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Strategic Vendor, Partner Manager

Strategic Vendor, Partner Manager

Cengage Group

7 - 11 years

14 - 18 Lacs

noida

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Skills Required

procurement product management publishing excel financial analysis data collection predictive modeling continuous improvement rfp operations

Work Mode

Work from Office

Job Type

Full Time

Job Description

The Strategic Partner Manager, a member of Cengage s Global Procurement (GP) team, negotiates pricing agreements, order forms, and other commercial contracts with third-party vendors, service providers, and outsourcing partners for teams across Cengage. Finally, the role performs analysis that supports decision-making related to the sourcing of services, service provider capabilities and capacity, and the efficient mix of resources needed to support Cengage s operations.

This position requires working several hours each week that overlap with the United States business day.

In this engaging role, you will:

Negotiate purchasing agreements with Cengage s third-party partners
Prepare both straightforward SOWs and amendments to SOWs and MSAs
Conduct RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs
Build reports that support sourcing-related decision-making

Duties and Responsibilities:

Draft RFP, SOW, SLAs, and price submission documents
Distribute RFPs to suppliers and answer their questions
Write summaries of RFP responses
Negotiate, finalize, and route agreements for signature
Maintain and update purchasing documentation and trackers
Initiate renewals with adequate time for decision-making
Collect, normalize, synthesize, and analyze quantitative, qualitative, and financial data
Write summaries and reports that draw conclusions from data and support decision-making around operational improvements and sourcing priorities
Develop and implement recurring and ad hoc reports and data visualizations that facilitate and optimize operational understanding
Perform basic predictive modeling of the cost impact of alternative sourcing scenarios
Write targeted, concise, and persuasive solution-focused presentations
Collaborate with teams in Product Technology & Innovation, Product Management, Finance, and other functional areas to develop Key Performance Indicators and scorecards that measure and validate vendor performance against targets and promote continuous improvement.
Provide end-user support and education in the creation and approval of purchase orders and the approval of invoices in SAP ERP

Required

bachelors degree or relevant experience
Demonstrated ability in publishing, education technology, management consulting, business process outsourcing/procurement, and/or financial analysis
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to report effectively to management
Shown critical thinking and analytical skills
Strong communication skills and attention to detail
Collaboration, facilitation, and consensus-building skills
Consistent record of handling confidential information in a professional manner
Experience with survey tools/applications for data collection
Skilled in the use of proprietary and/or off-the-shelf databases and reporting / dashboarding tools
Ability to self-manage progress against goals in a virtual work environment with partners around the globe
Ability to generate results with a high degree of accountability
Experienced with all Office 365 applications (Word; PowerPoint; Excel; Outlook; Teams)
Skilled in working with text and numeric data in Microsoft Excel

Preferred

MBA or equivalent experience in management consulting, procurement, operations management, and/or finance. Knowledge of SAP ERP S4 Hana.
Experience with developing Smartsheet- and PowerBI-based forms, dashboards, and reports

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