Vendor Manager

Every day, Kelly Services connects professionals with opportunities to advance their careers. We currently have an exciting contract opportunity with one of our leading clients!**Title:** Vendor and Contract Manager**Location:** Neenah, WI**Duration:** 12 months **Pay Rate:** $26.00 - $43.00/hr DOE**Vendor and Contract Manager****Responsibilities**+ Perform the execution of large-scale vendor engagements, ensuring effective contract management and performance to service targets.+ Perform the management of the tactical and strategic relationships with vendors, ensuring alignment to company objectives.+ Perform the procurement and renewal of 3rd party application software, maintaining an accurate software inventory and ensuring that software licenses are up to date.+ Perform the evaluation of operations of vendors against agreed service levels.+ Perform the establishment and execution of processes for authorization, confirmation and payment of vendors.+ Suggest changes to contracts and assist in negotiation of changes.+ Resolve service issues, escalating higher impact issues to management.+ Perform the procurement process for new 3rd party application software.+ Perform the renewal process for existing 3rd party application software maintenance and licensing.+ Manage team run and project budgets. Calculate TCO (total cost of ownership) of investments.+ Facilitate strategic budget planning sessions and develop strategic budget plans for coming year.+ Keep accurate records and track day-to-day costs.+ Report out on status of budget on a periodic basis and provide input on decisions impacting the budget.**Required Qualifications**+ Experience working in a global IT environment with vendor relationship/portfolio management+ Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills+ Strong written and oral communication skills and able to communicate effectively with executives+ Experience in managing large, complex budgets+ Independent thinker+ Understanding of financial accounting rules+ Project management skills**Important information:** This position is recruited for by a remote Kelly office, not your local Kelly branch. Applicants must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Please contact Taryn Carbone ( ) for immediate consideration.**Why Kelly** **??** **?**As a worker today, it's up to you to take charge of your career and look for opportunities to learn, grow, and achieve your potential. Helping you find what's next is what we're all about. We know what's going on in the evolving world of work-just ask the nearly 500,000 people we employ each year. Connecting with us means getting the support, guidance, and opportunities needed to take your career where you may have never imagined.**About Kelly** **??**At **Kelly** , we're always thinking about what's next and advising job seekers on new ways of working to reach their full potential. In fact, we're a leading advocate for temporary/nontraditional workstyles, because we believe they allow flexibility and tremendous growth opportunities that enable a better way to work and live. Connecting great people with great companies is what we do best, and our employment opportunities span a wide variety of workstyles, skill levels, and industries around the world.Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce, including, but not limited to, minorities, females, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, sexual orientation, gender identity. Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law.\#KellyGTS