Vendor Governance Program Specialist  

• Partner with Engagement Owners and the business to support the End-to-end VG program
• Drive VG standards and serve as a single point of contact to the business and intermediary with the Procurement leads on VG program
• Lead VG adherence and compliance tasks and reporting
• Ensure detailed and accurate PR/Engagement Descriptions to facilitate the VG program
• Liaise with the Category Management, Internal legal dept., Engagement owners, and procurement operations teams to drive end to end VG processes
• This role will need to work with our risk organization in managing risk and to help shape a framework to manage risk effectively.
• Serve as a liaison between internal and external parties during the VG process
• Provide SME/ in-depth knowledge of VG program within a large corporation and be able to drive and identify additional opportunities with stakeholders for improvement
• Partners with Divisional VMO offices to ensure full compliance with the enterprise Vendor Governance Policy, SOPs, and various controls framework.
• Ensure SLAs around the VG process are enforced internally with Procurement
• Manage mechanisms to monitor and maintain accurate performance data and Develop dashboards and analytics for VG Program
• Monitor costs, quality and effectiveness of the VG services/procedures while driving continuous improvement with lean methodology
• Proactively manage demand planning for reactive procurement to optimize the Purchase Request lead time enabling full spectrum procurement activities with maximum value to organization.
• Complete/manage Vendor Code of Conduct
• Validate and review Materiality Assessments and Engagement Risk assessments as may be required
• Partner with Domain Partners to close out DPA’s
• Partner with VRM and GCM’s to help drive completion of VG requirements.
• Lead Financial or Operations DPA’s as may be required
• Scan for Adverse events on Enterprise Critical Vendors and serve as an escalation point for adverse events

Requirement:

• Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills in English
• Advanced Knowledge of MS Office Applications like Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Advanced proficiency and Full understanding of business processes and the role of data in compliance, risk management, and regulation (e.g., Basel II/III, Dodd-Frank, etc.).
• Strong Customer Centric focus and able to interact with VP level stakeholders and legal teams
• Proficiency in Analytical & Presentation Skills
• Experience leading, designing, and managing governance processes with geographically-distributed service providers and stakeholders
• Demonstrated strength in effective influencing, negotiation, interpersonal, and communication
• Proactive & Persuasive Relationship with Client Stakeholders
• Basic Exposure to Document management and ERP applications. Experience with Ariba P2P preferred

Optional Requirements:

• Basic Exposure to Procurement end to end Procurement processes for a MNC
• Basic Understanding of Indirect Spend Categories like MRO, IT & Telecom, Facilities, Purchased Services & their Buying Patterns
• Exposure to operational excellence and process financial services expertise.
• Able to demonstrate independence and objectivity.