Responsibilities



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Background

The Third Party Vendor (TPV) Manager is responsible for the Verizon negotiated relationships between vendors and suppliers that support the solutions we are delivering to tier 1 global clients. The Vendor Manager will also oversee existing customer third-party vendor contracts.

The TPV Manager is responsible for a challenging range of activities, some of which will include:

• Track and improve ongoing delivery of service with Verizon third-party vendor and client partners.
• Act as a point of escalation for trouble ticket resolution for third-party vendor service problems as necessary.
• Intervene with third-party vendor management to escalate service failures.
• Review third-party vendor monthly invoices, verify and approve them for payment.
• Facilitate third party contract renewals where necessary, engaging contract management, sourcing and legal departments as necessary
• Coordinate TPV activities within the bid team during the program life cycle
• Conduct TPV reviews with all Program Stakeholders
• Defining and implementing optimizations scenarios for TPVs in order to reduce overall costs of programs and service delivery
• Assist sales team in identifying potential new revenue opportunities
• Ensure smooth transition of TPVs from closure of sale to implementation
• Compile, track and forecast TPV expenditure within assigned program

Qualifications



To be successful in the role it is likely you will have had a broad range of experience across the telecoms / technology sector covering the majority of the following areas:

• Proven and successful vendor negotiation and management experience
• Managed Telecommunications and IT Service experience. Experience in an outsourcing environment is desirable.
• Solid exposure to finance, sales and legal practices as applicable to service providers
• Ability to identify problems, analyze them and provide potential solutions
• Strong familiarity with Complex Deals stage sales process
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects across various organizations and global regions
• Strong knowledge of M.S. Office applications and Share Point
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to produce technical and business reports
• ITIL v3 Foundations Certification
• Familiarity with Verizon products/services and operational processes
• Knowledge of SRM application
• BS/BA, or equivalent preferred, 4-6 years of job-related experience.

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