Nutrien Ag Solutions LAS

Senior Analyst, Strategic Partnerships – Vendor Management

Nutrien Ag Solutions LAS

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Saskatoon • Canada

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Cloud

About the role

  • Ensure effective engagement with Nutrien’s top Corporate Managed Services Strategic Partners, striving to improve service quality while constantly aligning to Nutrien’s strategic goals and operational requirements.
  • Manage primary service partner agreements within finance and HR by representing Nutrien’s best interest and managing from a contractual, commercial, performance, risk and relationship perspective.
  • Negotiate existing Agreements or SoWs, collaborating in partnership with procurement.
  • Conduct contract change process, collaborating with stakeholders to collect information and ensure that terms are beneficial to Nutrien.
  • Ensure invoice amounts are paid in accordance to the Terms within each contractual Agreement which includes reviewing performance credits, penalties, fixed and variable fee charges.
  • Monitor and report on Service Level Agreements, Operating Level Agreements and Key Performance Indicators (SLAs/OLAs/KPIs).
  • Independently develop tracking mechanism to continuously track and update performance metrics.
  • Manage contract risks and overarching vendor risks including the ongoing coordination, development and follow-up on vendor specific Business Continuity plans.
  • Act as a liaison between Nutrien customers and Strategic Partners for issues related to governance, issue management, performance management and risks.
  • Develop and formalize processes, frameworks and documents to standardize and effectively run Software Asset Management activities.

Requirements

  • Degree in Finance/Accounting/Computer Science or a related field of study preferred.
  • 5–8+ years in vendor or contract management with a focus on IT vendors, either hardware or software.
  • Experience managing Tier 1 vendors would be an asset.
  • Hands-on experience with licenses, compliance, audits, and renewals.
  • Experience in a complex enterprise environment (hybrid, cloud, SaaS).
  • Ability and comfort to speak, facilitate, and communicate with all corporate levels and teams, from staff to executive, internal customers, IT, and vendors in a global and multi-cultural environment.
  • Experience and ability to prioritize and work under pressure.
  • Experience and ability to analyze and draw conclusions and actions from data (e.g., confirm compliance or identify non-compliance).
  • Basic administrative and project management experience.
Benefits
  • Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer
  • Applicants must meet minimum age requirements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
communicationnegotiationrelationship managementproblem-solvingprioritizationfacilitationadaptabilitycollaborationleadershiporganizational skills