**Job Description:**
**Location: Antioch, TN, Bessemer, AL**
**Work Schedule: Minimum 5 days per week in-office presence required**
**Relocation: Not offered**
**Join AT&T and Reimagine Connectivity**
Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Consumer Technology experience team is delivering innovative and reliable technology solutions to power differentiated, simplified customer experiences. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won't just imagine the future-you'll create it.
**Overall, Purpose**
Manage and optimize the vendor relationship cycle, identifying and monitoring vendor processes and guidelines to ensure cost-effective procurement, quality, and compliance with industry standards to support organizational goals.
**Key Roles and Responsibilities**
Typical tasks may include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Vendor Relationship Management: Support and manage the entire vendor relationship cycle, ensuring high performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors for long-term contracts.
· Quality Assurance and Performance Monitoring: Establish systems and procedures to ensure the quality of vendor services, develop requirements and monitoring measures for suppliers, and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to provide insights for informed decision-making.
· Contract Administration and Compliance: Assist in the administration and management of vendor contracts, ensuring compliance with contract terms and conditions, industry standards, company policies, and regulatory requirements.
· Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in vendor management processes, collaborate in devising solutions to problems of moderate scope, and implement initiatives to enhance vendor performance and overall efficiency.
· Cross-Functional Collaboration and Project Fulfillment: Partner with other business units to align vendor management activities with overall business objectives, facilitate seamless communication and coordination across departments, and contribute to the fulfillment of projects and
organizational goals.
**Job Contribution**
A professional with solid knowledge of fundamental concepts and organizational practices, working on smaller projects. Exercises judgment in the absence of prescribed guidelines or policies to determine appropriate action. Works under minimal supervision with independent judgment. Actions impact efficiency and costs. Interacts primarily within the department, across various teams. Supervisor: No
**Education and Experience**
· Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) desired
· 1+ years of related experience
· Certification is required in some areas
**Compensation**
Our Specialist Vendor Management professionals earn between $70,700 - $106,100 USD Annual. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.
**Perks and Benefits**
Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits, including:
· Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
· 401(k) plan
· Tuition reimbursement program
· Paid Time Off and Holidays (at least 23 vacation days and 9 company holidays annually based on date of hire)
· Paid Parental and Caregiver Leave
· Additional unprotected sick leave beyond state/local requirements
· Adoption reimbursement
· Short-term and long-term disability benefits
· Life and Accidental Death Insurance
· Supplemental benefit programs (critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, group legal)
· Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
· Extensive employee wellness programs
· Employee discounts up to 50% on eligible AT&T mobility plans, accessories, internet (including fiber where available), and phone services
**Why AT&T?**
A career with us, a global leader in communications and technology, comes with big rewards. As part of our team, you'll lead transformation surrounded by trailblazing industry leaders like you. You'll be empowered to go above and beyond-making a difference through company-sponsored initiatives or connecting and networking through one of our many employee groups. Regardless of your career stage, you'll be rewarded by the impact that comes with making a difference in the lives of millions.
With AT&T, you'll be part of something greater, do incredible things, and be rewarded with a chance to change the world.
Equal Opportunity Employment
AT&T will consider for employment qualified applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal, State, and local laws.
Ready to close the deal on a career with AT&T?
**Apply today.**
**Weekly Hours:**
40
**Time Type:**
Regular
**Location:**
Antioch, Tennessee
**Salary Range:**
$70,700.00 - $106,100.00
It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.
AT&T will consider for employment qualified applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal, state and local laws
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