Tools Analyst Project Manager

Make a difference Ciber Global wants you. Come build new things with us and advance your career. At Ciber Global you'll collaborate with experts. You'll join successful teams contributing to our clients' success. You'll work side by side with our clients and have long-term opportunities to advance your career with the latest emerging technologies.

• Establish sourcing strategies for an assigned category(ies) in conjunction with internal stakeholders and their associated business strategy.
• Conduct sourcing events, including development of project work plan, category profile, category strategy, minimum requirements and evaluation criteria, solicitation
• Develop and implement assorted bid documents and requests (i.e. RFP, RFI, RFQ); and manage status reporting and performance metrics of sourcing and category management activities.
• Understand, analyze and forecast complex market and industry dynamics and share subject matter expertise and industry knowledge within the established portfolio of products and services.
• Partner with stakeholders to source products and services using proven tools, processes, and analytics to drive and achieve business results.
• Evaluate analyses of sourcing results from a total cost of ownership perspective and provide optimization recommendations
• Participate in cross-functional teams responsible for complex vendor negotiations, including those that require specialized subject matter expertise, nonstandard risk mitigation solutions, and coordination of multiple arrangements.
• Review and lead supplier relationship management and performance within an assigned category.
• Proactively establish and foster successful, positive working relationships with vendor personnel. Drive vendor engagement through formal and informal transactions.
• Engage stakeholders to implement and execute vendor relationship management plan.
• Coordinate and host vendor business reviews.
• Develop, track and manage yearly vendor plans for assigned vendors within the assigned category(ies) and ensure vendor compliance.
• Coordinate vendor risk assessments and develop plans to track and address significant risks.
• Serve as an escalation point for the business in resolving vendor performance issues. issue resolution.
• Manage contracts and collaborate effectively with Corporate Compliance, Legal, Audit and Risk Management and other internal stakeholders for compliance activities to ensure regulatory conditions are met.
• Research, analyze and provide data driven recommendations regarding compliance or audit level issue resolution and remediation.
• Facilitate and monitor vendor implementation of relevant corrective action plans.
• Develop new procedures, training, initiatives, specifications and recommendations for process or policy changes and improvements, as appropriate.

• Bachelor s degree and 5 years contract negotiation, sourcing and/or vendor management experience.
• Category-specific management experience to include at least one of the following: Facilities, Real Estate, Human Resources, Professional Services, Information Technology, Healthcare, Marketing/Advertising.

• Prefer degree in business administration, logistics or finance.
• MBA or related advanced degree preferred.
• Issue Resolution / Problem Solving Demonstrates the ability to analyze difficult problems, identify and consider potential solutions, and make timely recommendations. Works with others to effectively address issues when they occur.
• Customer Relationship Management Provides consultative support to assigned category (ies) s customer groups. Works to understand business requirements and uses this as input into decisions. Develops and fosters mutually beneficial relationships, both internally and externally.
• Sourcing Strategy Brings together industry analysis, risk analysis, financial analysis, and internal customer knowledge to provide inputs to sourcing strategies (e.g., business cases) for assigned spend categories. Presents recommendations to leadership to enable more fact-based decision making.
• Communication Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present information effectively to varied audiences, including senior leadership.
• CPM, CIRM or CPIM certification a plus.
• PMP preferred.