Sr Manager Vendor Strategy
Hotel Brand:
Location: United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Hotel: Corp Atlanta Ravinia, Three Ravinia Drive, Suite 100, 30346
Job number: 142582
Role Summary:
Provides strategic direction in the areas of vendor contracting and operations, outsource locations and business planning. This role supports all global support operations for strategy, delivery and execution across the captive and outsourcing footprint.
Your Day to Day:
- Manage contractual relationships with third-party partners in line with the Global Operating Footprint Strategy.
- Oversee the commit and payment life cycle, ensuring effective communication of commitments, POs, invoices, and vendor tracking.
- Lead strategic AdHoc projects to address leadership gaps, develop strategies, and ensure successful delivery.
- Develop and implement multi-year strategic plans with SLAs and performance monitoring, while establishing benchmark measures and metrics.
- Facilitate the annual planning process, conduct cost/benefit analyses for new projects, and manage supplier relationships to ensure accountability and visibility.
What We Need From You:
- 7+ years of experience in vendor management and contact center operations, with a focus on project delivery for opening and expanding operations.
- 7+ years of experience in outsourcing vendor contract management.
- Proven track record in technology automation initiatives and related projects.
- Strong proficiency in financial planning, cost comparison, and planning analysis.
- Excellent relationship-building skills, gaining the confidence and respect of key leaders.
- Strong organizational skills and strategic thinking, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing workloads.
Location – Remote United States
The salary range for this role is $58,834 to $140,000. This role is also eligible for bonus pay (as applicable). We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K, and other benefits to employee.
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Who we are
At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.
Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.
We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.
We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.
Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
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Important information:
- The salary range listed is the lowest to highest pay scale we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.
- No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until it is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or other form of compensation allocable to a particular employee remain in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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