Vendor Manager, Maps Operations

Job Description

Summary

Posted: Jul 14, 2022 Weekly Hours: 40 Role Number: 200398704 Apple Maps is the most popular mapping application shipped with every iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. We offer an incredible, connected experience across the Apple ecosystem – iOS, macOS, Apple Watch, tvOS, CarPlay – and are delivering the future of maps to hundreds of millions of customers across the globe. Maps operations uses vendor resources to collections, production and maintenance of maps data. The Vendor Management Organization (VMO) is responsible for coordinating the vendor activities, relationships, strategy and budgets/ forecasting. The vendor manager will be responsible for all aspects of vendor relationships for a portion of Maps operations. Role requires working cross-functionally with ops functional leads, finance, procurement, legal etc. Duties includes defining vendor requirements, assist with RFQs, vendor negotiations, vendor selection and manage vendor performance and relationships. Coordinate monthly forecasts and actual spend tracking. Draft contracts and statements of work. If this is your passion, background and experience, we'd love to hear from you

Key Qualifications

Key Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing vendor sourcing, relationships and engagements
• Well-versed in working cross-functionally with compliance, corporate procurement, finance and engineering and operations business unit functions
• Strong negotiations skills
• Experience writing vendor contracts and SOWs
• Strong written & verbal communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Attention to details, data accuracy, and quality of output
• Problem-solving skills to identify and resolve issues in a timely manner
• Strong Excel skills required.
• Program Management experience is a plus

Description

Description Duties includes defining vendor requirements, assist with RFQs, vendor negotiations, vendor selection and manage vendor performance and relationships. Coordinate monthly forecasts and actual spend tracking. Draft contracts and statements of work.

Education & Experience

Education & Experience Bachelors in Business, Engineering or related field. MBA/ Masters degree a plus

Additional Requirements

Additional Requirements