- Understanding of the vendor life cycle (sourcing, procurement, vendor management), and how internal roles interact and operate throughout the duration of vendor engagements
- Choose an IT vendor that will work with the company
- Make agreements with selected vendors and ensure that they are current/up-to-date
- Manage the collection, consolidation and communication of reporting and data on vendor contracts, performance, risk and relationships to key stakeholders and vendors
- Build good relationships with vendors of the company's business needs
- Risk management with the vendors and cooperation with vendors
- Manage the tools used or procured for the work done by the vendor