IT Vendor & SIAM Manager

At Elanco (NYCE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Detailed Description: Busness IT Operations at Elanco is a “global and virtual” organization focused on enabling the Office of the CIO through the VMO (Vendor Management Office), PMO (Project Management Office) , Enterprise IT processes, Financial & HC Management as well as driving IT Communications & Organisational change management.

The primary focus of the role is to be part of the IT VMO group and continue to monitor & measure strong processes and governance with our Vendors to provide the services that Elanco IT needs.

This will be achieved by developing strategic relationships and by holding Vendors accountable for delivering on commitments.

 As part of this, the role will also oversight the SIAM team which will help ensure operational adherence to commitments.

This is a truly global role that focuses on developing the strategic relationships, and transitioning deliverable accountability to Vendors.

As this role will lead the SIAM group responsible in designing and implement governance processes that provide key insights on vendor performance, providing the Elanco IT team with a single point of accountability for vendor performance and commitments.

This involves working closely with the ITSM and Operations groups.

 In addition to the key Responsibilities listed below, this role will also have Day-to-Day Operational responsibilities that include:


* Provide leadership and input to the strategic direction, mission and vision of the vendor management office (VMO) in alignment with the strategic and operational objectives of the IT organization and the broader enterprise.


* Provide/develop training and resources for internal staff members who are charged with executing vendor management activities.


* Collaborate with internal stakeholders — including IT and business resources, sourcing and procurement — to develop criteria and best practices for vendor selection.


* Provide assistance to procurement teams and IT stakeholders to optimize the cost-effectiveness of negotiations and ensure compliance of negotiated agreements t...