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RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client in Doral, FL that is seeking a Senior Strategic Partnership Manager.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for performance, and relationship management of the hardware, software, and labor agreements on behalf of the Corporation Cybersecurity Services Team
- Responsible for managing portfolio of contracts worth over $300M
- Closely collaborates with vendors, GCS leaders, Finance, Global Sourcing, HR, and Legal as a representative from GCS in the sourcing process
- Collaborates with GCS Leaders to anticipate sourcing needs while establishing comprehensive portfolio of high performing vendors
- Oversees managed service agreements to ensure transparency on performance and adherence to contractual obligations by the vendor
- Conducts recurring compliance reviews with vendor and IT leadership
- Drive quality vendor delivery through the analysis, interpretation, and management of performance metrics; Ensure vendor accountability through robust service level reporting
- Holds regular business reviews to help identify, develop, and strengthen relationships with key strategic vendors
- Responsible for any customized GCS requirement setting for our vendors
- Helps develop vendor management processes including templates and cadence for business reviews
- Ensures vendors are following our processes and procedures
- Owns vendor relationships
- Responsible for onboarding and offboarding any GCS vendors as well as ensuring compliance with our established third-party risk management process
- Acts as a representative fS in the sourcing process
- Drive contract lifecycle while also adhering to the global sourcing policies
- Ensure timeliness of contracts managed by sourcing and provides full end-to-end RFP and contract lifecycle management for sourcing engagements which don't meet the global sourcing spend threshold
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain or Information Technology; Master's degree a plus
- 7+ years of experience in a vendor management or service delivery role with experience generating, amending and terminating contracts
- Experience designing and monitoring SLAs
- Critical Professional Related Technical/Computer Skills: ServiceNow or other ticketing system, CMDB, ITIL; Contracts management systems experience
- Experience with contracts and vendor management for a large, shared services organization is a requirement; Experience with cybersecurity vendors is a plus
- Contract negotiations, Vendor Management & Service Delivery experience
- Has worked on a single procurement team
Experience with:
- Vendor Management
- Contract negotiation/review/management
- RPF process
- People Management
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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