Vendor Manager - Business Segment

Regions Financial Corporation; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 74,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation/Sick Time

401K with Company Match

Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

Disability Benefits

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Associate Volunteer Program

Job summary

Regions is seeking a Vendor Manager - Business Segment to support and administer vendor management for a designated area. You will ensure due diligence, risk assessment, and ongoing monitoring of outsourced relationships, coordinating with Corporate Procurement.

The role requires strong communication, negotiation, and project management skills. Location is Hoover, Alabama; full-time exempt position with competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and five years vendor management experience or a high school diploma and nine years vendor management experience.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects in a timely manner.
• Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Acts as liaison for area/division with Corporate Procurement to manage vendor relationships.
• Identifies, reports and tracks third-party risk issues and implements remediation plans.
• Ensures due diligence, risk assessment and vendor monitoring are accomplished.
• Oversees reporting, documentation, and processes for surveys and deliverables.
• Facilitates contract renewals to align SLAs with business needs.
• Manages TPQ submissions and assesses associated risks and impacts.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation

Organizational skills

Project management

Relationship building

Knowledge of banking regulations

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

High School Diploma

Job description

Thank you for your interest in a career at Regions. At Regions, we believe associates deserve more than just a job. We believe in offering performance-driven individuals a place where they can build a career --- a place to expect more opportunities. If you are focused on results, dedicated to quality, strength and integrity, and possess the drive to succeed, then we are your employer of choice.

Regions is dedicated to taking appropriate steps to safeguard and protect private and personally identifiable information you submit. The information that you submit will be collected and reviewed by associates, consultants, and vendors of Regions in order to evaluate your qualifications and experience for job opportunities and will not be used for marketing purposes, sold, or shared outside of Regions unless required by law. Such information will be stored in accordance with regulatory requirements and in conjunction with Regions’ Retention Schedule for a minimum of three years. You may review, modify, or update your information by visiting and logging into the careers section of the system.

Job Description:

At Regions, the Vendor Manager - Business Segment role supports and administers vendor management for a designated area or division. Ensures enterprise-wide needs for due diligence, risk assessment and continuing vendor monitoring are being accomplished and works to assess, address and monitor business impacts of outsourced service relationships.

Primary Responsibilities

• Acts a liaison for area/division in partnership with Corporate Procurement to manage vendor relationships associated with outsourced services
• Identifies, reports, and tracks vendor third party risk issues and implements remediation plans
• Ensures compliance with expectations for due diligence, risk assessment and continuing vendor monitoring are accomplished
• Overseesdetailed reporting, documentation requirements and processes to ensure accuracy and completeness of vendor-submitted surveys, documents and deliverables
• Facilitates contracts renewals in partnership with BusinessSegment Managers to ensure that contractualservice level agreementsare in alignment with the needs of the business
• Oversees requests for new vendor relationships and the submittal of Third Party Questionnaires (TPQ), in order to effectively assess and address operational, reputational, customer and shareholder impact, information security and privacy risks, process/policies and procedures impact, staff impact, regulatory impact, and potential for financial loss
• Managesthird-party contract review and execution for business line, in partnership with Corporate Procurement
• Facilitates the resolution of escalated vendor-related issues
• Reviews exit plans and Service Organization Controls (SOC) reports as part of the TPQ process
• Attends Working Group meetings for complex, critical or high-risk vendor relationships
• May manage a team or group depending on area/division
• Participates in and/or leads, as appropriate, the procurement process with vendors
• Manages the governance, procurement and contract-related aspects of the business segment vendors in order to support corporate procurement and vendor management objectives
• Communicates, educates and implements a common and consistent approach to vendor management within the business segment
• Makes recommendations as appropriate to correct deviations from established standards and objectives
• Completes critical vendor managements tasks
• May lead the procurement process with vendors

This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree andfive (5)years vendor management experience
• Or High School Diploma andnine (9)years vendor management experience

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects in a timely manner
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills
• Exceptional organizational, analytical and follow-through skills
• Project management skills
• Proven ability to build relationships
• Strong knowledge of banking and regulations impacting business unit relationships

Position Type

Full time

Compensation Details

Pay ranges are job specific and are provided as a point-of-market reference for compensation decisions. Other factors which directly impact pay for individual associates include: experience, skills, knowledge, contribution, job location and, most importantly, performance in the job role. As these factors vary by individuals, pay will also vary among individual associates within the same job.

The target information listed below is based on the Metropolitan Statistical Area Market Range for where the position is located and level of the position.

Job Range Target:

Minimum:

$82,710.10 USD

Median:

$104,600.00 USD

Incentive Pay Plans:

This job is not incentive eligible.

Benefits Information

Regions offers a benefits package that is flexible, comprehensive and recognizes that "one size does not fit all" for benefits-eligible associates. Listed below is a synopsis of the benefits offered by Regions for informational purposes, which is not intended to be a complete summary of plan terms and conditions.

• Paid Vacation/Sick Time
• 401K with Company Match
• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Disability Benefits
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Associate Volunteer Program

Please note, benefits and plans may be changed, amended, or terminated with respect to all or any class of associate at any time. To learn more about Regions’ benefits, please click or copy the link below to your browser.

https://www.regions.com/about-regions/welcome-portal/benefits

Location Details

Riverchase Operations Center

Location:

Hoover, Alabama

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans