Vendor Management Associate Job Description
Vendor management associate
provides financial business analysis and reporting with the ability to clearly communicate financial program status to senior management.
Vendor Management Associate Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Aggregate and prepare a variety of professional and time sensitive management reporting via email, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and SharePoint
Maintain records, calendar and documents for vendor activities on SharePoint
Develop and maintain a linkage between the contractual view of new vendor deals and the financials and highlight areas of opportunities & risk in the GTI budget / outlook
Support Contingent Worker Programs including strategic Beeline roll-out, improvements to worker controls and know your Employee policy implementation
Supporting the European Head of Vendor Management
Promoting European Vendor Team Brand
Ensuring delivery of Action Plans and Key Controls oversight
Partner with BCG and other IMS teams on key initiatives
Governance of existing vendor's and ensuring they meets the Asset managements requirements
Review of Rate Cards
Vendor Management Associate Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Vendor Management Associate
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: GCFW, GSEC, GIAC, CIPP, CISA, CISM, CPT, CEH, CISSP, CPSM
Education for Vendor Management Associate
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the vendor management associate job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Business, Finance, Management, Engineering, Education, Science, Supervision, Computer Science, MBA, Economics
Skills for Vendor Management Associate
Desired skills for vendor management associate include:
Post charge-off collection processes
Excel
GxP regulations and guidelines
Ability to monitor
Escalating issues when appropriate
Financial services operations and the securities markets
PowerPoint
RSA Archer Vendor Management System
Sharepoint
Track and clearly communicate progress
Desired experience for vendor management associate includes:
Recording financial and non-financial (no
Basis for regular reports to senior management
Record data used to on-board new vendors
Record invoice reviewers/approvers
Record regular allocation to cost centers/accounts
Liaise with Sourcing to obtain vendor contracts
Vendor Management Associate Examples
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Vendor Management Associate Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a vendor management associate. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for vendor management associate
- Maintain frequent interaction and communication with vendor client service, relationship teams and other key contacts
- Track, monitor and document key business initiatives and management staff meeting agendas
- Track headcount data and prepare management reporting
- Create and maintain quarterly business management reporting
- Maintain Business Management documentation and status reporting
- Assist with coordination and set-up of significant team meetings (both internal and external)
- Assist with coordination and management of internal team building events
- Manage Total Funds Repository (“TFR”) user access, data integrity, general inquiry and issue resolution
- Manage TFR UAT testing and reporting
- Assist in the management of relationships with vendors through direct and frequent contact
Qualifications for vendor management associate
- Liaison with the technologists in CIB Tech, Sourcing, TPO team
- Help to create and maintain Vendor Portfolio
- Manage the CIB Tech TPO portfolio
- Project Manage the CIB TPO maintenance project (2014 project which should complete Q1 2015)
- Manage the meeting agendas and minutes
- Help run vendor assessments across the group
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Our company is looking for a vendor management associate. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for vendor management associate
- Run multiple initiatives concurrently
- Work in a matrixed environment to facilitate and perform end-to-end reviews and deep dives across global operational processes
- Effectively communicate progress towards milestones / deliverables to key stakeholders
- Analyze data / reports and partner with Operations managers to develop recommended courses of action to decrease issues while increasing controls and improving the client experience
- Communicate results through executive-level presentations and facilitate discussions with senior leaders
- Manage small to medium scale initiatives that require oversight and governance
- Set aggressive timelines and create detailed execution plans
- Own and Manage the outsource arrangement
- Understand the Business and Process of the vendor
- To promote outsourcing risk awareness and compliance with Group’s policies, standards and guidelines
Qualifications for vendor management associate
- Self starter who is very organised
- Wants a career in vendor management/workforce management
- Some experience assessing performance, contracts, adherence to our corporate policy required
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships while ensuring that deliverables are met
- Demonstrated ability to manage various projects and tasks simultaneously
- Maintenance and oversight of vendor engagements working closely with Technology Delivery Managers to understand vendor requirements, resource planning, project financial planning and management, and time tracking
