VEMO Rationalization Lead

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As the Vendor Ecosystem Management Office (VEMO) Rationalization Lead you will be responsible for ensuring that EY Technology operates in an effective and proactive manner to provide best in class services to our clients. Collaborating with stakeholders and focusing on key categories responsible for ensuring the optimization of our estate maximize re-use and drive increased value through the products and services that EY procures. Acting as a bridge between the Business and EY T to ensure that products and services used in EY are consolidated re-use is promoted and increase value is gained.

The opportunity

Accountable for defining planning managing and monitoring all activities associated with the rationalization efforts. Ensuring all business technical and commercial goals are achieved. Ensuring that we are maximizing the value being gained from our partnerships both tactical and strategic. Focus areas such as Services Managed Services Data Software Hardware and Networking. Demonstrating integrity respect teaming and inclusiveness to achieve the desired outcomes

Your key responsibilities

• Understanding the current estate working with the correct parties to drive effective change including creation of standards.
• Managing and driving towards the standards once defined migration of products deemed non-standard or not preferred. Plans cost impact and migration management with product owners.
• Defining scope baselines and driving progress to plan
• Support Governance bodies where required when driving approach.
• Setting up and managing the governance and reporting aspects including key stakeholders
• Working with key stakeholders to determine and implement required change.
• Liaising with Alliances Technical and Product teams where needed esp. around resale commits and combined internal/external use scenarios.
• Provide on-going insight and recommendations for internal use renewal/commit.
• Define and implement the plan which supports EY Technology moving to a mature position of having roadmaps for key external product sets.
• Work with procurement to drive contract changes resulting from consolidation efforts. Ensuring all required approvals and buy-in are in place
• Take into account dependencies with all concerned parties (EY Technology Business Alliances Procurement. InfoSec etc.)
• Creation maintenance and oversight of roadmaps which support future visions

Skills and attributes for success

• Ability to build relationships based on trust delivering on commitments and doing the right thing strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence
• Self-starter thrives in environments with high levels of ambiguity and challenging/senior stakeholders
• Strong Market and technical insight
• Ability to plan and progress against agreed plans.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Motivated by delivery.
• Ability to work and team effectively personnel across geographies.
• Flexibility to adjust to multiple demands shifting priorities and rapid change.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Project Management Technical Vendor Management Procurement or a similar role.
• Proven exposure to and understanding of commercial and business models
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving abilities

Ideally youll also have

• Demonstrable leadership capabilities with the ability to indirectly manage cross-functional teams.
• Strategic thinker focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence

What we look for

• EY is looking for a self-motivated collaborative person with both technical and commercial experience a passion to drive towards continuous improvement building long-term value for EY.

What we offer

As part of this role youll work in a highly integrated global team with the opportunity and tools to grow develop and drive your career forward. Here you can combine global opportunity with flexible working. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond too focusing on your physical emotional financial and social well-being. Your recruiter can talk to you about the benefits available in your country. Heres a snapshot of what we offer:

• Continuous learning: Youll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: Well provide the tools and flexibility so you can make a meaningful impact your way.
• Transformative leadership: Well give you the insights coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: Youll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above please contact us as soon as possible.

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