Vendor Manager Position Available In Durham, North Carolina

Vendor Manager

Job Description Title:

 Vendor Manager

Duration:

10 Months (Possible temp to hire, currently contract is until the end of the year.?)

Location:

 The role is 100% remote, but candidates need to be from an approved conversion state list: (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming)
Shift hours : 

M-F 8-5 EST

Roles and Responsibilities:

Manage the overall vendor relationship and governance for suppliers within a dedicated portfolio and serves as an escalation point for vendor-related issues.
Assist with adjustments and enhancements to monitor vendor oversight plans, in alignment with contractual obligations and other defined criteria, to realize value and minimize vendor related risk to prevent operational and organizational disruption.
Assist in formal business reviews, in accordance with vendor guidelines, with assigned vendors to discuss customer feedback, compliance, performance, service level agreements, other contractual expectations, relationship health and corrective action plans (when necessary).
Establish and maintain effective relationships with Business/Service Owners, Vendor Service Delivery Manager for assigned vendors for ongoing management and oversight of the dedicated vendor portfolio.
Responsible for ensuring ongoing vendor adherence to standard procedures and contracted deliverables and obligations; including change management, business continuity, liabilities, financial health, data access, and security.
Partner with business leads to evaluate and assess current vendors relative to expectations, changing capabilities, competitiveness and organizational goals and communicate with vendor to improve or enhance capabilities.
Collaborate with Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, and business units to provide inputs to RFPs, vendor contract negotiations, SLAs, results and, compliance to align business strategy.

Required Skills:

Relationship Managment
Data Analysis
Communication

Vendor Management About Us:

 Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust

ISO 9001

2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation.

SPECTRAFORCE

is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of

NEWJOBPHORIA

®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential.

Learn more at:

http://www.spectraforce.com

Benefits:

SPECTRAFORCE

offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program.

SPECTRAFORCE

provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

 

SPECTRAFORCE

is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.

California Applicant Notice:

SPECTRAFORCE

is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.

LA County, CA Applicant Notice:

If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $42.51/hr.