Vendor Management Specialist with German

We are looking for a Vendor Management Specialist (HR Devision) for one of our clients, Deutsche Bank, a German multinational investment bank and financial services company, with a large presence in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Manage vendor service relationship on a transactional level with focus on a particular HR Product/ region combination;
• Ensure contracts contain the correct level of Governance, Controls, service and reporting principles and manage; Vendor Risk within the Bank and HR risk appetites;
• Ensure vendor adheres to Bank wide regulatory and compliance requirements and risk frameworks;
• Monitor commercial, financial and relationship issues;
• Monitor the service relationship via Governance, KPI reporting and tracking;
• Close collaboration with Control Functions, Global Procurement and Service Owners;
• Monitor, manage, develop and drive supplier performance and optimize relationships;
• Acting as the primary point of contact for Vendor related audit point or findings;
• Focus on expediting audit points and findings to successful outcomes and closure; 

Skills & Experience:

• Procurement end to end process knowledge;
• Solid and practical knowledge and experience of Service Delivery Management (SDM) & Supplier Performance Management;
• Experience of contract management & governance;
• Solid understanding of contract creation and financials;
• Experience in change execution;
• Experience in working with third parties and cross-functional teams;
• Ability to diagnose improvement areas across processes, tools and systems;
• Understanding of NFRM, Global Procurement SDM and Third Party Management (TPM);
• Fully conversant with Vendor Service Delivery metrics (SLA/KPIs/KRIs);
• Have a strong appreciation of risks, regulatory requirements and controls generically and in particular in the vendor outsourcing and service delivery environment;
• Strong English language skills (oral and written) are required;
• Strong German language skills (oral and written) are required;

What is offered: 

• Attractive salary offer; 
• Attractive benefits package;
• Flexible working schedule, both office work and home work;
• Professional evolution opportunities in a dynamic business environment;