IT Contract & Vendor Management Analyst

Compensation Pay Range: $70,800.00 - $106,200.00 The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location. Additional compensation includes annual, quarterly performance, or premiums may be paid in amounts ranging per hour in specific circumstances. Premiums may be based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed. Multiple premiums may apply if applicable criteria are met. The IT Contract & Vendor Management Analyst conducts, analyses, and supplies information to support the vendor and contract management functions within Information Technology. This position will provide analyses and necessary documentation for contract negotiations as well as conduct analyses of the contract lifecycle to support the management of commercial relationships. Additionally, the IT Contract & Vendor Management Analyst plays a critical part in managing the lifecycle of third-party contracts and vendor relationships, with an emphasis on transparency, performance, and cost optimization using the Technology Business Management (TBM) Framework. This position can be worked remotely in the United States. Responsibilities and Duties: • Deliver required outcomes by managing day-to-day relationships with contract service providers while working within an established contract management plan. • Identify contract requirements and write specifications for IT portfolios for existing contracts and/or new contracts. • Support budgeting and forecasting cycles by providing accurate vendor spend, cost allocation, and value tracking metrics. • Collate and analyze data for budgeting and contract management using preset tools, methods, and formats. Involves working independently. • Analyze data for the communication with clients and business partners to negotiate and establish sales or buying deals, building positive relationships in the process. • Maintain accurate professional records and case files, in accordance with statutory requirements and local policies and procedures, to ensure that information is auditable. • Organize and prepare complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices, such as standard office software. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for special reports. • Contribute to the preparation of various data and analytics reports for budgeting and contract management. • Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate. • Ensure third-party risk management objectives are defined and met within contracts and work within the team for monitoring of the vendor depending upon level of loss exposure. Skills: Required: • Works with full competence to administer, monitor and manage the provision of services in line with an agreed contract. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Contract Compliance, Contract Compliance Monitoring, Contract Performance Monitoring. • Works with full competence to administer contracts effectively. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. • Works with full competence to create reports, and review reports created by others, for various audiences as relevant, in a lucid and effective manner, keeping in mind the purpose of reports. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. • Works with full competence to understand and effectively use standard office equipment and standard software packages to support business processes. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Preferred: • Works at an advanced level to obtain consensus between two or more parties who may have different interests, for the benefit of the organization. Typically works independently and provides guidance. Advanced Contract Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Negotiation Proficiency, Strategic Negotiation • Works with full competence to determine and analyze trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. • Works with full competence to acquire, organize, protect and process data in order to fulfill business objectives. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. • Works with full competence to understand numerical concepts and use them to carry out mathematical operations e.g. in order to analyze reports. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Numerical Data Forecasting, Numerical Data Visualization, Numerical Error Analysis, Numerical Optimization, Numerical Quantitative Analysis • Works with full competence to express ideas, request actions, formulate plans, & policies by means of clear and effective verbal communications. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Interpersonal Communication • Works with full competence to apply analytical skills and statistical methods for data collection, review, testing, analysis, and conclusion drawing. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. • Works with full competence to inspect, cleanse, transform, and model data to discover useful information, inform conclusions, and support decision-making for budgeting and contract analysis. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. • Works with full competence to interpret data by examining patterns, trends, relationships, and implications to draw meaningful conclusions and answer critical questions. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level Experience: Experienced practitioner able to work unsupervised (13 months to 3 years) Managerial Experience: Basic experience of coordinating the work of others (4 to 6 months) O’Reilly Auto Parts has a proven track record of growth and stability. O’Reilly is full of successful career stories and believes in a strong promote-from-within philosophy, encouraging you to grow your career along with the organization. Total Compensation Package: • Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off • Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One • Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs • Tuition Educational Assistance Programs • Opportunities for Career Growth O’Reilly Auto Parts is an equal opportunity employer. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry (including immigration status or citizenship), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions,) age (40 and over), veteran status, uniformed service member status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or another protected status as defined by local, state, or federal law, as applicable. Qualified individuals with a disability may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or employment process, please send an email to: [email protected] or call 417-862-2674, ext. 68901, and provide your requested accommodation, and position details. Apply tot his job