Sr. Site Services Specialist - Vendor Management

Company:	Gilead Sciences, Inc. Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (83)
Job Location(s):	Foster City
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	Not Provided
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	Facilities and Site Services

Position Description

Job Posting Title:	Sr. Site Services Specialist - Vendor Management
Requisition Number:	3587
Country:	US
State:	California
Job Location:	Foster City
Functional Area:	FACILITIES/EH&S
Position Type:	Regular
Full-Time / Part-Time:	Full-Time
Shift:	Days
Specific Responsibilities:	Reporting to the Manager of Site Services, this position will help manage vendor services for Gilead.
Essential Duties and Job Functions:	* Manage vendor services. I.e. Café services, Janitorial services, Shipping and Receiving, but not limited to these services. * Monitor performance to the agreed upon Service Levels * Managing vendors to the responsibilities outlined in the contract and statement of work, and authoring contract documents, including service level exhibits, statements of work, and examples. * Work closely with vendors to support the growth of services to provide the infrastructure that will take the company to the next level * Develop metrics to manage vendor performance and design and measure key performance indicators * Drive process improvements, optimize vendor relationships, and reduce total costs * Responsible for relationship management with all vendors * Manage the development of RFP / RFQ, evaluate vendor responses and qualify and recommend finalist vendors * Negotiate, maintain and monitor contracts and contractual relationships and ensure compliance with service level agreements and other business terms and conditions * Perform comprehensive and objective analysis * Possess excellent problem solving skills and be able to communicate with all levels of management, staff and external contacts and organizations * Assist with management of Site Services operations. * Performs other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Experience and Skills:	* Minimum of five (5) years Vendor Management and Contract Administration experience in Facilities and/or Site Services department BS degree in business or related field experience * At least 5 years of professional experience facilities or business operations role. * Experience in managing vendor relationships * Excellent relationship building and alignment building skills * Demonstrated ability to think globally and strategically, influencing change across a complex organization * Proven negotiation and influencing skills * Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas in easy to understand business terms. * Excellent analytical skills and very detail oriented. * Able to work effectively with many deadlines. * Handle multiple priorities under tight timelines * Strong problem solving abilities (proactive identification and resolution) * Bilingual skills, English and Spanish, a plus