Description
A leading global provider of critical information to decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare, and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organisation is seeking a Supplier Relationship Manager.
You will support revenue growth and profit targets by delivering third party content strategy as defined by the Business Units and Content Specialists. This role involves bringing high quality content into the organisation on the best possible commercial terms, through negotiations and relationship management with a broad range of third party content suppliers. The role also involves provision of compliance advice to the organisation, to help ensure awareness of its obligations under the agreements it signs with the third party content suppliers.
* Deliver against Content strategy
* Develop & grow existing/new relationships with data providers
* Negotiate with data providers to bring high quality content into the organisation on the best possible commercial & legal terms, and with appropriate Service Level Agreements
* Ensure content costs are kept to the minimum/revenues are maximised by proactively seeking savings and favourable revenue shares from data providers
* Develop excellent relations, especially with Content Leads and Business Division sponsors
* Advise internal and external customers on data use rights - proactively and in response to specific requests
* Liaise with and provide support to other staff and business units on relationships with providers
Essential skills
* Strong negotiation, influencing and relationship management skills
* Strategic and creative thinking
* Confidence and aptitude in decision-making
* Ability to communicate complex issues effectively at all levels of an organisation
* Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects
* Numeracy; Excellent prioritisation and time management skills
* Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
* Ability to understand and draft legal terms
Desirable skills
* Foreign languages
* Either a degree in job-related discipline eg Business Admin, Finance, Economics, Law OR equivalent work experience