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POSITION OVERVIEW

The Manager, IT Support, Asset and Vendor Relationship Management, along with his/her team:

• Maximize the value of our IT investments through better purchase decision and cost optimization

• Provide accurate information on IT Assets and Contracts

• Add value as IT experts in to maximize vendor relationship management

• Ensure data integrity in IT asset and vendor information to improve decision making and cost management

• Partner with procurement and IT leaders to follow vendor performance, negotiation, and risk management to get better predictability of costs & budgets

• Ensure alignment between vendors and enterprise architecture roadmap

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

More specifically, the manager will oversee the following activities:

• Build and follow controls to mitigate IT and TP risk management

• Optimize investment (cost) and track assets/vendor performance

• Manage IT asset obsolescence in collaboration with ITS

• Contribute to manage technical debt and obsolescence

• Contribute, with BRM's and the stakeholders, in business cases

• Provide TCO estimates and benefits demonstration

• Collaborate in contract negotiations and SLA follow-ups

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or another pertinent program

• 10 years experience managing costs in an IT function or other equivalent combination of education and work experience, vendor management preferably

• 3 years of experience in a leadership role

• Experience in IT Asset and vendor management

• Experience in financial analysis

• Bilingual

• Strong business acumen and analytical skills

• Exceptional French and English written and verbal communication skills, including for the development and delivery of presentations

• Comfortable dealing with and challenging senior stakeholders

• Responsive, agile approach to manage changing priorities

• Continuous improvement/learning mindset , challenging the status quo and seeking self improvement

• Acuity for perceiving and understanding client/stakeholder needs

• Ability to manage a team efficiently with demonstrated experience and comfort in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

• Strong planning, coordinating, organizing and implementation skills

• Proven record in applying judgment in creating and sustaining a sense of urgency in anticipating and/or preventing impacts to business operations

• Ability to prioritize, meet targets, escalate when necessary, and work in a multicultural, bilingual and dynamic environment

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
At BDC, we value diversity in our workforce and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We appreciate all responses and advise that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.