Job Description

Our Banking client in Toronto, Ontario is looking to hire a Vendor Manager - Proficient for a 4-months contract role with Possibility of extension.

What you will be doing

• Completing risk assessments and managing contract database
• Supports the authoring of contract documents as required by RBC Procurement
• Communicates the specific roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders involved in the vendor management lifecycle.
• Supports all vendor performance management following agreed upon reporting standards, tools, and templates.
• Reviews ongoing viability identifies emerging vendor specific risk and enforces vendor management activities.
• Acts as a subject matter expert and provides direction on best practices to the respective business group.
• Fully understands and manages risk related activities.
• Manages and tracks obligations, contract compliance, deliverable acceptance.
• Responsible for ensuring that Vendor Management's identified initiatives and associated deliverables are communicated and managed for on time delivery and within budget.
• Collaborates and communicates with senior leaders across the respective business group.
• Prepares agendas, develops meeting materials and follow-up, tracking issues and actions.
• Conducts cost/benefit analysis and identifies alternatives.
• Utilizes risk assessment and quantification methodologies.
• Manages conflict and resolves issues using appropriate escalation.
• Evaluates, formulates, and implements strategies to improve client/supplier relationships and engagement.
• Analyzes new and complex industry, technology, economic and competitive situations, taking into consideration real client needs and problems.

What you will need to succeed

Must have Skills:

• 2-4 years of experience in supplier relationship management and performance
• Demonstrated ability to build sustainable, transparent relationships/partnerships.
• Extensive experience managing and coordinating stakeholder groups for proven service delivery.
• Demonstrated experience working successfully in an environment involving multiple stakeholders with competing objectives.
• Business budgeting and/or Project Management experience
• Strategy/Forward Plan development experience.
• Procurement background, risk management, contract administration.

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Project management, business analyst, sourcing lead.
• Experience in client service environment, operations service support and service delivery
• Exposure to best practices outside RBC.

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