This position is for our Galileo Mexico City Office

The role:

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Supplier Relationship Analyst to join our dynamic team. As a key contributor, you will play a crucial role in the development and execution of a supplier rationalization plan and strategy aimed at optimizing vendors across various dimensions, including quality, capacity, systems, and responsiveness. This role involves working closely with business partners, procurement, legal, third-party risk, and information security teams to facilitate new supplier evaluations and onboarding, ensuring alignment with business requirements and compliance standards.

What you’ll do:

The Supplier Relationship Analyst will help manage vendors and the communication with internal teams by:

• Assist in the development and execution of a supplier rationalization plan and strategy.

• Documenting current supplier capabilities, business requirements, and overall performance.

• Identifying and continually pursuing cost and service improvement opportunities.

• Assist in negotiating favorable terms, pricing, and service level agreements with suppliers.

• Assist with the intake of new supplier evaluations and onboarding, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

• Assist in managing supplier spend and contributing to budget forecasting efforts.

• Intake and verify supplier invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

• Coordinating with the Risk team to support enterprise-wide initiatives.

• Developing and maintaining relationships within the Risk supplier community.

• Assist with researching and documenting supplier incidents and remediation activities.

• Support ongoing supplier performance monitoring and onsite reviews.

• Assist with establishing process improvements for suppliers and enhancing interactions within the organization.

• Providing reporting to various levels of executive and management forums.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of related experience in vendor management, negotiations, or account management.

• Experience supporting multiple projects/workstreams.

• Working knowledge of supplier management best practices and industry trends

• Proven experience collaborating on initiatives to achieve cost savings and efficiencies through strategic vendor partnerships and innovative solutions

• Proficient in computer skills, including spreadsheets, word processing, and business solutions software.

• Familiarity with navigating and interpreting complex procedures, policies, and agreements.

• Strong team-building, relationship management, and project management skills.

• Robust business analysis and problem-solving abilities, including data manipulation and analysis.

• Ability to multitask, work effectively in a team environment, and adapt to changing priorities.

Nice to have:

• Experience in financial services with exposure to fraud prevention, credit strategy, collections and recovery, risk management, and/or a related field