Vendor Management
Vendor management is more than regulatory compliance. An effective vendor management program results in lower expenses and better relationships with vendors. A good vendor management program not only analyzes risk and provides mitigation of that risk, but ensures that the credit union not only gets the best price but also the best contract service terms that are available in the marketplace.

Maple Street's vendor management program is an outsourced service to provide the credit union the tools necessary to:
  • 1) Do the risk analysis and
  • 2) Rank the criticality of vendors and the degree of risk associated with each vendor.
The Maple Street system delivers a criticality ranking and from this ranking data is provided regarding the due diligence information that must be gathered and reviewed for each critical vendor. Maple Street then takes on the task of working directly with vendors to gather that information and make it accessible to the credit union for the appropriate risk analysis review.

Maple Street's program saves the credit union a tremendous amount of time and effort in gathering the necessary due diligence information and making sure that it is available for both the credit union's risk analysis and to show regulatory compliance to the credit union's examiners.

By outsourcing the task of gathering and collecting all of their vendor information, the credit union can focus on its core responsibility which is the risk analysis itself. The Maple Street system includes the tools necessary to document the review process and schedule any necessary and appropriate follow-up that may be required. Outsourcing this service helps the credit union complete its vendor management risk reviews quickly, allowing staff to focus more on the vendor's performance and less on the collection of information.

When coupled with contract management and vendor management, the result is a comprehensive risk mitigation program that meets regulatory requirements and reduces expenses. We guarantee it!