Manager - Vendor Management

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS; Orange (CT); On-site; USD 117,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Performance-based bonuses

401(k) match 12%

Health, dental, vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Career development opportunities

Job summary

AVANGRID SERVICE COMPANY is seeking an experienced professional to manage strategic vendor partnerships for customer care. You will oversee performance, drive improvements with outsource vendors across several locations, and lead analysts to meet KPIs.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 8+ years in customer service operations, with travel to vendor sites and strong communication skills. Competitive benefits and career growth are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong analytical ability and MS Office proficiency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be self-directed with a proven drive for improvement.
• Experience with call center tech, SLAs, and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee vendor performance for Avangrid Networks Customer Care.
• Partner with stakeholders across outsource locations to drive improvements.
• Lead a team of vendor analysts across multiple operating companies.
• Coordinate with Workforce Management and QA to support performance.
• Review SLAs and manage penalties/incentives workflow.
• Lead RFP/contract development for outsource vendors.
• Ensure business requirements are included in enhancements.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

MS Office proficiency

Excellent communication

Self-directed / initiative

Travel to vendor locations

Customer service mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Routing technology

Quality assurance systems

Reporting tools

Job description

Location: On site 5 days a week in Orange, CT; Boston, MA; Rochester, NY; or Binghamton, NY.

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from:

$121,920 to $152,400 in Boston, MA

$116,640 to $145,800 in Orange, CT

$106,000 to $132,500 in Binghamton & Rochester, NY

What We Offer

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance‑based bonuses
• 12% 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career advancement pathways

For more information please visit: Benefits - Avangrid

Job Summary

Maintain strategic partnerships with contact center outsource vendors to ensure operational effectiveness, achievement of key performance metrics, and an improved customer experience. Manage relationship with Avangrid Networks contact center outsource vendors including performance management and contract compliance. Requires close partnerships with business users, vendors, and IT in various geographic locations. Requires management of team employees across the Avangrid networks. Provides leadership and development to team of Analysts across multiple operating companies.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate, monitor, and oversee customer service outsource vendor performance for Avangrid Networks Customer Care organization.
• Develop partnerships with key stakeholders at outsource vendor locations; identify and address opportunities for process improvements designed to improve key performance metrics and meet business objectives.
• Lead a team of vendor analysts across multiple operating companies to ensure day-to-day vendor performance is met or exceeded.
• Build strong partnerships with the Customer Care Workforce Management and Quality Assurance Teams to assist with supporting vendor performance.
• Review outsourced vendor metrics against service level agreements (SLAs) and track any applicable penalties or incentives.
• Oversee development of requirements for Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and contracts for oursource vendors.
• Work with key stakeholders to ensure that business requirements are included in any proposed enhancements to outsourced contact center vendor solutions.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by tracking emerging trends in contact center operations, benchmarking with other companies, and attending necessary training.
• Lead or participate in projects to implement new outsource centers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to use Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Must be self-directed, have demonstrated initiative, and a track record of driving continuous improvement in a customer service environment.
• Previous experience working with call center technology tools (Routing technology / quality assurance / systems and reporting)
• Understanding of contractual service level agreements and key performance indicators
• Must be able to travel to various outsource vendor locations, including international travel

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to build consensus among multiple stakeholders
• Experience in managing outsource vendors.

Competencies

• Growth & Continuous Improvement
• Initiative & Change
• Focused on Results
• Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Leadership (people managers/leaders)

Company

• AVANGRID SERVICE COMPANY
• Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P)