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Our growing company is hiring for a vendor management associate. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for vendor management associate
- Conduct briefings or lesson learnt relating to Outsourcing Risk, BCP and Regulatory requirements
- Support operational risk projects (eg
- Leads the Strategic Operations group in developing aligned strategies across GMP vendors which affect IMSC supply chain objectives
- Develops, implements and maintains performance management processes in order to establish expectations and monitor and drive vendor performance
- Responsible for developing and managing processes that ensures vendors are providing contracted services accurately, timely, efficiently and in compliance with corporate policies, SOPs, cGMP and other applicable regulations
- Responsible for collaborating with QA and vendors to develop, implement and maintain vendor Technical and Quality Agreements that integrate service requirements of IMSC
- Develop and maintain a supportive working relationship with internal and external groups to ensure a collaborative environment
- Provides IMSC Sr
- Develops and manages Strategic Operations organization
- Hire and train team members
Qualifications for vendor management associate
- Strong communication skills – as evidenced by examples that demonstrate an ability to influence others through oral and written presentations
- Bachelors Degree, with preferences for Business, Computer Science, or Engineering
- Advanced degrees in Business, IT (CS, MIS, ), Law, Mathematics or related areas are also preferred
- Be able to produce clear and concise documents / reports to explain the background, key points, findings and recommendation(s)
- Knowledge of e-Sourcing platforms eg
- Ability to interpret, analyse and compare multiple information / documents Knowledge of e-Sourcing platforms eg
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of vendor management associate. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for vendor management associate
- Manage the day-to-day service operations with clearly defined processes and internal controls
- Maintain a strict security approach to ensure client information/ assets are protected at all times
- Identify areas of improvement and collaborate with all internal stakeholders to prepare solutions
- Provide technical expertise to support and resolve any internal operational issues or problems affecting service delivery
- Report to the management of any unresolved or escalated issues affecting service vendor’s delivery of service
- Monitor all service level and other performance metrics defined by the SLA
- Ensure to track, measure, report and evaluate vendor performance
- Report operational performance showing actual service delivery against the applicable SLA or performance metrics
- Review and implement approved change requests to the agreement scope
- Build and maintain relationships with FO, GT, ORM and process stakeholders to provide a point of contact with the service provider
Qualifications for vendor management associate
- Highly motivated and able to take initiative and help drive projects to successful completion
- Experience in business management or other roles with coordination responsibilities across a diverse set of stakeholders
- Proven track record of effective project planning, execution, and delivering stakeholder communications
- Experienced with managing coordination across organizations and across levels
- Operations knowledge a plus
- Minimum 8-9 years pharmaceutical / biotechnology industry experience
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of vendor management associate. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for vendor management associate
- Communicates project schedule to team members and has accountability for ensuring the project remains on schedule
- Communicates schedule changes as needed to all stakeholders
- Communicates to stakeholders potential cost increases and obtains the applicable level of approval for additional project costs prior to the occurrence of the event(s)
- Acts as a point of escalation for team members when issues arise that have the potential to inhibit completion of project tasks in the defined timelines
- Accountable for driving closure of all escalated issues either independently or through engagement of other stakeholders
- Participates in status meetings and represents interests of their organization as it relates to the overall success of a division or external client initiative
- Partner with other leadership to establish the appropriate internal controls to drive compliance with government agencies and procurement policies and procedures
- Identify opportunities for creative procurement/contract approaches, new commodities/services, and make/buy alternatives to meet operator needs
- Cultivate and manage vendor relationships
- Coordinate data collection and analysis on procurement trends, client trends
Qualifications for vendor management associate
- Ability to think globally and articulate impacts of changes / recommendations
- Effective in a team setting but is also a self-starter and can work with minimal oversight
- At least 2 years experience in project/asset management, contract administration and vendor relations
- Knowledge of Contact Centre or Operations Centre in the Banking industry is preferable
- BS/BA in relevant discipline
- Must have 7+ years experience in the pharmaceutical industry in outsourcing, financial, and/or operational management roles