Vendor Management Director, Vice President
Goldman Sachs (Jersey City, New Jersey)
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June 5, 2008
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Jersey City, NJ 07302
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VMO DIRECTOR – Position Summary
The Vendor Management Office (“VMO”) is responsible for developing firmwide standards and policies, promoting best practices, oversight of vendor engagement across divisions, coordination of firmwide specialist resources (i.e., Procurement and Contracts Management, Legal, Technology, Office of Global Security, Management Controls Division) and tracking compliance with firmwide vendor-related policies across the firm.
Primary Responsibilities
We are currently looking for an experienced commercial manager to lead the Vendor Management Office on a global basis.
The responsibilities of the VMO Director will include:
• Developing firmwide vendor management related standards and policies for ratification by the firms Business Practices Committee,
• Promoting best practices in vendor management across the firm,
• Oversight of vendor engagement and management across divisions,
• Coordination of related firmwide specialist resources (i.e., Procurement and Contracts Management, Legal, Technology, Office of Global Security, Management Controls Division)
• Monitoring compliance with firmwide vendor-related policies.
• Leading the repositioning of the firm’s procurement and contract management team as a more strategically focused organization, that works with clients through both vendor engagement and vendor management and is an integral part of our spend management process.
• Effectively leveraging the firm's negotiated vendor relationships to benefit both investment and portfolio companies.
Experience / Skills
• Minimum 5+ years experience (procurement, legal, consulting or other applicable discipline)
• Deep understanding of the financial services industry, including regulatory constraints, revenue streams, and the importance of business ethics
• MBA or Master’s Degree in a related field
• Proven leadership and performance management abilities
• Successful complex project management track record
• Strong executive-level communication/presentation skills
• Ability to influence and driving change; making an impact on initiatives
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
Goldman Sachs is leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net-worth individuals.
Corporate Services and Real Estate
Corporate Services and Real Estate (CSRE), is team of 400 individuals in 32 offices around the world. Together with its Federation operating partners, CSRE delivers a world class workplace to the people of Goldman Sachs every minute of every day of the year.
As the firm strives to build upon its successful performance in a rapidly changing and increasingly competitive and regulated market, it demands an ever-increasing level of sophistication, commerciality, flexibility and sustainability from its global infrastructure and support services departments.
CSRE’s areas of responsibility are Real Estate, Business Services, Finance and Administration, Communications and Regional Office Management.
• Real Estate acquires, plans, builds and operates the firm's facilities worldwide, and is critical to ensuring that our core businesses operate efficiently 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Business Services delivers high-quality, cost-effective support and services to internal clients throughout the firm. Its three business units are Travel, Document Management and Hospitality.
• CSRE Finance is the commercial conscience for Corporate Services and Real Estate, providing reporting, analysis and controls and serves as an advisor for other support areas of the firm.
• Administration and Communications oversee organizational development and communications.
• Regional Office Management oversees operations, vendors and divisional relationships in our regional office worldwide.
To apply send resumes to EHRTDiversity@gs.com. Please be sure to reference job title and Glasshammer.com in the subject line.
Goldman Sachs and Co.is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, national origen, disability, veteran status or any other prohibition applicable by law.
The Vendor Management Office (“VMO”) is responsible for developing firmwide standards and policies, promoting best practices, oversight of vendor engagement across divisions, coordination of firmwide specialist resources (i.e., Procurement and Contracts Management, Legal, Technology, Office of Global Security, Management Controls Division) and tracking compliance with firmwide vendor-related policies across the firm.
Primary Responsibilities
We are currently looking for an experienced commercial manager to lead the Vendor Management Office on a global basis.
The responsibilities of the VMO Director will include:
• Developing firmwide vendor management related standards and policies for ratification by the firms Business Practices Committee,
• Promoting best practices in vendor management across the firm,
• Oversight of vendor engagement and management across divisions,
• Coordination of related firmwide specialist resources (i.e., Procurement and Contracts Management, Legal, Technology, Office of Global Security, Management Controls Division)
• Monitoring compliance with firmwide vendor-related policies.
• Leading the repositioning of the firm’s procurement and contract management team as a more strategically focused organization, that works with clients through both vendor engagement and vendor management and is an integral part of our spend management process.
• Effectively leveraging the firm's negotiated vendor relationships to benefit both investment and portfolio companies.
Experience / Skills
• Minimum 5+ years experience (procurement, legal, consulting or other applicable discipline)
• Deep understanding of the financial services industry, including regulatory constraints, revenue streams, and the importance of business ethics
• MBA or Master’s Degree in a related field
• Proven leadership and performance management abilities
• Successful complex project management track record
• Strong executive-level communication/presentation skills
• Ability to influence and driving change; making an impact on initiatives
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
Goldman Sachs is leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net-worth individuals.
Corporate Services and Real Estate
Corporate Services and Real Estate (CSRE), is team of 400 individuals in 32 offices around the world. Together with its Federation operating partners, CSRE delivers a world class workplace to the people of Goldman Sachs every minute of every day of the year.
As the firm strives to build upon its successful performance in a rapidly changing and increasingly competitive and regulated market, it demands an ever-increasing level of sophistication, commerciality, flexibility and sustainability from its global infrastructure and support services departments.
CSRE’s areas of responsibility are Real Estate, Business Services, Finance and Administration, Communications and Regional Office Management.
• Real Estate acquires, plans, builds and operates the firm's facilities worldwide, and is critical to ensuring that our core businesses operate efficiently 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Business Services delivers high-quality, cost-effective support and services to internal clients throughout the firm. Its three business units are Travel, Document Management and Hospitality.
• CSRE Finance is the commercial conscience for Corporate Services and Real Estate, providing reporting, analysis and controls and serves as an advisor for other support areas of the firm.
• Administration and Communications oversee organizational development and communications.
• Regional Office Management oversees operations, vendors and divisional relationships in our regional office worldwide.
To apply send resumes to EHRTDiversity@gs.com. Please be sure to reference job title and Glasshammer.com in the subject line.
Goldman Sachs and Co.is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, national origen, disability, veteran status or any other prohibition applicable by law.
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