Vendor Management Analyst III - Strategic Sourcing (Level D)

Our client, a leading reinsurance company is hiring a Vendor Management Analyst on a long-term contract basis.

• Strategically partner with business unit leaders and contribute to client strategy by providing procurement expertise and strategic partnering for purchasing opportunities. Counsel business unit leaders regarding RFx purchasing processes, technology capabilities and policies to assist in the procurement lifecycle.
• Build relationships with technology leaders, serve as a key partner of to support implementation of business strategies through advanced procurement initiatives and team alignment, facilitate the end-to-end sourcing process and closely collaborate with clients to select and award business to vendors. Demonstrate a strategic business mindset, executive-level presence, and balance multiple stakeholder interests simultaneously.
• Develop and negotiate contracts with new vendors and/or renegotiate existing contracts to balance lowest cost of ownership with savings objectives and risk management.
• Manage all technology contracts throughout the contract lifecycle, from the point of execution to termination of the agreement. Work with business stakeholders, vendors and legal to manage change orders and amendments to keep contracts current.
• Assist in the management and refinement of the IT vendor sourcing catalog
• Ensure fair return on investment from key technology service providers. Include leveraging and protecting contractual rights, communicate, and facilitate interaction between the company, customers and vendors, monitoring provider performance and pricing versus industry standards.

• Uses knowledge of industry and market trends to develop and champion long-term sourcing strategies
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively persuade others to listen, commit, and act on a new approach
• Strategic mindset with excellent executive presence and organizational knowledge
• Manages change, ambiguity, complexity and drives for results
• Strong and effective verbal and written communication skills
• Effectively presents complex topics in a concise manner to audiences at various levels and in various sizes
• Broad understanding of business issues, metrics, organizational linkages, and customer value
• Strong organizational and analytical skills in addition to advanced project leadership and management skills
• Superior program and project management skills
• Advanced analytical ability
• Extensive knowledge of assessing and recommending creative and time-sensitive solutions

• Bachelor's Degree
• 2+ years' experience in a technology procurement environment
• 2-3+ years of strategic sourcing experience with understanding of outlining outcome-based purchasing strategies
• Superior negotiation skills, developed through significant corporate sourcing environment experience
• Experience writing/generating RFxs to suppliers and leading teams in complex RFx projects
• Excellent quantitative, analytical and project management skills
• Contract terms negotiation skills focused on technology services and SAAS