IT Vendor Analyst managing vendor contracts and performance evaluation in a technology setting. Supporting RFI and RFP processes while negotiating vendor agreements and monitoring SLAs in the US.
Responsibilities
Support RFI and RFP process for vendor selection of for technology products and software, outsourcing vendors and other IT services, infrastructure, cloud vendor and other enterprise solutions.
Conduct market research to invite for RFP and define objective selective criteria and scoring parameters.
Negotiate pricing and business contract terms with the vendors.
Support bidding process to evaluate reasonable pricing.
Monitor, analyze, and evaluate how IT Vendors perform against a set of performance and value metrics.
Ability to Negotiate SLAs to meet business expectations, manage and track SLAs and other Key Performance Indicators for each business-critical vendor.
Direct communication with vendors on overall performance through formal and informal channels.
Support QBRs with the appropriate leadership audience.
Guide vendors on QBR expectations and report out.
Serve as a liaison between the CIO and vendors to effectively work together, communicate, collaborate, and resolve issues.
Manage IT contracts, statement of works, scope changes, and performance against the IT contracts including compliance over the life cycle of the contractual arrangement.
Manage relationships to ensure that customer-vendor interaction results in positive outcomes.
Requirements
3 or more years’ experience with negotiating and managing contract life cycles, with an emphasis on technology or IT service agreements
3 or more years’ experience in vendor performance management
Experience in managing contracts in one or more IT categories, including hardware, software, and service.
Experience working across multiple departments and teams.
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