Sr Business Associate - Vendor Mgmt VP

Posted:
8/27/2025, 11:33:11 AM

Location(s):
Heredia Province, Costa Rica

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy

Job Overview:
In this role you will provide Vendor Management support in following areas:
  • Global SOW/Contractor Resource Management
  • Global Hardware & S/W Maintenance Renewals
  • Global third party support for high risk tiers (1-3) supplier relationships
  • RFP support

Key functions

(i) consultative analysis of strategic initiatives; (ii) optimizing spend across software, prepaid, and recovery services; (iii) capital planning for hardware and software investments; (iv) software license management and compliance; and (v) analysis of commercial transactions to identify opportunities and mitigate risks.

Additional Requirements:

- Cloud Knowledge necessary

- Public Cloud engineering and Operations Knowledge an advantage

Experience / Qualifications:

    Experience in Global SOW/Contractor Resource Management in order to conduct following tasks:

    • Track and manage SOW Resources/Contractors (Managed, Fixed Price, T&M) renewals, onboarding and potential conversions
    • SOW Renault management
    • Drive potential savings towards productivity during renewals
    • Work with sourcing partners during RFP process

    Experience in Global Hardware + Software Maintenance Renewals in order to conduct following tasks:

    • Hardware/Software Maintenance Renewals
    • Software Renault Management
    • S/W chargebacks 
    • Work with sourcing partner during RFP process

    Experience in Global Third Party Management in order to conduct following tasks:

    • Support of the Business Activity Owner (BAO) function
    • Proactively identify and mitigate risks
    • Continuity of Business (CoB)
    • Strategic Vendor Service Reviews: QBR, Global
    • SLA Reports/Monthly Dashboard

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    Job Family Group:

    Business Strategy, Management & Administration

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    Job Family:

    Business Execution & Administration

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    Time Type:

    Full time

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    Most Relevant Skills

    Please see the requirements listed above.

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    Other Relevant Skills

    For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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