Vendor Management Specialist

Job title: Vendor Management Specialist

Company: Sony


Job description: Vendor Management SpecialistCorporate ProcurementLocation: WeybridgeStrategic thinker with a natural ability to build successful relationships?Excel in fast-paced environments?Ready to take ownership of vendor partnerships and make significant impact & create tremendous amounts of value?Yes? Well, we’re sure we have an incredible opportunity for you! We’re looking for an enthusiastic Vendor Management Specialist to join our high performing Vendor Management team and take charge of optimising our vendor partnerships that drive our excellence and efficiency when it comes to hiring contingent workers and ensure that every partnership aligns with our goals for excellence and growth. Interested? Keep reading…In this role, you’ll join a team created in 2020 that has built everything from the ground up. Process documentation, supplier agreement templates… you name it. We did it ourselves. As such, we understand how important it is for you to be able to have the opportunity to shape our vendor strategies, grow with us as a team, not only professionally but personally too, and of course, be innovative. We want you to take advantage of your entrepreneurial mindset, not just go with the flow.You’ll be working with a super diverse range of stakeholders to ensure our business runs smoothly and successfully, so if you’re ready to become our subject matter expert for Sony Contingent Worker hiring, make a big impact and elevate our vendor management practices, we want to hear from you!You will:Manage our temporary hiring efforts & process for circa 500 temps across Europe (please note that this role is not a recruitment-oriented position)Partner with our selected vendors & managed service providers to effectively hire contingent workersSupport on the efforts to grow the contingent worker coverage throughout our teams & sister companies across EuropeBecome a subject matter expert in contingent worker process and system processesUtilize various data sets to create & subsequently present process dashboards & key success metrics back to managementAs you become established in the role you may also be required to learn about the other areas managed day to day by Vendor ManagementYou will bring:Previous demonstrable experience in; Vendor Management, Customer Service or Sales, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management & Engagement ideally gained within a large corporate environmentA customer centric mentalityA solution-oriented mindsetThe ability and desire to manipulate data sets into digestible contentA resilient and adaptable natureA confident & outgoing personalityAn additional European language would be beneficial, but not essentialYour new office!WeybridgeBased at the Weybridge office, you will enjoy a vibrant and friendly working environment. We have an onsite canteen with a wide range of options available, and a barista style coffee shop. There is a well-provisioned onsite gym run by our own Sony Wellbeing Coordinator, with classes on set days in the mornings, at lunch and after work hours. We have a staff car park which includes electric charging points, an undercover and secure bike rack (useful if you’ve made the most of the Cycle-to-Work scheme), or if you will use public transport, we have a shuttle bus service that regularly runs between train station and the office at peak times.Take a look at our video tour of the Weybridge site here:Life at SonyWe ensure competitive salaries and benefits by using established benchmarking. We encourage healthy work-life balance supported by hybrid and flexible working policies. We are a positive community who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture.We like to celebrate our colleagues who make a real difference using our recognition platform. We also provide access to numerous services and platforms for all aspects of wellbeing. We listen to our people through conversations and surveys, respect their suggestions, then act on them. We also provide allowances for volunteering days so that our staff can support the causes they are most passionate about.You can build your career around you with our fantastic range of learning & personal development programs to enhance your skills. We also encourage our staff to try exciting new roles, in a wide range of countries, with a supportive mobility team to support you if you take that leap!Bring your uniqueness to SonyWe are passionate about creating a culture that promotes equity and cultivates inclusion, diversity, and belonging. We want employees with diverse backgrounds and perspectives that will stimulate innovation and have a direct impact on our creation of social value to fulfil Sony’s purpose – ‘to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology’. We want you to bring your unique self to work and help shape our culture.We are Sony EuropeOur people collaborate in an environment of respect, integrity, and open-mindedness. Diverse teams from all over Europe are the driving force for our business, and we embrace the differences that make each of us original and unique.With offices in 28 European countries, Sony Europe caters to consumer, professional, semiconductor and healthcare markets with innovative electronics products and solutions. Our European laboratories research and develop new technologies and capabilities that contributes to the Sony Group and important issues on a planetary scale.Bring your passion, creativity and ambitions to Sony Europe. Apply now, and let’s create the future together.Equal OpportunitySony Europe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, or any other protected characteristics.Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony EuropeSony Europe will provide reasonable accommodation for any qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at or by mail to: Sony Europe B.V, Human Resources Department, the Heights, Brooklands, Surrey, KT13 0XW, UK. When contacting us please indicate the position you are applying for, and the accommodation required.#LI-LE1

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Location: Weybridge, Surrey

Job date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 05:04:16 GMT

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