Senior Analyst, Strategic Partnerships (Vendor Management)

Saskatoon - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purposeFeeding the Future is the reason we come to work each day. Were guided by our culture of care and our core values: We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are stronger together. We deliver with excellence.

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26000 employees we operate a world-class network of production distribution and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers needs and strive to provide a more profitable sustainable and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.

This role is designed to Ensure effective engagement with Nutriens top Corporate Managed Services Strategic Partners striving to improve service quality while constantly aligning to Nutriens strategic goals and operational seeking an individual who has a multi-disciplinary expertise constantly striving to improve the current state is a master collaborator and operates with a high degree of integrity.

What Youll Do:

Vendor Management

Manage primary service partner agreements within finance and HR by representing Nutriens best interest and managing from a contractual commercial performance risk and relationship perspective.
- Contractual:
  - Negotiate existing Agreements or SoWs collaborating in partnership with procurement
  - Conduct contract change process collaborating with stakeholders to collect information and ensure that terms are beneficial to Nutrien
  - Point of contact expertise in portfolio contracts to provide contract interpretation and communications to stakeholders
- Commercial
  - Strong financial modeling background to ensure the development and maintenance of financial models represent accurate amount owed to vendors
  - Ensure invoice amounts are paid in accordance to the Terms within each contractual Agreement which includes reviewing performance credits penalties fixed and variable fee charges
  - Budget and track Actual spend / update forecasts against partner agreements
  - Develop chargeback models to be presented to leadership
- Performance Management
  - Ensure high-quality delivery of financial services to external and internal stakeholders by monitoring and reporting on Service Level AgreementsOperating Level Agreements and Key Performance Indicators (SLAs/OLAs/KPIs)
  - Independently develop tracking mechanism to continuously track and update performance metrics
  - Use critical thinking and best practices to assess opportunities to improve vendor processes related to business health indicators
- Risk Management
  - Manage contract risks and overarching vendor risks including the ongoing coordination development and follow-up on vendor specific Business Continuity plans.
- Relationship
  - Continuously manage governance framework which includes constantly assessing appropriate level of audience timing and content and providing insightful recommendations to operational teams and strategic partners
  - Act as a liaison between Nutrien customers and Strategic Partners for issues related to governance issue management performance management and risks
  - Independently identify trends in issues facilitating resolution of recurring service issues and service slippage

This individual will also be responsible for helping manage Nutriens Software Asset landscape. This includes the following:

Develop and formalize processes frameworks and documents to standardize and effectively run the SAM activities which include License Request Fulfillment License metering / harvesting contract co-terming and consolidation license renewals and true-ups and license termination management.
Utilize knowledge of Software Asset Management practices to recommend process improvements and cost savings
Develop presentations and reports to be presented to Senior leadership
Manage and optimize SAM data for improved reporting and analytics
Lead internal license audit and compliance reviews
Build dashboards to simplify SAM reporting to meet stakeholder needs

What Youll Bring:

Degree in Finance/Accounting/Computer Science or a related field of study preferred.
58 years in vendor or contract management with a focus on IT vendors either hardware or software.
Experience managing Tier 1 vendors would be an asset.
Hands-on experience with licenses compliance audits and renewals.
Experience in a complex enterprise environment (hybrid cloud SaaS).
Ability and comfort to speak facilitate and communicate with all corporate levels and teams from staff to executive internal customers IT and vendors in a global and multi-cultural environment.
Experience and ability to prioritize and work under pressure.
Experience and ability to analyze and draw conclusions and actions from data (e.g. confirm compliance or identify non-compliance).
Basic administrative and project management experience.

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This job will remain posted until accordance with Nutrien policies you will be required to undergo a background check and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive only candidates under consideration will be must meet minimum age requirements as permitted by law.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purposeFeeding the Future is the reason we come to work each day. Were guided by our culture of care and our core values: We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are str...