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News Corp lists this Director, Technology Vendor Management opportunity in new york, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
NYC - 1211 Ave of the Americas
Full time
Job_Req_53433
Job Description :
Director, Technology Vendor Management Organization
Position summary:
We are establishing a Vendor Management Organization as a dedicated function in the current Sourcing organization responsible for managing relationships with external Technology vendors. This will be a function to ensure vendors deliver value to the business, meet performance standards and comply with contractual obligations.
In this role, you will be responsible for managing and optimizing vendor relationships for our Technology Group to ensure the delivery of services align with business objectives.
This role in particular focuses on Technology Vendors only providing Services in all categories (Hardware, Software, Services, Cloud computing etc.).
Accountabilities
Supplier identification and market research
Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to align vendor services with business needs
Stay up to date with industry trends to manage vendor sourcing and performance
Managing vendor relationships
Develop vendor relationships demonstrating a partnership approach and fostering collaboration to drive innovation and continuous improvement
Be the first level of relationship escalation for our stakeholders
Facilitate communication between vendors and internal stakeholders
Ensuring contract compliance
Ensure performance meets established service levels and contractual obligations by:
Usage monitoring:
Understanding the contracts, pricing models (unit based, license based, consumption based), entitlements
Ensuring governance and reporting mechanism in place with the vendor to measure and report on consumption
SLA monitoring: SLA compliance as per contract and report any SLAs missed
Financial risk monitoring optimizing vendor costs
Making sure we are utilizing the vendor effectively
Highlighting potential overages early enough to take corrective action
QBR facilitation
Facilitate regular QBR for strategic vendors to review performance, discuss progress and ensure alignment with business objectives
Facilitate discussion between the vendor and the News Corp Technology Architecture group to ensure Increase understanding of product offerings and roadmaps to promote more value from our strategic partners
Critical Experiences
Bachelor of Arts or Sciences Degree or equivalent experience required.
Minimum 10 years of vendor management and/or equivalent experience required.
Ability to work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders (e.g., procurement, finance, operations) to align vendor management efforts with business objectives
Good understanding of procurement process and vendor contracts
Understanding of different delivery models (managed service, fixed fee, time and material etc)
Understanding of various commercial models (SAAS subscription, usage based, license based etc.)
Technology industry knowledge
Understanding of vendor management best practices
Strong communication skills (Internal as well as external)
Negotiation and analytical skills
Conflict Resolution
Experience working in a large, global, highly matrixed organization, and works easily in multi-business unit project settings; able to facilitate teamwork across corporate boundaries.
Proven written and oral communicator, with strategic, analytical, and interpersonal skills to act as an effective change agent, unlocking barriers to value for priority spend categories.
Experienced at identifying and assessing risk and concisely explaining complex issues to principal business owners.
Extremely customer-focused, taking the time to understand the needs of the business.
Ability to travel (up to 10%) – facility site visits and internal/external meetings as required.
About News Corp
News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content to consumers throughout the world. The company comprises businesses across a range of media, including news and information services, book publishing, digital real estate services, cable network programming in Australia, and pay-tv distribution in Australia.
Headquartered in New York, News Corp's activities are conducted primarily in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Base Pay Range: $165,000 - $185,000 + Bonus
We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.
For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.
For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.
News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services. The company comprises businesses across a range of media, including: information services and news, digital real estate services and book publishing. Headquartered in New York, News Corp operates primarily in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, and its content and other products and services are distributed and consumed worldwide. More information is available at:
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new york, NY, 10261, US
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