At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.
Overview: This position will assist in managing relationships with top-tier strategic IT vendors including contract negotiations, performance, risk and $260MM spend. The resource will own and understand contractual, commercial, and operational working relationships with vendors to ensure effective delivery of committed products, services, and solutions. This role will work with the senior Vendor Management Specialist and interact directly with IT leadership.
The role will assist in defining and overseeing the management of policy and process associated with IT vendor management functions, including collaboration with business units and stakeholders who may be responsible for adherence to or execution for policy and process.
Responsibilities:
1. Collaborate with the senior Vendor Management Specialist and IT senior leadership to build and maintain an IT Vendor Management program, including development of a program governance model.
2. Support vendor segmentation and rationalization activities of MPC’s IT vendor portfolio so appropriate focus can be applied to top-tier strategic vendor relationships/engagements.
3. Coordinate with Supply Chain Commercial Advisors and Contracting Leads to conduct RFPs for strategic IT vendors and ensure negotiated agreements capture desired deliverables and SLAs.
4. Serve as the leadership-level point of contact between top-tier strategic IT vendors and internal customers of IT vendor services and solutions.
5. Assist in development of performance evaluation tools based on stakeholder needs, and the creation of scorecards and dashboards that will accurately present this data.
6. Communicate status of top-tier strategic IT vendor contracts, performance, spend, risk and relationships to key stakeholders.
7. Partner with IT to maintain a profile of IT vendor’s marketspace products, services, and roadmap.
8. Understand IT goals and strategies related to top-tier vendors, and ensure sourcing strategies align with IT vendor/product lifecycle.
9. Deliver performance feedback to top-tier IT vendor organizations, serve as point of contact for escalation, and oversee action plans and corrective measures arising from the performance management process and drive issues to resolution.
10. Partner with cross-functional business partners to track and report on top-tier IT vendor financial viability, business continuity, and corporate and regulatory compliance.
11. Provide oversight on IT vendor audits and guidance for true-up/reconciliation activities for strategic vendors as needed.
Qualifications:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Professional Level 3 (P3)
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Logistics, IT, Engineering, Business or related field; Master’s degree, C.P.M. or C.P.S.M. beneficial.
5 or more years of experience in Supply Chain, Commercial, IT or business-related field.
Professional Level 4 (P4)
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Logistics, IT, Engineering, Business or related field; Master’s degree, C.P.M. or C.P.S.M. beneficial.
• 10 or more years of experience in Supply Chain, Commercial, IT or business-related field.
• 3+ years of direct experience in Vendor Management including vendor relationship, contracts, negotiations, issue/risks, spend and performance management.
Professional Level 5 (P5)
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Logistics, IT, Engineering, Business or related field; Master’s degree, C.P.M. or C.P.S.M. beneficial.
• 10 or more years of experience in Supply Chain, Commercial, IT or business-related field.
• 5+ years of direct experience in Vendor Management including vendor relationship, contracts, negotiations, issue/risks, spend and performance management.
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Location:
Findlay, OhioAdditional locations:
San Antonio, TexasJob Requisition ID:
00011687Location Address:
539 S Main StEducation:
Bachelors (Required)Employee Group:
Full timeEmployee Subgroup:
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