most, and how to avoid costly missteps driven by urgency rather than insight.

Drawing on common patterns seen across organizations at different stages of maturity, we’ll explore the data signals, governance gaps, and stakeholder dynamics that indicate it’s time to evolve - whether that evolution involves new process, new ownership, or new technology. You’ll leave with a clear readiness checklist, a practical roadmap, and the confidence to lead a structured, procurement-driven decision - instead of reacting to pressure from the business or vendors.

Key Takeaways:

• Pinpoint the inflection points where informal contingent labor practices start creating material cost, risk, and credibility issues for procurement.
• Evaluate program maturity using proven patterns drawn from high-growth and highly regulated organizations.
• Distinguish true “we need a VMS” signals from symptoms that can or cannot be solved with technology alone.
• Set clear, procurement-led priorities that reduce overbuying, underutilization, and misalignment with business needs.
• Build internal stakeholder alignment across Procurement, HR, Finance, and the business before any tool or vendor selection begins.

Speakers:

• Eric Osterhout, Category Lead Indirect Purchasing - HR Staffing/Recruiting, Contingent Labor, Huntsman Corporation
• Nicholas Duhig, Manager, Solution Design, Beeline
• Chris Rand, Head of Research, ProcureCon Insights