Sr IT Vendor Manager

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Ingram Micro is a leading technology company for the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population, we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to business-to-business technology experts. Our market reach, diverse solutions and services portfolio, and digital platform Ingram Micro Xvantage™ set us apart. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com

Come join our team where you’ll make technology happen in surprising ways. Let’s shape tomorrow - it’ll be a fun journey!

The Sr. IT Vendor Manager is a key member of the Vendor Management Office (VMO) responsible for driving value, performance, and accountability across strategic technology vendors. The role establishes vendor strategy and governance, oversees contracts and commercials, manages vendor performance, escalations, risks & compliance and enables strong cross-functional collaboration.

This role also leads outsourcing lifecycle activities including opportunity identification, solution offerings, business case development, transitions, training programs, adoption strategies, and financial reporting for technology portfolios. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, handles high pressure, and manages heavy workloads

Your role:

• Manage vendor contracts, commercial governance, risk, compliance, audits, controls, and performance management.​

• Ensure alignment between vendor capabilities and Ingram Micro's strategic objectives.​

• Improve executive visibility into vendor performance, commitments, and value realization.​

• Leverage vendor intellectual property, innovation roadmaps, and best practices to maximize business outcomes

• Inventory and analyze technology spend across software, hardware, cloud, managed services, and external labor.​

• Identifyopportunities for license optimization, asset rationalization, consumption management, and labor efficiency.​

• Conduct ongoing vendor capability assessments and benchmarking exercises.​

• Drive continuous cost optimization initiatives whilemaintaining service quality and business outcomes.

• Partner closely with IT portfolios and functional leaders to assess:​

• Spend and investment patterns​

• Processes and operating models​

• Technology tools and platforms​

• Resourceutilization and effort allocation​

• Risks and control effectiveness​

• Provide recommendations to improve efficiency, scalability, and organizational effectiveness.

• Conduct due diligence, market assessments, RFIs, and vendor capability reviews.​

• Identify innovation, transformation, and consolidation opportunities.​

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  The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $116,000.00 - $197,200.00 per year.

  The ranges above reflect the potential annual base pay across the U.S. for all roles; the applicable base pay range will depend on the candidate’s primary work location, pay grade, and variable compensation plan. Individual base pay within each range depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time of hire. New hires starting base pay generally falls in the bottom half (between the minimum and midpoint) of a pay range.

  At Ingram Micro certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus or sales incentives and long-term incentives. These awards are allocated based on position level and individual performance. U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, paid time off, parental leave, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and wellbeing benefits, among others.

  This is not a complete listing of the job duties. It’s a representation of the things you will be doing, and you may not perform all these duties.

  Please be prepared to pass a drug test and successfully pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check.

  Ingram Micro Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.