Vendor Operations Manager - Apex Systems : Job Details

Position: Vendor Operations Manager

Location: Remote, ideally around the Bay Area

Duration: 1-year Contract

Pay Rate: $70/hr.

Overview:

The individual is passionate about Vendor Management and working in a fast paced environment. In this role, this Candidate will be responsible for improving the contract owner experience, having real-time contracting expertise and a simplified entree overall to the contracting process. The candidate will have a key role in supporting the Vendor Management program and contribute by focusing on strategy, planning, oversight and delivery of the team. The candidate will work to improve the quality of data collected and be part consultant, expert, and program manager - finding the perfect balance to support the overall vendor management needs.

Responsibilities:

• Support the day-to-day vendor relationship activities of the program, including driving the onboarding of vendors through the contracts process, tracking critical issues, and owning cross-functional relationships, metrics reporting and communication with key internal partners (Legal, Finance, Privacy, Third Party Security, and Corporate Security).
• Have strong collaboration skills, with demonstrated ability to lead via influence, in sophisticated multi-functional environments.
• Drive, support and coordinate vendor onboarding and contracts in collaboration with contract owners.
• Liaise between vendors, contract owners, and internal partners and stakeholders to ensure contracts are executed efficiently and proper vendor onboarding.
• Drive cost and commercial negotiations of SaaS and License contracts with vendors in partnership with Contract Owners, and ensure the company is being conscious of spend and budget.
• Streamline product offerings amongst our vendors and efficiency in what we purchase and how it is used.
• Track and manage active contracts to assist contract owners with renewals, termination/off-boarding, and other vendor management related processes.
• Support and help implement best practices around vendor processes, procedures and policies.
• Support any additional operational program initiatives such as internal vendor management audit practices and process improvements.
• Support and help create training, resources and process documents.
• Serve as an internal champion and consultant for the Vendor Management team.
• Support Central Technology initiatives.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in program or project management within a Vendor management capacity
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end process delivery, and communicating results effectively.
• Strong level of vendor management knowledge, procurement, contract, and risk management.
• Expert in using Google Suite (Gmail, Docs, Word, Google Sheets)
• Experience using tools such as Slack, Jira, and Salesforce (nice to have experience with Airtable)
• Strong analysis and vendor negotiation skills.
• Great at collaboration and ability to build relationships with business leads and external partners.
• Good Negotiation Skills - need to be able to work directly with internal contract owners
• Organized, methodical and detail oriented, with outstanding analytical and obstacle solving skills.
• Able to lead multiple results-oriented tasks, to prioritize effectively, and to accomplish all duties within the time available.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively connect with a diverse set of audiences of varying backgrounds.
• Demonstrated passion to go deep and do whatever it takes to achieve the team's end goals.
• Proven eagerness to roll up your sleeves and go above and beyond to accomplish the team's end objectives.
• Proven client/customer service skills.
• Ability to adapt to change.