Vendor Management Analyst

Role and responsibilities:

Manage all aspects of day-to-day activities and deliverables of the Vendor Management function, encompassing:

• Ensure consistency in the way the vendor management policy is understood and followed
• Assist in answering queries of the business/relationship owners with overall engagement and monitoring of vendors
• Support in resolving queries through the Vendor Management inbox to respond to the VM related questions in timely manner.
• Support to streamline the ongoing vendor onboarding process
• Assist in maintaining the regular list of open items/projects in Workday Strategic Sourcing tool and ensuring the successful completion of the same
• Complete the milestones assigned in Workday Strategic Sourcing tool and ensure that the entire onboarding and required due diligence is carried out seamlessly
• Suggest and help to implement process automation/transformation effort in Vendor Management, including preparation of process documentation
• Collaborate with the team members to conduct day-to-day activities and deliverables
• Being open and able to cross-train major tasks across the shared Finance Shared Services functions
• Take initiative and manage ad-hoc projects as needed
• Look at Automation/Simplification Opportunities to reduce manual effort and to make the process more efficient
• Work on updating and completing the Service Organization Controls (SOC) Reports as a part of vendor due diligence and onboarding process

Skills & experience:

• 2-4 years of experience in Vendor Management operations, including review, audit, administering initiation and review of vendor risk assessments and due diligence, and enforcing and communicating Vendor Management policy and provisions to employees and other internal stakeholders
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to partner with others and work collaboratively and professionally in the organization to ensure roles and responsibilities are clear and metrics are in place across the control structure
• Strong orientation to plan and implement changes to support a transformation agenda of the operations function
• Strong analytical skills, able to quickly grasp Vendor Management policy provisions, process implications and recommend tactical initiatives for ongoing improvement of the function and its operational effectiveness
• Strong excel skills and ability to perform simple automation on excel is an added advantage
• Highly organized, proactive and efficient in managing and following up on multiple priorities simultaneously
• Bachelor’s degree required

CTC: 15 LPA

Location: Goregaon, Mumbai

Experience: 2-4.5 Years