Senior Vendor Management Analyst

Overview

Job Summary:

The Analyst is responsible for driving the vendor/partner management process, analyzing vendor performance and reporting to enable effective decision making, while driving business value for Allegis Group, Inc. The BA understands development processes and is analytical with problem solving and conflict resolution skills to help identify, communicate and resolve issues.

Responsibilities

Essential Function:

1. Knowledge of assigned vendors in order to define, influence and measure delivery of committed services.
2. Monitor vendor performance against contract terms and conditions to ensure adherence to SLAs and Key Performance Indicators, operational targets, and financial agreements. Triage SLA compliance issues, submit and track credits due.
3. Act as central point of contact for vendors and create successful relationships with vendor contacts at all levels of the organization.
4. Stay abreast of current vendor management trends to drive optimization and process improvements.
5. Maintain close relationships between strategic vendors and internal resources, facilitating Strategic Business reviews, ensuring vendor and business stakeholders' needs are met, driving productivity and savings improvements.
6. Create and publish vendor performance dashboards for leadership consumption.
7. Create and manage surveys, analyze survey data, identify trends, and develop presentations.
8. Identify and drive best practices, standardization, reporting, communication, automation and process improvement to deliver increased operational excellence in all business partner management processes.
9. Collaborate and maintain strong relationships with Enterprise Architecture, business leads, and Procurement to ensure consistent utilization of Allegis Group’s vendor management policies and procedures and to identify potential contract related risks and mitigate non-compliance.
10. Collaborate with and support Finance with activities that include invoice validation, billing dispute resolution, cost analysis, and benchmarking.
11. Provide administration of the MS team site, including artifacts such as action items, presentations, scorecards, playbooks, templates, best practice documents, processes, policies, and procedures.
12. Support Allegis Group’s vendor interaction framework to prevent vendors from driving the frequency and participant mix during interactions.
13. Develop and formalize relationships with strategic and emerging vendors.

In Office Requirements:

Required in-office presence at least 4 days per week.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and/or Experience:

1. Bachelor's degree (in Business or related field, or in lieu of degree, 4 yrs. of experience working in an Information Technology environment).
2. Working knowledge of information technology and ability to apply and guide principles and concepts.
3. Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
4. Ability to multitask with a strong attention to detail.
5. Strong collaboration and presentation skills.
6. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
7. Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word).

Skills/Abilities:

1. Working knowledge of software lifecycle and ability to apply and guide principles and concepts.
2. Working knowledge of industry standards, engagement types, rules, and general terms with the ability to apply and guide principles and concepts.

Core Competencies:

1. Build relationships
2. Develop people
3. Lead change
4. Inspire Others
5. Think critically
6. Communicate clearly
7. Create accountability

Benefits Overview:

Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. This role is eligible for the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Hospital plans
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Company paid Basic Life and AD&D as well as voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Company paid Short and long-term disability
• Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA & DCFSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Assistance
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Allegis Group Paid Family Leave, Parental Leave)

Salary Range:

$68,100 - $102,100 Bonus Eligible