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Greetings from KMM Technologies Inc

We are hiring for the below role for a contract. Please go through the below job and share your updated resume if you are eligible.

Request Name: Vendor Management Consultant

City & State: Chicago, Illinois

Position Type: Contract

Local Chicago candidates preferred.

Job Description:

A Vendor Management Consultant is responsible for overseeing and managing the relationships between an organization and its suppliers, contractors, and other external service providers. A typical job description for a Vendor Management Consultant might include the following responsibilities:

• Conduct supplier risk assessments and monitor vendor performance to ensure they meet quality, cost, and delivery requirements.
• Communicate regularly with suppliers and service providers to resolve any issues, provide feedback, and ensure that their performance meets expectations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify and resolve vendor-related issues and ensure that suppliers and service providers are delivering according to agreed-upon terms and conditions.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in vendor management and make recommendations for improvements to the organization's vendor management processes and strategies.
• The ideal candidate for a Vendor Management Consultant position should have strong communication and interpersonal skills, as well as experience in procurement, contract negotiation, and supplier relationship management.
• Work with redlines and ensuring version control of assigned agreements.
• Customize and modify existing contract language.
• Expectations and responsibilities of the successful candidate include:
• Review Vendor Contracts pull deliverables and Obligations as needed.
• Proactively act on assigned projects
• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment while ensuring quality and accuracy
• Strong attention to detail
• Sense of urgency
• Solution focused
• Ability to identify and escalate critical issues
• Effectively communicate with all levels of the organization
• Ability to manage multiple complex agreements simultaneously
• Open and adaptable to new and innovative strategies and processes
• Ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively across information security, vendor management office and stakeholder teams.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required

Required Qualifications

• 5+years of experience with contracts, healthcare, or insurance.
• Experience dealing with IT Services contracts that span Application Development, Maintenance, and Infrastructure.
• Familiarity with IT Services contract types including outcome based, managed services, time and materials, core-flex, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Contract support or contract interpretation experience
• Experience working in an IT outsourcing environment

Deliverable:

• Conduct supplier risk assessments and monitor vendor performance to ensure they meet quality, cost, and delivery requirements.
• Communicate regularly with suppliers and service providers to resolve any issues, provide feedback, and ensure that their performance meets expectations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify and resolve vendor-related issues and ensure that suppliers and service providers are delivering according to agreed-upon terms and conditions.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in vendor management and make recommendations for improvements to the organization's vendor management processes and strategies.
• The ideal candidate for a Vendor Management Consultant position should have strong communication and interpersonal skills, as well as experience in procurement, contract negotiation, and supplier relationship management.
• Work with redlines and ensuring version control of assigned agreements.
• Customize and modify existing contract language.

Thanks and Regards,

Vamsi Krishna Gummadilli

Talent Acquisition Specialist

KMM Technologies, Inc.

CMMI Level 2 | ISO 9001 | ISO 20000 | ISO 27000 Certified

WOSB, SBA 8(A), MDOT MBE & NMSDC MBE

Contract Vehicles: 8(a) STARS III & Schedule 70

Email: Vamsi@kmmtechnologies.com