Key Responsibilities

• · Source third party labor needs through NTT’s approved vendor base, ensuring vendor selection aligns with procurement strategy, preferred partner agreements, rebate programs, and internal compliance requirements.

  · Standardize and operationalize the quote request process to improve speed, consistency, accuracy, pricing discipline, and visibility across vendor engagements.

  · Coordinate competitive quote requests from approved vendors and ensure responses are complete, timely, commercially sound, and aligned to project requirements.

  · Support strategic sourcing outcomes by comparing vendor pricing, validating labor rates, challenging cost drivers, and ensuring sourcing decisions protect margin and maximize value.

  · Maximize vendor pricing value, rebate opportunities, and contractual benefits by aligning quote activity with approved vendor programs, volume commitments, and preferred partner strategies.

  · Partner with internal stakeholders to understand labor requirements, project scope, delivery timelines, client expectations, and risk factors before engaging vendors.

  · Serve as the primary escalation point for vendor performance issues, including pricing concerns, delivery delays, quality gaps, responsiveness issues, missed commitments, and invoice discrepancies.

  · Hold vendors accountable to agreed service levels, pricing, timelines, deliverables, and contract terms through regular follow up, performance tracking, and corrective action plans.

  · Track and report vendor performance metrics, including quote turnaround time, pricing competitiveness, delivery performance, issue resolution, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction.

  · Support RFPs, client bids, and project opportunities by coordinating timely and competitive vendor quotes that improve win probability and protect margin.

  · Work with Finance and Operations to validate pricing, support rebate tracking, ensure accurate cost capture, and identify opportunities for cost reduction.

  · Build strong working relationships with approved vendors while maintaining clear accountability, commercial discipline, and alignment with NTT’s sourcing strategy.

  · Identify process gaps, automation opportunities, and reporting improvements that increase visibility, reduce manual effort, and improve decision making.

  · Ensure vendor engagements follow NTT policies, procurement controls, approval requirements, and contractual obligations.

  Required Qualifications

  · 3-5 years’ experience in vendor management, procurement, sourcing, operations, professional services, logistics, or a related field.

  · Strong understanding of quote management, vendor negotiations, rate structures, rebates, service level expectations, and supplier performance management.

  · Ability to manage multiple vendor requests, escalations, and project priorities in a fast-paced environment.

  · Strong commercial judgment with the ability to balance cost, quality, delivery requirements, and risk.

  · Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to work effectively with vendors, internal stakeholders, finance teams, and leadership.

  · Strong attention to detail and ability to create repeatable processes, reporting, and controls.

  · Ability to analyze pricing, identify cost savings opportunities, and challenge vendors when pricing or performance does not meet expectations.

  · Experience supporting RFPs, bids, client solutions, or labor based delivery models is preferred.