Sr Analyst - Vendor Management - Full-time / Part-time

Position Purpose: The Sr Analyst - Vendor Mgmt. assists with contingent labor relationships with vendors, drives strategy, cost management, continuous improvement, innovation, and performance and contractor lifecycle management for strategic vendors, ensuring compliance to accomplish goals. The Sr Analyst - Vendor Mgmt. communicates system changes, facilitates training, onboarding and off boarding, and identify service delivery issues and provide solutions as needed. This includes making sure that contingent labor Vendor Management Systems (VMS) processes are understood by vendors, concerns and confusion are addressed quickly, and training of new processes are effective. The position works closely with team members.
Major Tasks, Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities:

• 20% - People: Serves as point of contact for vendors; developing and maintaining effective relationships. Assists, when needed, with training of end users. Partners with vendors to ensure understanding and clarity of new processes, troubleshooting problems when needed.
• 20% - Process: Applies analytical skills and vendor management experience to design and implement continuous improvement opportunities for all facets of vendor activities. Executes vendor audit activities and reporting. Assists in the development of vendor change management plans and content.
• 20% - Resolution: Investigates invoice issues. Maintains scorecard and metrics on vendor management, vendor relationships, and contracts. Assists with managing workflow of contingent labor requests.
• 20% - Compliance: Ensures all existing and future project priorities parallel business priorities. Monitors adherence to company and governmental policies. Ensures all vendors are in alignment with policies and follow SOPs.
• 20% - Execution: Monitor and report on vendor compliance with contract terms and conditions; exercise remedies, as appropriate, where performance is deficient. Assists in onboarding. Ensures Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and Service Level Agreements (SLA) objectives are met.

Nature and Scope: This position reports to Manager Vendor Management. This position has 0 direct reports. Environmental Job Requirements: Environment: 1. Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Travel: 1. Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.Standard Minimum Qualifications: Must be eighteen years of age or older. Must pass the Drug Test. Must pass Background Check. Must pass pre-employment test if applicable.
Additional Minimum Qualifications: Education Required: 8. The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diplomas and/or GED.
Work Experience Required: 2 Minimum Age Override: 0 Certifications & Licenses: Physical Requirements: 1. Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Additional Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications:

• The individual in this role must be flexible and at ease in a complex management environment, working easily between different groups
• Associate's degree preferred
• Good troubleshooting skills
• Vendor Management System (VMS) experience preferred
• Contingent Labor Management (CLM) / Contingent Workforce Management (CWM) experience preferred Strong interpersonal skills, especially when translating information back and forth between technical/nontechnical audiences
• Demonstrates knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint Knowledge and experience in HR, vendor management, procurement or staffing

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

• Drives Results: Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances
• Attention to Detail: Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved.
• Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
• Manages Conflict: Handling conflicting situations effectively, with a minimum of noise
• Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people