NEW JOB OPENING
STRATEGIC SOURCING PARTNER MANAGER III-CAD
IN Vancouver, BC, CANADA!

Bachelor's degree



Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of progressive experience in management of supplier relationships critical to a cloud and platform technology business

• Experience creating and managing a supplier risk management program

• Ability to effectively and comfortably communicate with executive leadership and provide updates/status reports or deliver presentations and recommendations

• Excellent analytical, organizational, tactical and strategic planning, presentation (verbal, and written) communication skills

• Ability to read and interpret legal documents such as contracts, terms and conditions, non-disclosure agreements

• Ability to work with and empower others on a collaborative basis to ensure success of the team

• Ability to establish workflows, manage multiple projects, and meet necessary deadlines





Description

3 must haves: Experience managing cloud vendors, vendor relationship management, vendor performance / financial management



The Platform Supplier Management team leads client platform supplier relationships to ensure a highly resilient and compliant platform for all client customers. We do this by managing 3rd party suppliers that provide foundational technology for Autodesk Platform Services. This includes cloud-native suppliers across domains such as API Management, Security, Databases, SAAS/PAAS providers, Localization and outsourced project providers.



In this role reporting to the Senior Manager, this person is responsible for managing a variety of these supplier relationships including contracting, performance management, issue management, stakeholder management and being a key partner in risk and financial management.



Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support specific areas of the business and manage all their supplier accounts Create and manage supplier management policies and procedures

• Ensure supplier compliance with client's documented policies and procedures

• Key stakeholder in supplier management lifecycle including sourcing, contracting, onboarding, participating in negotiations, issue management, to offboarding

• Work with Business, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, and Security teams on RF(x) processes, technical supplier evaluations, security assessments, and other projects as needed

• Work with Business, Procurement, Finance, and Legal teams to ensure contracts have appropriate terms and conditions, service level agreements, key performance indicators, and escalation processes

• Responsible for contract management including compliance, oversight, and adherence to change control procedures

• Monitor and ensure contract renewals are planned and executed well in advance of expiry

• Monitor supplier performance, financial status, SLA/KPI monitoring

• Drive and facilitate any disputes between business and supplier to resolution Set up regular check-ins with supplier account managers, facilitate regular conversations between the business unit/stakeholder(s) and supplier operations teams

• Plan and conduct regular business reviews and executive meetings at a cadence agreed with the business unit/stakeholder

• Support the business in demand planning and monitor against the plan

• Flag overages and additional budget asks well in advance

• Ensure all relevant supplier data is automated and available on dashboards



Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in managing cloud vendors

• Knowledge in software /platform / SaaS industry would be ideal to have

• Vendor management/Procurement background would be ideal to have

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**