What are we looking for in our Vendor Management Assistant (Part-time, Remote)?

This role is a support role for the IT Sourcing Team. This will include IT equipment leasing activities such as lease approvals, data entry, account payment tracking, and related issues with suppliers. There may also be activities with contract entry into the contract management system as well as other administrative functions. This will include assisting with contractual-related questions and negotiations within all IT Sourcing categories (software and hardware). In addition, this position will also assist in the deployment of new 3M sourcing software and tools. Applicants should have an understanding, knowledge, and experience with supplier communications, SAP, Sourcing contract methodology, and capabilities.

Details:

$22-27/hr DOE

PART-TIME: 20 hours/week

Schedule: M-F 8 am-12 pm CST

1-year W2 Contract to start

Work Tasks:

• Basic contract negotiation, filing, data entry, review, storage, and reporting
• Cross-functional communication
• IT leasing-related activities include lease tracking, lease entry into SLAN/Nakisa (lease tracking software), SAP supplier payment inquiries, and meeting with suppliers to correct errors or payment issues.
• Provide category manager support for leasing or other contract remediation
• Locate Sourcing contract documents on various systems/ files
• Upload contracts into the contract tool
• Review contract documents for required information
• Enter and file contracts in contracts databases
• Assist in migration of contracts from local storage to enterprise contract repository
• Collect supplier contact information
• Track project progress for project leadership report-outs.

Qualifications:

• Excel skills
• High school diploma or higher, Bachelors preferred
• SAP experience preferred
• 2+ years of customer/vendor support experience

Pride Global offers eligible employees comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.