Vendor Manager

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Developing and sustaining long-standing relationships with company-approved vendors.


• Meeting with suitable vendors to assess their products, inquire about their services, negotiate pricing, and communicate any product or service-related concerns.


• Conducting research on available vendors to determine which vendors offer the best pricing and product quality.


• Continually monitoring sales trends to determine which products are more popular than others.


• Implementing vendor selection programs to ensure that the best vendors are secured.


• Conducting onboarding with vendors and informing vendors their responsibilities and obligations.


• Conducting offboarding and knowledge transfer with vendors


• Establishing standards by which to assess the performance of approved vendors.


• Evaluating current vendor management programs and identifying ways to improve them.


• Conduct technology analysis, rationalization and positioning


• Collaborates with vendors for go to market strategy


• Ensures vendors comply with their SLAs and OLAs


• Conducts sales and technical enablement sessions

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Marketing, Business Administration or related field.


• With at least 10 years of vendor management experience preferably in the technology industry


• Certification in ITIL V4 and PMP is an advantage


• Has great relationship management skills


• Strong negotiation, management, and decision-making skills


• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills


• Effective written and verbal communication skills