Implement the company’s vendor management guidelines in EMEA, LATAM and US by securing strategic suppliers and getting suitable products and services in competitive and reliable conditions, in terms of quality, and total cost of ownership.
Key Responsibilities
* Global Contracts Negotiation
* Managing the efficient negotiations and review of global / framework agreements
* Being responsible for the contracts drafting process
* Engagement with functional owners, legal department and Vendors, including organization and participation in bilateral knowledge sharing sessions
* Maintaining agreements database, tracking contracts’ expiry dates and assuring the extensions are signed in a due time
* Ensuring Vendors’ compliance to agreements, terms and conditions, Euronet policies and standards
* Managing Relationship with Vendors
* Facilitating review meetings with Vendors and functional owners, identifying the areas of improvement and follow up of resolution of escalated Vendor-related issues
* Liasing with operations in order to establish and review SLA and KPI parameters
* Prepare and coordinate RFP process
* Manage Purchase to Pay cycle via RFQ / RFI / RFP by organizing various tenders
* Deliver the costs reduction and its optimization
* Follow respective purchasing policies and procedures in conjunction with Vendor Management Director and in order to guarantee compliance with internal regulations
* Support Vendor Management Director in suppliers management according to the company’s purchasing and quality standards
General Requirements
* Experience in vendor management within a multinational organization, including proven experience in contracts negotiation and its drafting process (as a MUST!), vendor performance management, preparation and evaluation of RFPs
* Prior experience within the financial services industry, familiarity of CIT, FLM, SLM market will be considered as a strong asset
* Knowledge of Finance and Legal issues
* Fluency in Spanish and English (both, written and oral)
* IT literate
* University degree in Business Administration or Finance
* Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills
* Results-oriented personality with ability to work under time pressure
* Ability to work in a high activity / fast paced environment while managing associated stress
* Ability to handle ambiguity, juggle many tasks at once and quickly shift from one situation or task to another
* Ability to prepare and effectively lead negotiation sessions
* Proven experience in cost savings programs
* Guided by a set of core values and beliefs to act with integrity and honesty
* Ability to work independently, with great attention to details
* Excellent team working skills, ability to build and maintain long-term relationships with internal and external business partners
* Pro-active thinking and initiative
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