Vendor Management Specialist - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Syneos Health Commercial Solutions

Syneos Health Commercial Solutions

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

hace 1 semana

Publicado por:

Sofía Rodríguez

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Overview

The Vendor Management Specialist is responsible for identifying and procure third-party suppliers of assets and services to enable Technology and Data Solutions roadmap, partnering across all Syneos Health disciplines (Procurement, Legal, Data Privacy, etc.).

Ensures activities are carried out in accordance with global policies, industry regulations and customers' expectations.

Responsibilities

Identify and procure third-party suppliers of assets and services to enable TDS roadmap

Proactively identify new suppliers to enable the evolving TDS product map and introduce them to the relevant TDS teams
Acts as a primary point of contact for the Vendor during the onboarding process, liaises with relevant stakeholders to respond to questions relating to the requirements and ensures completion of requests to time and quality
Contributes to contract negotiations and the development and execution of Vendor contracts. Critically reviews Vendor budgets and agreements to ensure Vendor obligations, commercial and contractual terms are met
Develop and maintain a detailed library of suppliers' offerings (meeting notes, features, capabilities, data dictionaries); familiarize TDS teams with uptodate offerings through periodic updates
Partner with crossfunctional Syneos Health teams (legal, IT, Data Quality, Privacy, etc.) for synergies of tech stack and architecture and work towards securing organizational approvals and funding.
Partner with other relevant Syneos entities to manage vendor RFP, selection, and contracting
Completes tasks required to support end users with the selection, onboarding, oversight and offboarding of Vendors/Vendor services used in support of TDS
Develops knowledge and builds proficiency to support the continual evaluation of Vendor usage, spend and strategic fit.
May support evaluation of risks and opportunities, and provide recommendations for sourcing strategies, Vendor usage and status changes to leadership.
Builds understanding of current and emerging industry trends and identifies scientific benefits, improved efficiencies, cost savings, and alignment with strategic goals
Provides regular and timely status updates to customers regarding the progress of their requests and Vendor onboarding activities. Ensures accurate tracking and documentation of the endtoend process

Increase value to TDS of contracted products and services

Facilitate suppliers' onboarding and education of TDS users; manage user access
Create and maintain a library of user manuals and usage guidelines
Facilitate development of new features relevant to TDS by the contracted partners
Develop and maintain a scorecard of each partners' contribution to the organization's business success
Contributes to regular quality metrics trend analyses, and supports customers and stakeholders with the resolution of quality issues and closure of corrective and preventive actions relating to clinical Vendors as required
Assists with collection of periodic metrics on the status of the Vendor Management services
May participate in Sponsor, internal, or agency audits and inspections as required
Contributes to the definition and documentation of the Vendor Management lifecycle and ensures compliance with industry requirements and expectations

Manage effective integration of suppliers' offerings into TDS production

Solicit and negotiate supplier proposals for purchases based on provided specifications; maintain records of received proposals
Manage accurate completion of thirdparty agreements and other paperwork required for integrating thirdparty supplier data into client projects
Facilitate supplier contracting process with Syneos Legal, Finance, Data Governance, BT and other stakeholders
Develop and provide TDS teams with clear, documented guidelines on thirdparty data implementation and usage
Develop and maintain a library of Syneos guidelines and processes relevant to TDS business activities (data privacy, BT, legal, procurement, etc)
Contributes to the development and implementation of training to support end users with their understanding of the Vendor Management lifecycle
May train and mentor other Vendor Management team members
Tracks the progress of each new Vendor/Vendor service going through the onboarding process, followsup with Vendors and stakeholders as required. Identifies and resolves issues affecting completion of services to time and quality (e.g. nonresponsive Vendors or stakeholders, incomplete information etc.). Communicates and requests assistance with issue resolution as required

Job Requirements

BA/BS preferred in the sciences, information technology or related disciplines in the natural science/health care field or equivalent combination of education and experience
Minimum of 3 years of vendor management experience
Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problemsolving skills
Excellent communication skills (interp