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Webinar
May 5, 2026 | 12:00 pm EST

2026 Best Practices for Supplier Data

Join us on-demand as experts break down how leading procurement teams are fixing fragmented supplier data and building a clean, connected foundation that drives better decisions across sourcing, finance, risk, and operations.

Most organizations think they understand their suppliers. In reality, supplier data is spread across ERPs, P2P systems, and spreadsheets, filled with duplicates, inconsistent records, and missing ownership structures. These gaps quietly drive up costs, weaken negotiation leverage, and introduce risk across the business.

In 2026, procurement leaders are shifting their focus, not just collecting more data, but building a trusted, unified supplier data foundation that supports every downstream decision.

Building the Foundation for Smarter Procurement
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Expert Speakers

Gladys Dreiling, VP of Data Operations and Delivery
Gladys Dreiling

Vice President of Data Operations and Product Support

Gladys Dreiling is responsible for the operational and strategic aspects of Supplier.io’s Master Database and the customer delivery and support of Supplier.io’s data products.

Gladys Dreiling, VP of Data Operations and Delivery
Gladys Dreiling

Vice President of Data Operations and Product Support

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Stephany Lapierre, Chief Strategy Officer
Stephany Lapierre

Chief Strategy Officer

Stephany Lapierre is the Chief Strategy Officer at Supplier.io. A lifelong entrepreneur, Stephany spent 10 years building a successful strategic sourcing and procurement consulting firm and it sparked her desire to solve the supplier data problem. Stephany is passionate about establishing the gold standard for supplier data and making it accessible to every large organization. As Founder and CEO of TealBook — acquired by Supplier.io — she built a Supplier Data Platform that automates the collection, verification, and enrichment of supplier data across any data lake or enterprise system.

A highly-coveted supply chain thought leader, Stephany has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Supply Chain. Outside of work, you can find Stephany spending time with her husband and three daughters, and keeping active on the ski hill or in a pilates studio.

Stephany Lapierre, Chief Strategy Officer
Stephany Lapierre

Chief Strategy Officer

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What you will learn:

Where Data Breaks Down: How duplicate suppliers, fragmented records, and disconnected systems create hidden cost, risk, and inefficiency
Building a Trusted Foundation: What it takes to create a single, reliable source of truth across your entire supplier base
Entity Resolution & Visibility: How leading teams eliminate duplicates, map corporate hierarchies, and uncover true supplier relationships
Turning Data Into Decisions: How a clean data foundation improves sourcing, reporting accuracy, risk visibility, and cross-functional alignment
Enriching What You Already Have: Why a clean vendor master is just the starting point and how leading teams layer in firmographic, diversity, and risk intelligence to make supplier data truly actionable
Who should watch this webinar?
  • Heads of Procurement
  • Strategic Sourcing Leaders
  • Procurement Operations
  • Supplier Management Teams
  • Finance Teams
Why watch this webinar?
  • Fix What’s Costing You: Identify hidden data issues that are inflating costs, weakening leverage, and increasing risk
  • Build a Trusted Foundation: Learn how to create a clean, connected supplier data model that your entire organization can rely on
  • Make Better Decisions Faster: See how leading teams turn supplier data into actionable insights across sourcing, finance, and risk

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