Celanese

IT Vendor Management Specialist

Posted on: 5 Nov 2021

Irving, TX

Job Description

Responsibilities:

The IT Vendor Management Specialist is a great opportunity for a self-starter who is eager to significantly expand their skillset while leveraging their previous experience. The environment is fast paced and dynamic, so is a great fit for someone that enjoys new challenges!

 

Develops and maintains key IT vendor relationships while partnering heavily with IT leadership, IT application owners, and Strategic Procurement
Coordinates quarterly business reviews including creation of agenda’s, facilitation of meetings and any vendor follow up required
Supports IT leadership and application owners by coordinating strategic vendor office hours, escalation/support meetings, etc. 
Assists with vendor invoice/PO discrepancies and drives resolution
Assists in developing and maintenance of a vendor management platform including KPI's and governance
Ensures effective communication across all of IT including key business stakeholders and the IT Leadership team

Qualifications:

5 years’ experience working in a global organization(s)
Excellent relationship management skills, with experience collaborating and interacting with a variety of stakeholders.
Flexible and a self-starter; able to manage multiple concurrent projects and comfortable working in ambiguous situations.
Strong attention to detail, organization, and time management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated business process knowledge in various areas (i.e. Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance etc.)
Project management experience a preferred (including knowledge of Smartsheet)
Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred (Information Technology, Project Management or Business preferred)

Celanese

Irving, TX

WHO IS CELANESE?

We’re engineers, scientists, operators and product developers. We’re innovators, advisers, designers and problem solvers. Most importantly, we’re partners – in creating value for our customers with the solutions we offer and in improving the world through the actions of our colleagues.

Celanese is The Chemistry Inside Innovation™ and we aspire to be the first-choice chemistry solution source for our customers.

We know what you’re thinking – that’s a lot to promise and that’s a lot to do. Well, we would agree with you, but we’re up for the challenge and we owe it to our customers, shareholders, and employees to deliver on our promise.

WHAT DOES CELANESE DO?

We produce products that make our lives a little easier, by helping customers to bring their inspired ideas and innovations to life. From the global production network of our Acetyl Chain, we provide materials that are critical to the global chemicals and paints and coatings industries. From our broad portfolio of Materials Solutions, we advance automotive and consumer electronic designs and enable life-improving medical, food and beverage products – we offer solutions to our customers to help them succeed.

WHERE IS CELANESE?

While we call Dallas, Texas home for our headquarters, we have approximately 7,500 employees working to serve our customers around the world. From Dallas to Amsterdam to Shanghai, we manage a global network of commercial offices, technical centers, and twenty-seven production facilities and additional strategic affiliate production facilities.