3rd Party Management Program Business Execution Director

3rd Party Management Program Business Execution Director

Requirements

• 8+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, including Management or leadership experience, or equivalent experience demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 4+ years of management or leadership experience

Responsibilities

• Create a cross-functional 3rd Party Management team that includes both direct reports and matrixed employees.
• Lead initiatives to streamline vendor management and procurement processes, reduce administrative overhead, and improve operational efficiency.
• Identify and eliminate duplicative vendor relationships and overlapping services.
• Drive cost reduction strategies through vendor consolidation, renegotiation, and strategic sourcing.
• Analyze spend data to identify savings opportunities and improve ROI on third-party engagements.
• Collaborate with business units to align vendor spend with strategic priorities.
• Partner with Supply Chain Management and other stakeholders to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for vendor-related matters across Global Operations.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to understand needs and ensure vendor solutions meet business objectives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing Third Party Risk Management programs
• Experience leading and developing a team of professionals.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated success in driving vendor cost reduction and process improvement initiatives.
• Exceptional leadership skills required to lead complex functions across multiple sites and employee populations
• Experience presenting/preparing executive summaries, whitepapers, and presentations for executive management
• Skilled communicator with organizational savvy skills to influence and drive process and stakeholder improvements while being a strong collaborator and influencer
• Critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Strong partnership and collaboration skills with proven ability to manage effectively in a matrixed organization
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and creative problem-solving techniques and possess critical thinking
• Proven success recruiting, inspiring, developing, coaching, and motivating team members through balanced leadership with a focus on team member engagement and retention and performance management
• Bachelor’s degree.