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Randstad was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Diemen, the Netherlands. In 2022, in our 39 markets, we helped more than 2 million people find a job that feels good and advised over 230,000 clients on their talent needs. We generated revenue of €27.6 billion. Randstad N.V. is listed on the NYSE Euronext (symbol: RAND.AS). For more information, see www.randstad.com  

Supplier Relationship Manager

Location: United States, US

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Job Number: 24737

Workplace Type: On-site

Employment Type: Full Time Associate

Position Title: Supplier Relationship Manager

External Description:

The Supplier Relationship Manager (SRM) will we responsible for the full life cycle of our vendor relationships – from contract development/negotiation through program implementation.  The SRM will lead discussions with suppliers regarding their capabilities, service delivery performance, deficiencies, and development activities and drive results to improve the support provided to Randstad’s client programs.

Our SRM needs to be fluent with contract language, analytics and supplier relationship dynamics.  You will need to be willing to have tough conversations with suppliers/clients in order to drive compliance and top performance. 

Direct Work Involvement/Complexity:

  • Develops supplier contracts, based on client requirements, lead related negotiations, and manage contract lifecycle
  • Identifies potential suppliers based on matching supplier capabilities to client program requirements
  • Manages supplier relationship across client portfolio and overall supplier performance
  • Monitors supplier performance to established KPI and relevant compliance topics
  • Establishes and manages corrective action plans related to supplier issues
  • Provides feedback and direction to suppliers, conducts regular supplier reviews to establish performance improvement activities, communicate business direction and share industry best practice
  • Proactively identifies/resolves technical or operational problems
  • Collaborates with client service teams to improve supplier results and effectiveness
  • Establishes and manage corrective action plans related to supplier performance
  • Develops tools and templates to improve transparency and effectivity of supplier performance in meeting departmental goals, supplier results and client service delivery requirements
  • Directs Randstad’s supplier onboarding and qualifications processes
  • Supports client implementations and expansion activities; data collection and validation
  • Coordinates regular supplier audits, report findings, manage corrective action plans
  • Establishes supplier dashboards, scorecards and surveys to manage high-level supplier performance
  • Conducts regular business reviews with relevant internal program stakeholders to establish strategies for meeting business requirements

Education:

  • BS/BA in related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience/Skills:

  • 5 - 10 years of experience in procurement/contracts
  • MSP/VMS experience preferred
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
  • Competent with industry related technology tools (i.e. Fieldglass, Beeline, IQNavigator)
  • Strong analytical skills and demonstrated ability to determine and explain conclusions from complex operational, regulatory and/or business information
  • Customer focus and customer service skills
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills

Qualified individuals can send thier resume directly to jennifer.stone@randstadusa.com

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