Senior Workforce Vendor Manager - Technology Labor Category
Company: EDWARD JONES
Location: Sycamore
Posted on: January 25, 2023
Job Description:
At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious,
long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and
implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client
experience, we have located our 15,000+ branch offices where our
more than 7 million clients live and work.
In a typical branch office, a financial advisor meets with clients
and receives branch office support, so they can focus on building
deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St.
Louis, Tempe and Mississauga provide support and expertise to help
U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. We
continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual
investors.Team Overview:The Vendor Management team executes the
firm's technology strategies by managing the vendor relationship,
operations, and ensuring the appropriate allocation of vendor
spend. This role will establish and implement the following
processes to support a rapidly evolving technology landscape with
an increasing use of vendors to achieve Technology division goals
and objectives in line with firm strategic priorities.
What You'll Do:
Manage large scale technology service
delivery providers both onshore and offshore and leverage
experience with governing consulting and technology firms
globallyUnderstand Agile framework, how to structure Agile teams to
ensure best use of resources both onshore and offshore and
recommend operating models for Technology divisionCreate and
implement a Vendor/Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program
for the Technology division's Management Consulting and Staff
Augmentation CategoryPartner with internal stakeholders to ensure
successful fulfillment of Digital Contractors supplied by Vendors,
manage Vendor performance and fulfillment turnaround
timesUnderstand and utilize knowledge in Category Management,
Strategic Sourcing, Vendor/Supplier Relationship Management, Third
Party Risk Management and ContractingUse Microsoft Excel data
analysis skills to analyze spend, volumes, rates and related vendor
management data including the creation and use of formulas, pivot
tables and chartsDevelop and implement a Digital Workforce Category
Strategy and implementation plans to realize benefits of strategic
vendor partnershipsInfluence and educate internal Technology
stakeholders to adopt change related to Workforce Strategies, SRM
governance programs and the use of Vendors supplying offshore
Contingent LaborDevelop and foster cross functional relationships
successfully with C-level executives across vendors, internal
stakeholders and Strategic Sourcing professionalsInfluence and add
value while effectively communicating and building relationships
across teams, departments, countries, vendors and other
divisionsQualifications
What Experience You Need:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required
- Experience in Category Management, Strategic Sourcing and
Vendor Management
- Experience in Procurement and Contract Management
lifecycles
- Ability to influence and build strong relationships with
C-level executives
- Strong understanding of negotiating and managing large scale
SOWs
- Experience with demand planning (technology labor)What Could
Set You Apart:
- Knowledge of vendor performance/risk management
- Solid understanding around the management of contingent labor
vendors
- Solid understanding of financial accounting / P&L
- Experience working with data and analytics
- Up to 10% travel
- 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials in 2022, published Fortune
July 2022, Great Places to Work - data as of March 2022.
Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
- Edward Jones was recognized as one of the Best Workplaces for
Millennials by Great Places to Work - and Fortune - magazine. The
privately held firm ranked No. 2 overall, in its fourth appearance
on the list.2022 Fortune Best Workplaces for Women, published
September 2022, research by Great Places to Work -, data as of
August 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the
rating.
Edward Jones has been named to the
2022 Best Workplaces for Women list by Great Places to Work - and
Fortune - magazine, ranking No. 45.2022 Fortune's 100 Best
Companies to Work For, published April 2022, research by Great
Place to Work -, data as of August 2021. Compensation provided for
using, not obtaining, the rating.
For the 23rd time, Edward Jones has
earned a spot on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For -
ranking by Great Places to Work - and Fortune - magazine. Edward
Jones ranked No. 35 on the prestigious 2022 list.2022 Best Places
to Work For LGBTQ+ Equality, Great Place to Work - in partnership
with Human Rights Campaign Foundation, published Equity Magazine
January 2022, data as of July 2021. Compensation provided for
using, not obtaining, the rating.
Edward Jones scored 100 percent on
the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality
Index (CEI) the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report
measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+
workplace equality. The ranking designated Jones as one of the best
places to work for LGBTQ+Equality.Edward Jones does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion,
national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy,
veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited
by applicable law.At Edward Jones, we value and respect our
associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual
efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career,
financial security and well-being. to learn more about our total
compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically
includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for
this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on
skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a
potential new associate:
Salary: $92984 - $158325
Category: Headquarters
Keywords: EDWARD JONES, Elgin , Senior Workforce Vendor Manager - Technology Labor Category, IT / Software / Systems , Sycamore, Illinois
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