Technology VMO Manager

Talent Management Plus, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Management Plus, Inc. seeks a Technology VMO Manager to lead the procurement staff and drive vendor management for technology spend. The role collaborates with the Senior Manager to enhance policy and process improvements.

Responsibilities include restructuring procurement workflows, license management, renewals optimization, and cost-reduction initiatives while ensuring audit/compliance across software portfolios.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or tech fields.
• 7–10 years IT procurement/license management experience.
• Minimum of 3 years in a people leadership role.
• Advanced use of Excel/Power BI/PowerPoint/Teams.
• Experience with ServiceNow ITBM.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders including senior leadership.
• Strong data analysis and financial modeling for license costs.
• Ability to balance priorities in an agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide agile project management to assess and restructure procurement processes and implement related changes.
• Manage day-to-day approvals and workloads of the Technology Procurement team to align spend with sourcing strategy.
• Monitor procured software licenses and collaborate with SAM to ensure audit compliance.
• Develop policies and processes for repeatable results, forecasts and costing.
• Uncover savings opportunities and lead best-practices with Indirect Procurement and Vendor Managers.
• Collaborate with IT, finance and procurement to optimize renewals.
• Provide detailed reports and analyses on usage trends and cost implications.
• Develop and implement strategies to reduce costs.
• Drive procurement decisions based on cost, scenarios and market trends.
• Hire, train, and manage procurement staff.

Skills

MS Excel

Power BI

PowerPoint

Teams

ServiceNow ITBM

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field

Master’s degree in business or technology (plus)

Tools

ServiceNow ITBM

Microsoft 365

Procurement software

Job description

Position: Technology VMO Manager

Location: REMOTE

Duration: 12 months contract to hire

Description:

The Technology VMO Manager leads the staff and processes related to the procure-to-pay and category / vendor management. This role collaborates with the Senior Manager for Technology VMO to develop and administrate procurement policy and procedure improvements.

Responsibilities:

• Provide the agile project management skills needed to assess and restructure procurement processes and implement any related changes as needed.
• Manage the day-to-day approvals and workloads of the VMO’s Technology Procurement team to ensure that Technology spend aligns to the overall sourcing strategy.
• Monitor the procured software license and collaborate with Technology Software Asset Management team to ensure audit compliance.
• Develop the policies, systems and processes necessary to provide repeatable results and documented assumptions to forecasts and costing.
• Uncover savings opportunities and collaborate with Indirect Procurement and Technology Vendor Managers to jointly lead the execution of industry’s best practices.
• Collaborate with IT, finance, and procurement teams to optimize renewals.
• Provide detailed reports and analysis on usage trends and cost implications.
• Develop and implement strategies to reduce costs.
• Drive procurement decisions based on cost, scenario analysis, and market trends.
• Hire, train, and manage procurement staff.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, engineering, finance, management, supply chain, economics, or technology
• 7-10 years of IT-related internal use services and software procurement License management experience
• Minimum of 3 years in a people leadership role
• Advanced use of Microsoft applications to include Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, and Teams
• Experience with ServiceNow ITBM (IT Business Management).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in addition to presentation skills with the ability to effectively interact with all stakeholders including senior leadership.
• Strong data analysis and financial modeling abilities regarding license costs and volume-based variables
• Track record of balancing competing priorities with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the business while meeting deadlines in an agile work environment.
• Strong conflict resolution skills with the ability to be persuasive and hold partners and coworkers accountable
• Strong contract law, risk management, and business planning skills
• CPSM, CPSD, CTPRP, or PMP certification is a plus
• Master’s degree in business administration, engineering, finance, management, supply chain, economics, or technology is a plus