: Research Data Vendor Management

The Global External Content Management (GECM) team helps BCG's internal stakeholders through the enablement and procurement of research sources and tools. This includes managing research sources suppliers, providing operational support, risk reduction and act as the central coordination of stakeholders., As the Senior Analyst in Third Party Data Management you will work alongside the Sources Lead and the Sourcing Manager to serve as BCG's relationship manager with providers of third-party data and research.
You will lead the creation of internal business data strategies, planning, and drive business behaviors as it relates to vendors. Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

Manage, including renewals, a portfolio of vendors across different geographies and to ensure no disruptions to business.
Identify savings opportunities and build relationships with stakeholders and team support/lead multi-country and multi-function teams through supplier evaluation and selection, internal regular business reviews of their sources and planning. Negotiate and set new vendor contracts.

YOU'RE GOOD AT

Research/vendor /contract management and other vendor oversight activities.
Developing and owning internal business relationships while managing external vendors
Solving problems, using analytics to leverage available management information to build negotiation strategies
Ability to work with minimum supervision
Influencing senior business stakeholders