Sr. Vendor Management Analyst

F&G is looking to hire for a Sr. Vendor Management Analyst

This position will serve as a subject matter expert for the Vendor Management team (VM). This position will report to the Director of Vendor Management.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as a Subject Matter Expert for VM, which will include supporting vendor onboarding, monitoring and performance management, and completing other appropriate vendor governance activities.
• Act as a point of advice, support and guidance to departments and individuals for collaborating with VM.

• Assist with process improvement and updates to VM processes, including within the VM platform.

• Manage the new vendor onboarding process, collaborating with IT Security, Cybersecurity, and other teams to ensure compliance with requirements and regulatory obligations.
• Develop and maintain end to end data in VM system and reporting tools to deliver timely and accurate reports in line with the baseline reporting routine.
• Assist in developing vendor segmentation model, and leverage as part of vendor performance management best practices.
• Perform periodic reviews on existing vendors to identify and escalate issues in order to mitigate vendor risk
• Drive and influence data quality, proactively identifying any issues and solutions.
• Support training and coaching users on how to partner with VM, including vendor review, issue management, and relationship management best practices.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams regarding VM configuration and structure based on best practices.
• Monitor outstanding tasks to ensure they are being addressed in a timely manner.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of vendor SLA/KPI capture, analysis, and reporting.
• Assist in communication with vendor relationship managers
• Assist with vendor scorecard compilation, synthesize vendor feedback for reporting

Experience and Education Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience with vendor management functions and processes
• Prior experience in reviewing and editing vendor contracts, including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, etc.
• Familiarity with overall vendor lifecycle, and vendor management best practices within each phase.  
• Experience with implementing and learning new software platform into established work environment preferred
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, experience with Coupa preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Team player and excellent collaborator with internal and external partners and works effectively to get things done, building and nurturing strong relationships.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and facilitate agreement on priorities when necessary.
• Ability to establish and influence business relationships.
• Ability to work on teams, and independently, in a fast-paced environment.
• Is an enthusiastic, highly motivated self-starter with a strong work ethic and intense focus on results, acting in the best interest of the client.
• Displays passion, commitment and drive to deliver an experience that improves our internal clients' experience with VM, while mitigating vendor risk.
• Communicates effectively and confidently, verbal and written, and is comfortable engaging a variety of personality types, ranks and vendors.
• Has the ability to learn and adapt to new information and technology platforms.
• Applies strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to meet internal clients' needs.
• Is comfortable working with ambiguity or unknowns as the VM continues to build out processes and procedures.

Other Requirements

• Perform other functions, duties and projects as assigned
• Regular and punctual attendance
• Ability to travel up to 10%

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