Business Analyst- Vendor Management

We are seeking a dynamic Business Analyst- Vendor Management with a strong background in handling internal/external resourcing along with proven program management experience. This individual will play a critical role in establishing our vendor management practice, onboarding and offboarding vendors and influencing vendor selection and negotiation based on business unit need. The successful candidate will have the ability to work across a broad range of stakeholders, and will collaborate closely with technical leaders and stakeholders to create, implement, and enhance the vendor resourcing strategy, approach and execution.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in marketing, sales, business administration or supply chain management
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability with communication skills
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with team members at all levels of the organization.
• Robust problem-solving skills, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Experience in dealing with vendors with negotiation and decision-making skills

Domicile / Relocation Information:
This position can be domiciled anywhere in the United States. 
The ability to work remotely within the United States may be available based on business need.
 
Application Criteria:
Upload current copy of Resume (Microsoft Word or PDF format only) and answer job screening questionnaire October 26, 2023.

Responsibilities:

• Vendor Management: Ensure vendor permissions and roles are up to standards, meet with Vendor success managers and provide influence regarding vendor selection and negotiation.  Build and maintain good relationships with already approved old and new vendors. Communicating with the vendors and performing the quality check, dealing with the price and improvements. Interacting with new vendors to explain the expectations and responsibilities. Establishing standards and analyzing based on them
• Contracts and invoices: Work with hiring managers on completing necessary forms and documentation to onboard and offboard vendors.  Ensure timely payment of invoices and resolving any issues.
• Thought Leadership: Ensure our vendor management processes align with the current and future needs of the organization and industry trends.
• Program Management: Manage the portfolio of vendors and their contracts, ensuring that all initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Evaluation and Reporting: Measure the effectiveness of the vendor partners.  Regularly report to senior leadership on partner health, feedback, and recommendations for improvement.  Identify tooling requirements to increase efficiency while improving governance and compliance for vendor management

Additional Information
Colorado, Nevada, Connecticut, New York, California, Rhode Island, Washington, Hawaii, Illinois and New Jersey Residents Only - Compensation: Monthly Salary: $7,603.00 - $9,503.00. This compensation range is provided as a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary range for this role. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include but are not limited to your specific skills, your work location, how many years of experience you have, and comparison to other employees already in this role.

Born out of FedEx, a pioneer that ships nearly 20 million packages a day and manages endless threads of information, FedEx Dataworks is an organization rooted in connecting the physical and digital sides of our network to meet today's needs and address tomorrow's challenges.

We are creating opportunities for FedEx, our customers, and the world at large by:

• Exploring and harnessing data to define and solve true problems;
• Removing barriers between data sets to create new avenues of insight;
• Building and iterating on solutions that generate value;
• Acting as a change agent to advance curiosity and performance.

At FedEx Dataworks, we are making supply chains work smarter for everyone.

Employee Benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid Life and AD&D insurance; tuition reimbursement; paid sick leave; paid parental leave, paid vacation, paid military leave, and additional paid time off; geographic pay ranges; 401k with Company match and incentive bonus potential; sales Incentive compensation for selling roles.

Dataworks does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in regard to job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. Further, Dataworks is prepared to make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the desired position, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If a reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact DataworksTalentAcquisition@corp.ds.fedex.com.

Salary : $7,603 - $9,503