Head of Vendor Strategy and Enablement
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 12 years of experience in procurement and sourcing managing agreements and negotiations.
- 10 years of experience leading a global operations or supplier management team.
- 8 years of experience in people management.
Preferred qualifications:
- MBA or Master's degree in a technical or engineering field.
- 15 years of experience in operations management, in a large and global organization.
- 10 years of experience in Contract Management, overseeing, developing and managing agreements with suppliers.
- 10 years of experience in a vendor management organization.
- Excellent stakeholder management and business partnership skills.
- Excellent strategic, problem solving, and presentation skills.
About the job
In gTech Users and Products (gUP), our mission is to advocate for Google’s users by creating helpful and trusted experiences across the product ecosystem. We achieve this by meeting partners and consumers where they are with support and help, representing their needs with our product partners and proposing fixes and features that elevate their engagement with Google's diverse product ecosystem. Additionally we provide a range of product services that ensure our products are optimized for every user, no matter where they are in the world (e.g., localization, digitization, partner integration and more).Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing vendor management team, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
- Oversee the entire vendor lifecycle, from selection and onboarding to performance management and agreement closure, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness.
- Lead complex agreement negotiations, ensuring favorable terms, compliance, and risk mitigation, leveraging data for benchmarking and analysis.
- Develop and drive a multi-year vendor strategy aligned with organizational objectives, adapting to market trends and fostering innovation.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor and ensuring alignment on vendor strategies.
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