Sr Manager - IT Vendor Management

Job Description
The Opportunity: 
Open to remote 
The VMO Senior Manager is a critical leadership role in the Mattel Global Technology Organization (GTO) and partners with executives to set global IT sourcing strategy, engage and govern vendor partnerships, and manage the performance and health of the IT vendor ecosystem. The VMO Sr. Manager leads a team of professionals who provide vendor relationship and performance management; vendor operations, analytics and reporting; and software asset management for the enterprise.
What Your Impact Will Be: 
Serving as the leadership-level point of contact for IT vendor management.
Providing leadership and setting strategic direction for IT sourcing and vendor management in alignment with GTO and Mattel strategies and objectives
Leading the GTO VMO team to provide excellent vendor relationship management; operations, analytics and reporting; and software asset management.
Manage Executive Business Reviews (EBR) with Mattel’s Strategic Vendors including coordination with the GTO Leadership team and managing follow items arising from EBRs
Managing the GTO SAM team
Managing the GTO contracts team; including negotiations, modifications, incentives, remedies and escalations as needed.
Providing direction, supervision, and guidance for career growth of team members