Vendor Management Analyst III

Everest Global Services • Warren, NJ

107d • $75,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

Requirements

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.
• Work with VMO leadership to establish best-in-class SLA/SLO metrics for various technology domains to effectively monitor progress at both a project and program level.
• Ensure fair return on investment from key technology service providers.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Employee wellness program.
• Life and disability insurance.
• 401k match.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree