Apple IS&T is seeking a senior Vendor Manager to drive strategic partnerships and relationships with IS&T vendors and IT Service Providers, aiming to maximize value, manage risk, and ensure compliance.
Requirements
- Strong analytical skills
- critical thinking
- ability to drive through ambiguity
- manage multiple projects and key strategic initiatives
- strong track record in initiating and leading transformational change
- excellent negotiation, influencing, and contract management skills
- ability to keep pace with and understand our evolving technology landscape
Responsibilities
- lead IS&T VMO strategic programs
- implementing managed service solutions
- delivering vendor management solutions and best practices
- ensuring our vendor operations are robust, performance-driven, and aligned with strategic objectives
- Manage VMO initiatives, ensuring vendors excel in performance metrics and driving compliance through diligent management and continuous improvement strategies
- Optimize vendor performance through detailed analysis, data modeling, and benchmarking
- Devise innovative solutions to solve complex issues- “innovate from the detail.”
Other
- Masters degree or MBA preferred
- Experience working in Finance, Business Operations, Procurement, or related field
- Track record of building, growing, and developing key cross-functional relationships
- Ability to deal with ambiguity
- Ability to think strategically and work the details
