Director Vendor Management Technology C2H
Director Vendor Management Technology C2H
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Job Title: Director Vendor Management Technology C2H
Primary Location: Hybrid Chicago must be able to be onsite West LOOP Tues and Thursdays
Position Type: Contract to hire 6 months
Salary / Hourly $70 to 90/hr depending on experience Chicago area
Overview
Director Vendor Management Technology. This is a Contract to hire role Hybrid role based in Chicago. In this role you will report to the head of IT operations and digital transformation. You will be responsible for the Vendor Management Road map processes automation integrations and supporting the transformation. You will manage the relationship and contract activities between the organization and vendors. You will work with business legal finance and technology to support the delivery of technology to the business.
What You Bring to the Role. (Ideal Experience)
- Bachelors degree in a related field or demonstrated significant expertise in vendor management
- 1015 years of experience in vendor management roles of increasing responsibility and complexity
- Excellent problemsolving skills combined with the ability to work on multiple concurrent tasks with demanding deadlines. Experience with a servicebased/SLAbased vendor delivery model
- Experience driving projects to completion updating stakeholders and building roadmaps
- Outstanding stakeholder engagement communication presentation negotiation and relationshipbuilding skills
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically about vendor management
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to navigate different perspectives and arrive at a shared decision
- Process driven with a passion for continuous improvement
- Must be able to lawfully work within the US and have unrestricted work authorization for US
What Youll Do. (Skills Used in this Position)
- Owns and maintains oversight for contracted third party vendor relationships to understand interlinkages synergies and strategy for service delivery and performance / contract management
- Ensures alignment of third party contracts to business strategies including decisions around investment areas or strategic direction
- Own and monitor budget and financial compliance of largescale vendor contracts
- Establishes standards policies and procedures that direct all aspects of Vendor management and engage with key vendors personally
- Monitors service level agreements to ensure that purchases meet ongoing business needs; addresses performance issues with vendors and arranges for resolution and restitution.
- Drives relentless improvement of the vendor management program with a focus on cost reduction quality improvement supplier optimization and minimal disruption
- Partners with operational stakeholders to coordinate the vendor management process and educate on best practices including but not limited to timeline planning contract change orders or renegotiation onboarding training monitoring offboarding and assessment
- Works collaboratively with Legal Security and other stakeholders in the vendor review negotiation and approval process
- Leads and directs the work of other employees and has responsibility for personnel actions including hiring performance management and termination. Supervision is often provided through a team of subordinate managers and/or directors.
- Collaborates with other members of the executive management team to align departmental strategy or direction with the overall goals of the organization.
- Develops policies practices and procedures that have a significant impact on the organization.
- Adheres to ethical standards and comply with the laws and regulations applicable to the job function
Company relocation At this time client will NOT relocate for this role
Company sponsorship At this time client will NOT sponsor for this role
Travel: This role may require 0% travel
If applying for this role Please take each key point and provide number of years experience and what you would rate yourself 1 thru 10 (10 being expert) for each key point. Send your resume and notes on the role to expediate our recruiting services.
Employment Type
Full Time
