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Grant Thornton (US) · 2 months ago

IT Vendor Manager

Chicago, IL, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$104K/yr - $156K/yr

5+ years exp

Grant Thornton is seeking an IT Vendor Manager to join the team. This role involves managing vendor relations, ensuring vendor performance, and establishing governance structures to drive value and mitigate risks in the Information Technology landscape.

Accounting

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Build and maintain strong, productive relationships with strategic vendors, ensure effective communication, align goals, and manage vendor escalation and governance cadences

Monitor and evaluate vendor performance, manage SLAs, evaluation scorecards, CSAT assessments, oversee RAID logs, and manage dispute resolutions

Participate in contract negotiations, due diligence, change order oversight, ensure contract compliance, and support compliance and certification processes

Oversee financial forecasting, credit tracking, invoice audits, assist with budgeting, and manage ARC/RRC monthly audits and approvals

Oversee vendor onboarding/offboarding processes, establish governance model guidelines, develop SLAs, set up collaboration tools, and support transition plans

Assist with adhoc vendor management needs and contribute to ITVM roadmap projects

Qualification

Vendor managementContract lifecycle managementFinancial governanceAzure DevOpsNegotiation skillsRelationship managementCommunication skillsProblem-solvingTeam player

Required

Bachelor's degree

Minimum of 5 years of experience in vendor management, procurement, or a related role

Strong understanding of IT vendor management principles and best practices

Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills

Proven ability to manage multiple vendors and projects simultaneously

Ability to manage a fast-paced environment, high pressure, and heavy workloads

Positive team player who fosters collaboration and contributes to a supportive work environment

Preferred

Certification in Vendor Management or related fields

Familiarity with vendor segmentation, vendor dashboards, Azure DevOps, and Ariba

Familiarity with contract lifecycle management and SLA management

Company

Grant Thornton (US)

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In the US, Grant Thornton LLP and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (and their respective subsidiary entities) practice as an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable law, regulations and professional standards.

Founded in 1924

Chicago, IL, US

5001-10000 employees

https://gt-us.co/3LukwpC

H1B Sponsorship

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