CAN - Vendor Manager V - 55240

Duration: Six months

Extension possible: TBC

Business Unit: Legal Marketing, CB, Payments and SS

Interview Process: 2 Teams

Work Location: 66 Wellington Street West ( 2 days a week in office )

CANDIDATE PROFILE DETAILS:

Degree/Certifications Required: no

Years of experience: 5 yr to 8yrs

Reason for request/why opened: Inflight projects

Project Scope: Vendor management for the legal department

Team size : 4+ ppl

Stakeholder interactions ( % ) : 50%

Background: Vendor management in financial services

MUST HAVE:

1.) Vendor management experience - 5+ years

2.) MS Office proficiency

3.) Ability to adapt to new tasks to support operational requirements of the legal department

4.) Ability to work independently and as part of a team

5.) Experience with vendor contracts

NICE TO HAVE

1.) Coupa/Ariba experience

2.) Experience with legal service providers (law firms, eDiscovery, expert witnesses, consultants, etc)

Job Description:

Vendor manager for the legal department to provide support for assigned vendor relationships in accordance with applicable frameworks, policies and standards. Duties will include:

• Maintain vendor records in accordance with Legal Department and the bank's requirements

• Understand practices and procedures relating to managing vendor arrangements through all stages of the vendor lifecycle, in alignment with relevant frameworks, policies and standards

• Protect the interests of the organization - identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high-risk activities as necessary

• Contribute to vendor related operational activities (e.g. report production, system queries, process mapping, specialized tracking, analysis and transactional procedural support) as assigned

• Focus on continuous improvements to facilitate entering into vendor arrangements

• Participate in working sessions and/or facilitate meetings to develop and maintain effective relationships with internal partners and the vendor to ensure department requirements are met and objectives are aligned

• Support the onboarding of vendors and managing related documentation, including contracts

• Assists with reporting and compliance activities associated with various policies

• Works closely with team members to support Legal's external counsel management program

• Supports the execution of operational functions related to Legal's third-party risk management program

• Partners closely with members of the Legal team and other shared services functions

• Assists with the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives to maximize efficiencies

• Assists in creating appropriate training material, job aids and other forms of end user reference materials.

• Contributes to strategic initiatives and projects