For over 100 years, BlueScope continues to build on our reputation of quality brands and products, leading technology and a customer-first spirit. Through our global brands, we are one of the largest manufacturers of building solutions in the world. Our diverse, bright and inspired workforce is committed to bettering the communities we serve through breakthrough thinking and innovations. Your goals, ideas and perspective can help shape our future – we look forward to hearing them!   

The IT Vendor Manager performs and/or manages the group with a combination of contract, performance, relationship, and risk management roles with IT vendors. The Manager owns and understands contractual, commercial, and operational working relationships with vendors to ensure contractual commitments are delivered across IT. The vendors could deliver both IT products (hardware or software) or IT services (consulting, application development, infrastructure, etc.).  Primary duties include:

• Identify and execute value opportunities with key vendor relationships.
• Understand IT vendor spending by category, cost center, customer, and vendor.
• Manage regular periodic business reviews meetings between vendor and the client
• Establish internal and vendor-facing policies, standards, processes, and templates for working with vendors.
• Analyze problem areas and help resolve issues and disputes.
• Manage the communications process with vendors.
• Work with internal colleagues to ensure they have the appropriate information and knowledge at hand to be successful in what they do.
• Manage the team whose activities are related to vendor relationships, contract and commercial terms and conditions, and product or service performance. Perform this function related to information systems, external software sources, and externally sourced IT services.
• Manage financial viability, business continuity, and corporate and regulatory compliance.

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree or 4 years of related work experience in lieu of degree
• 5 years of experience working with one or more of the following: Vendors, IT, contract negotiation
• Knowledge of IT sourcing, research, design, and implementation of solutions

Preferred:

• 10+ years of experience working with one or more of the following: Vendors, IT, contract negotiation

The preceding job responsibilities and tasks were designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this job.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job duties and responsibilities required of associates assigned to this job.  Associates may be required to perform other duties as assigned.  Additional job competencies, individual goals, and performance measurements are set at the department level.

The benefits are just as rewarding as the work at BlueScope.  To support our goal, we offer a total compensation plan and an outstanding benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, short and long-term disability, paid time off, and retirement. 

EEO Employer/M/F/Disabled/Protected Veteran

BlueScope is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status, as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability. 

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