Middle East Vendor Management Manager

About This Role

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

The ME Finance Team provides support to help leadership make informed strategic decisions on running, growing, and improving the business as well as managing and onboarding of new vendors/experts. We have strong relationships and work closely with executive leadership, including Managing Directors & Partners.

In addition to providing exemplary support to our internal customers in the Middle East, we also collaborate with colleagues from other business regions and the firm's corporate office. As a result, members of the team receive significant exposure to the overall business and develop networks and working relationships across the organization.

Responsibilities would include:

• Independently leading the vendor management function and a small team
• Driving projects and initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, aimed at enhancing process efficiency, and the stakeholder experience
• Implementing new policies and procedures aimed at achieving compliance with local and global guidelines
• Evaluating new vendors, suppliers and experts and the work that they will providing BCG
• Evaluating performance across client industries and BCG service offerings
• Working with key finance stakeholders as well as Senior stakeholders to gather and document business requirements
• Understanding potential supplier risks when engaging with contractors
• Conducting risk assessment for client facing contractors and highlight associated risks and recommend mitigation steps to Finance Director
• Writing up policies, reviewing contracts and pricing in alignment with global processes and procedures
• Onboarding of new vendors via the Coupa system as well as overseeing the screening of new vendors
• Providing support during audits and assisting the Tax and Compliance Director in reporting back to Global
• Explaining legal and contracting terminology in supplier contracts to business owners and stakeholders
• Understanding the different types of supplier agreements and subcontracting processes, and advising stakeholders on the correct contracting process
• Reviewing and negotiating contractual agreements prior to escalating to Legal Team
• Drafting/reviewing contractual documents based on BCG contracting templates (i.e. Independent Contractors Agreements, Statement of Works, Amendment Agreements)

YOU’RE GOOD AT

Problem solving and analytical tasks

• Conducts and leads strong analyses, gets insights and translates them to practical recommendations
• Demonstrates good judgment in determining methods for obtaining solutions
• Desire and flexibility to work through details with keen attention to accuracy
• Natural curiosity to understand how things work and why; policies, reports, internal systems and strategies
• Desire to comprehend root causes when issues arise
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and in an iterative environment

Communication, interpersonal and teaming skills

• Works positively and collaboratively with others and within team; builds strong and lasting relationships
• Possesses strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach and develop a growing team
• Adapts style to changing situations and audiences with tact and patience
• Demonstrates persistence to drive change
• Contributes to a positive and productive work environment
• Partners with regional/global leaders to think through implications to certain issues

Work Management, organization, and planning

• Ability to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment
• Strong Organizational skills and process management skills
• Ability to contribute to multiple work streams at once and prioritize efforts accordingly
• Demonstrated ability to drive projects to scheduled conclusion

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years of relevant experience in vendor management
• Legal and compliance background as well as relevant experience

Sound analytical and reporting skills combined with excellent communication skills; written and oral

• Proven ability to work effectively in a global environment with people at all levels, preferably in a professional services organization
• Advanced computer literacy
• Experience with and exposure to data analytics, contract writing, risk assessment and business intelligence tools; writing queries, building reports, and diagnosing issues
• Experience in procurement procedures

Who You'll Work With

The Finance Team focuses on developing expertise, problem solving, business partnering, teaming, and customer service. One of our key stakeholder groups is Middle East leadership, whom we provide with risk analysis and reporting to make informed decisions on running, growing, and improving the business.

Additional info

Please note: This is a temporary position, with employment expected to continue through 12-14 months

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.