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Vendor Operations Manager

County Dublin, Ireland (On-site)

Vendor Operations Manager

4 Weeks ago • 5-5 Years • Operations

About the job

Summary

Google is seeking a Vendor Operations Manager to join their gTech team in Dublin, Ireland. This role will involve managing relationships with vendor service providers, overseeing a large vendor network, evaluating vendor performance, identifying process improvements, leading vendor selection and forecasting, and managing vendor-related activities. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in operations or business management, vendor management, and using analytics or project management tools. Strong communication, problem-solving, and strategic skills are essential.

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Must have:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
5 years of experience in operations or business management, and vendor management
5 years of experience using analytics or applying project management tools to address business issues
Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and communication skills
Excellent strategic and investigative skills

Good to have:

Experience working with dashboards and data
Ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities and stakeholder issues/requirements, driving pragmatic decisions/actions to deliver continuous improvement across operations
Ability to successfully work and influence across multiple levels of the organization and regions with attention to detail in an ever-changing environment

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Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in operations or business management, and vendor management.
5 years of experience using analytics or applying project management tools to address business issues.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience working with dashboards and data.
Ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities and stakeholder issues/requirements, driving pragmatic decisions/actions to deliver continuous improvement across operations.
Ability to successfully work and influence across multiple levels of the organization and regions with attention to detail in an ever-changing environment.
Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and communication skills
Excellent strategic and investigative skills.

About the job

Google creates products and services that make the world a better place, and gTech’s role is to help bring them to life. Our teams of trusted advisors support customers globally. Our solutions are rooted in our technical skill, product expertise, and a thorough understanding of our customers’ complex needs. Whether the answer is a bespoke solution to solve a unique problem, or a new tool that can scale across Google, everything we do aims to ensure our customers benefit from the full potential of Google products.

To learn more about gTech, check out our .

Responsibilities

Manage the relationships with the vendor service providers, partnering with suppliers and internal teams to ensure high-quality output and successful outcomes. Oversee a large vendor network distributed across different suppliers and sites.
Evaluate vendor performance against key metrics and Service Level Agreements (SLA). Address performance issues promptly and collaborate with vendors to implement corrective actions.
Identify process, tools, data and metrics improvements, and partner with Product, Tools, Analytics and Process Excellence teams to address gaps, solve operational challenges at scale.
Lead vendor selection, forecasting, resource and budget planning for vendor operations. Contribute to the long-term operational strategy and support model decisions for your workflows.
Manage Purchase Orders, invoices and other vendor related activities on a day-to-day basis such as tools access, on-boarding, training, etc.

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