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A Vendor Manager plays a crucial role in managing relationships between an organization and its vendors. The role collaborates cross-functionally, and leverages data analytics and project management methodologies to drive vendor administration & harmonization. The role monitors performance metrics, identifies complex trends, and provides regular reports to leadership to support organizational growth.

Here are some key responsibilities and qualifications for a Vendor Manager

Responsibilities:

• Evaluating and selecting vendors: Based on factors such as price, quality, and speed of delivery
• Negotiating contracts: Securing advantageous terms and conditions with vendors
• Quality control: Ensuring that vendors meet the company's standards and deliver resources on time
• Vendor compliance: Managing vendor billing, disbursements, and compliance with company standards

Additional Responsibilities• Ensures the organizational framework for critical processes and capabilities aligns with the broader business architecture, long-term vision, and scalability.• Collaborates cross-functionally to ensure seamless integration and alignment of processes and capabilities with the organization's overarching strategic goals.• Implements cutting-edge project management and quality improvement methodologies to monitor vendor performance in support of optimizing the relationship and insuring clear and crisp deliverables.• Designs and refines performance metrics and KPIs.• Identifies and manages risks associated with process and capabilities change to ensure business continuity, regulatory compliance, and strategic risk mitigation.• Prepares and delivers regular reports and presentations to leadership, conveying the status of process and capability initiatives and their impact on business outcomes.Education & Experience Recommended• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Sales, Marketing, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.• Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in business operations, procurement, vendor management, change management, or a related field.Knowledge & Skills

• Vendor Management

• Procurement

• Agile Methodology• Automation• Business Operations• Business Process• Change Management• Continuous Improvement Process• Data Analysis• Finance• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)• Project Management• SAP Applications• Supply Chain

Technical skills: Proficiency in Excel and PowerPointCross-Org Skills• Effective Communication• Results Orientation• Learning Agility• Digital Fluency• Customer CentricityComplexity• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.Disclaimer• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

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