Partner, Vendor Management Hardware at Tusen Consulting

Job description

• Oversee the work of vendors contracted to the foundation during their contracted period, evaluating their delivery in line with contractual obligations and predetermined performance metrics.
• Collaborate with the Digital and Data Information Technology (DDIT) Risk and Governance team to ensure vendors comply with foundation policies and frameworks and contribute to risk mitigation efforts as required.
• Manage relationships with vendors during their contracted period and collaborate with other DDIT stakeholders, such as the Digital and Technology, Cybersecurity, and Business Partnering teams, to resolve operational issues promptly.
• Ensure effective collaboration between vendor managers, project managers, technical teams, and business partners to effectively drive the vendor management process.
• Regularly update the vendor management office lead on the status of vendor management initiatives.
• Work with the foundation’s Procurement, Contracting and Legal functions to ensure adherence to enterprise-wide vendor frameworks and policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree qualification.
• 3+ years of experience in an IT or vendor management-related role. Further professional qualifications are preferable.
• Comfortable working within culturally diverse teams, preferably within an NGO or large international organization. Leadership experience is preferable.
• Good awareness of the contemporary technology vendor landscape.
• Good understanding of contemporary digital landscapes and some experience working with high-level stakeholders within this field.
• Highly organized and able to prioritize and work to deadlines, adapting to shifting priorities.
• Good communicator and influencer, able to engage effectively with stakeholders at senior management through technical staff and other functions within the foundation.
• Possesses professional maturity, sensitivity to different cultures, and impeccable integrity that exemplify the foundation’s values.
• Demonstrates a commitment to the foundation’s values and vision.