Performance and Quality Management, Sr Analyst - IT Strategic Supplier Management Office (SMO)
Publicado en www.appcast-cpa.com 03 mar 2025
- Supplier Relationship Management: Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with IT suppliers to drive innovation and mutual benefit.
- Supplier Performance Management: Monitor and assess supplier performance against agreed service levels, ensuring consistent delivery of quality services and resolution of performance issues.
- ServiceNow SLA Management: Manage and track ServiceNow SLAs (Service Level Agreements), ensuring timely resolution of issues and meeting contractual performance standards.
- Contract Negotiations: Participate in complex contract negotiations, focusing on optimizing terms, addressing risks, and ensuring compliance with both internal and external standards.
- Manage Supplier Disputes & Escalations: Handle supplier disputes, issues escalations, and contractual breaches, ensuring resolution is in line with business needs and minimizing risk to the organization.
- Milestone & Deadline Management: Monitor key contract milestones, deadlines, and SLA compliance to ensure timely performance and avoid penalties.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Legal, Procurement, and internal stakeholders to ensure contract management processes are effective, efficient, and compliant.
- Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify and mitigate contract management risks, including financial, legal, operational, and security risks.
- Internal Requests and Guidance: Provide support to internal operations and business partners by guiding them through new demands or changes to services.
- Cost Optimization: Identify opportunities to optimize costs, negotiate cost-effective solutions, and drive value from supplier relationships.
- Contract Reporting: Prepare detailed reports on contract statuses, supplier performance, and compliance, sharing insights with management to support decision-making.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field. A Master’s degree is a plus.
- Experience:
- Proven experience in supplier contract management, supplier performance evaluation, and supplier governance, particularly in the IT sector.
- Strong background in ServiceNow SLA management, ensuring that SLAs are tracked, reported, and met consistently.
- Experience in managing complex IT contracts and negotiating terms to maximize value and minimize risk.
- Skills:
- Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with both suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to manage supplier performance and ensure compliance with contract terms, including SLAs and KPIs.
- Solid understanding of IT outsourcing practices and contract compliance best practices.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to assess contract performance data, identify trends, and take corrective action when necessary.
- Ability to navigate and manage ServiceNow for SLA tracking, reporting, and issue resolution.
- Proficient in multitasking, prioritizing, and managing multiple projects and stakeholders effectively.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage complex documentation, including contracts and change requests.
- Technical Proficiency: Reporting tools and ServiceNow for SLA tracking.