Vendor Business Manager - Cisco

Description du poste:

Overview:

* Focuses on building and maintaining business relationships of assigned (COMPANY NAME) vendors to achieve the best financial performance.
* Responsible for selling (COMPANY NAME) directly to vendor, and acts as subject matter expert for vendor's technologies and programs.
* Communicates vendor strategies, manages rebate programs, develops programs to support business unit direction, and collaborates with Marketing to drive demand.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities Required

* Directs and manages the vendor business plan and implementation process throughout the organization leveraging vendor strengths and resources on behalf of the vendor.
* Communicates vendor strategies and benefits to the (COMPANY NAME) organizations.
* Responsible for incremental funding proposals at the vendor level.
* Aligns goals and objectives of vendor with (COMPANY NAME) to ensure mutual, positive results.
* Develops, monitors and recommends plans for the vendor, (COMPANY NAME) business relationship on a tactical and strategic level.
* Conducts quarterly vendor business reviews.
* Identifies and drives new vendor opportunities with particular emphasis on the development of new services that blend unique vendor resource/capability along with a (COMPANY NAME) service/capability to create a unique value proposition.
* Drives cross functional communication with (COMPANY NAME)'s product groups in price negotiations and market knowledge.
* Act as subject matter expert (SME) for assigned vendor's technology and programs.
* Responsible for the management of activities and programs that will drive the vendor's pro- forma performance in an effort to achieve (COMPANY NAME)'s financial goals.
* Performs analysis and reports of various program impact for the vendor.
* Manages forecasting pipeline requirements and rebate projections.

Qualifications

* To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications, Required Knowledge Skills & Abilities and Working Conditions

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
* Three (3) to five (5) years' experience related experience.
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience from which comparable knowledge and job skills can be obtained.

JOB LEVEL SPECIFICATIONS:
* Extensive knowledge and application of principles, theories and concepts.
* Complete knowledge of all job functions and the broad industry best practices, techniques and standards.
* Develops solutions to complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires in-depth evaluation of variables.
* Determines best method to achieve results and may make suggestions to improve policies and procedures.
* Work is performed without appreciable direction using independent judgment and discretion. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments. Work may be reviewed at a high level.
* Represents organization as a prime contact on projects or contracts. Interacts frequently with senior professionals and management and often has to coordinate the work between departments or organizations.
* Actions impact the organization. Failure to accomplish work or erroneous decisions will result in the inability to reach crucial organizational goals and may have a prolonged effect, as well as, result in the expenditure of substantial resources.

What's In It For You?
* Elective Benefits: Our programs are tailored to your country to best accommodate your lifestyle.
* Grow Your Career: Accelerate your path to success (and keep up with the future) with formal programs on leadership and professional development, and many more on-demand courses.
* Elevate Your Personal Well-Being: Boost your financial, physical, and mental well-being through seminars, events, and our global Life Empowerment Assistance Program.
* Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: It's not just a phrase to us; valuing every voice is how we succeed. Join us in celebrating our global diversity through inclusive education, meaningful peer-to-peer conversations, and equitable growth and development opportunities.
* Make the Most of our Global Organization: Network with other new co-workers within your first 30 days through our onboarding program.
* Connect with Your Community: Participate in internal, peer-led inclusive communities and activities, including business resource groups, local volunteering events, and more environmental and social initiatives.

Don't meet every single requirement? Apply anyway.
At (COMPANY NAME), we're proud to be recognized as a great place to work and a leader in the promotion and practice of diversity, equity and inclusion. If you're excited about working for our company and believe you're a good fit for this role, we encourage you to apply. You may be exactly the person we're looking for