Your job

• Management of the life cycle of the contracts under your responsibility to optimize the Bank's profitability
• Lead and acts as an owner in contractual governance, in the development of strategic relationships with partners and in the application of industry best practices in the management of suppliers under your responsibility, while deploying and operating a methodology to assess, on a regular basis, the "health" of your portfolio
• Leads and influences the direction of sectors to optimize supplier performance and alignment with the Bank's objectives
• Act as the main liaison between the bank and its suppliers
• Understand and ensure the control of risks related to third parties and more specifically those arising from information security due diligence, financial analyses, the implementation of IT continuity and succession plans, as well as the monitoring of supplier performance
• Identify issues and participate in the analysis of risk issues, assess the impacts on the Bank and formulate and follow up on innovative long-term solutions
• Participate in the development and implementation of cost optimization strategies

Your team

Within the Vendor Management Office sector, you report to Senior Manager – Vendor Management Office. Our team stands out for its collaboration, its agility, its desire for continuous improvement and its incredible teamwork. We ultimately aim to offer you maximum flexibility and quality of life. This notably means a hybrid work environment.

Our training programs use on-the-job learning to help you master your role. Personalized tools on supplier management topics are available to support your continuous learning. You’ll also have access to colleagues with a wide range of expertise, experience and backgrounds to enrich all aspects of your development.

Prerequisite

• Industry-related Bachelor's degree and 7 to 10 years of relevant experience OR Industry-related Master's degree and 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience in governance, third-party performance management, contract management and risk management
• Influencing and interpersonal skills with various stakeholders

Languages:

English, French

Reason to require this language: you will need to discuss frequently with our service providers or partners who speak a language other than French.

Skills

• Communication
• Contract Management
• Leadership
• Optimization
• Procurement Contracts
• Strategic Partnerships
• Teamwork
• Vendor Management
• Influence others
• Vendor Relationships Management
• Third party risk management
• Governance Risk
• Stakeholder Relationship Management