IT Vendor Management Analyst - Lake Forest, IL

Job Summary:

Our client is looking for an IT Vendor Management Analyst for an initial 3-month contract with the likelihood of extension in the northern suburbs. This person will be supporting the vendor management team.

 

Job Responsibilities:

• IT Contract Database Cleanup - this will account for 70 to 80% of effort - Review requests in Contract and Procurement Request Tool and Docusign to ensure that all recent requests are in the IT Contract Database and all entries are up to date.
• Supplier Contract Escalation - Under the guidance and support of the VMO Leader - Ability to self-manage is required - work with limited direction - Will upward delegate if issues are worked on and there is no resolution can be met
• Manage IMO Contract Deliverable Spreadsheets - Manage and Report on multiple spreadsheet deliverables to support multiple team members - Accountable for tracking, reporting and following up with team members and suppliers who accountable for delivering specific actions
• Manage overall VMO Action Register - Tracking and reporting responsibilities for overall VMO Action Items - Follow-up with responsible parties and Escalate to VMO Manager or Contract Manager
  
   

Purchasing Functions:

• Track and follow up on new or existing Vendor Escalations - Will upward delegate if issues are worked on and there is no resolution can be met
• Help resolve procurement expense coding Escalations - Work with IT Finance Team to assist with the creation of training and project expense cheat sheets - Will upward delegate if issues are worked on and no resolution can be met
  
   

Qualifications:

• Experience level: Entry Level
• Minimum 2 years of experience
• Education: No Degree Required

Skills:

• Vendor Management
• data management
• database clean-up