IT Vendor Manager
- M4 Corridor
- Contract
- Data Centres & IT
This vacancy has now expired
The client will run two stage interviews in the coming weeks with a view to onboard in February.
The vendor manager duties will include:
- Manage contract transitions from a Supplier management perspective.
- Drive Supplier Relationship Management on a global basis according to the client’s Supplier Governance Framework.
- Devise sourcing strategies to meet the business needs, advising on appropriate contractual models and pricing approaches
- Manage commercial risks and ensure non/compliance issues are escalated appropriately
- Guide and support the sourcing process with support from Procurement (RFI, RFP as well as smaller requests), ensuring customer requirements are met in a timely manner.
- Serve as the primary central point of contact for your suppliers and stakeholders in all commercial and delivery issues.
- Manage regular communication with key stakeholders via Supplier Governance Meetings on Operation, Tactical and Strategic Level using adequate level of information (i.e. Supplier Balanced Scorecard)
- Ensure all management reporting is provided including Supplier performance reports, ensuring that key performance indicators are achieved and maintained, requirements are addressed at source or escalated as needed
- Pro-actively manage supplier related issues, risks and escalations ensuring a high level of customer service
- Build effective working relationship with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders such as Team Leads, Team members, Executives, Procurement and representatives from third party vendors
- Support the PO process within a SAP environment as required.
- Support transformation and change management projects aimed at delivering best practice.
Skills and experience required for the role:
- Supplier relationship management / vendor management background especially within an IT context.
- Experience with Procure to pay process, Contract Management and Procurement processes and personnel.
- Strong stakeholder management and supplier negotiation skills.
- RFP process and evaluation experience.
- Contract novation/split, operational and service risk management.
- Excellent communication skills, with German language skills being a bonus.
- Prior experience working in international culture or across multilocation and cross functional teams.
- Ability to travel internationally.
Contact Quanta with your profile as soon as possible to be considered.
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