Author: Kimberly Lofties, CRISC

Kimberly Lofties, CRISC, is a Senior Vendor Risk Analyst for FedEx Services. She is part of a team responsible for the development and growth of the FedEx Vendor Risk Management (VRM) Program. With over 10 years of experience, her work includes leading vendor assessments to determine inherent and residual risk, educating business owners on proper oversight practices, testing controls, providing recommendations to remediate identified control gaps, and aligning VRM activities with key business partners to drive process improvements and efficiencies. 

From the Spring 2016 Issue

Reinforcing the Links to Strengthen the Chain: Vendor Risk Management

Author(s):

Jennifer Donaldson, CRISC, Senior Vendor Risk Analyst, FedEx Services

Kimberly Lofties, CRISC, Senior Vendor Risk Analyst, FedEx Services

Housekeeping, landscaping, tax preparation, and automobile services are all best left to the experts. Private individuals outsource because it saves time and money, and businesses do the same. The top reasons companies outsource are to lower operational and labor cost, and to focus on their core business functions.1 Outsourcing relieves the pressures of large monetary … Read more