Vendor Relations Cover Letter

In response to your job posting for vendor relations, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for ongoing support to the sales and services team to assist in closing new business opportunities relative to assigned categories.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Monthly/quarterly, analyzes progress and performance of the program
• Serve as liaison between Ecova and vendor partner operations in order to assist Ecova and clients in meeting key business objectives
• Proactively analyze data to identify trends that impact Ecova objectives and its service to clients, and act accordingly to implement methods to improve the situation
• Identify opportunities to enhance Ecova processes and procedures which will promote efficiency within and between Ecova and vendor partners
• Develop and implement appropriate escalation strategies to advance concerns to the appropriate vendor officials in order to push for an effective resolution
• Identify appropriate technical solutions, to be included but not limited to all forms of electronic bill receipt and payment
• Maintain working knowledge of Ecova’s operational processes and procedures, in order to effectively negotiate resolution of vendor related issues which impact Ecova operations and service offerings
• Develop communications and/or conduct employee-training sessions regarding changes in the utility industry that directly affect Ecova operations and services as needed

I am excited to be applying for the position of vendor relations. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for advice and guidance to business partners and teams as appropriate regarding vendor management best-practice to secure optimal value from third-party relationships.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Acts as the point of contact for vendor and outsourcing opportunities and serves as the liaison between internal partners and vendors to resolve issues and address inquiries as needed
• Monitors and reviews service levels to ensure that suppliers are performing within contractual agreements and success targets
• Reviews and analyzes vendor performance, processes, and procedures to identify needs and provides recommendations with a high emphasis on continuous improvement
• May assist with regulatory compliance oversight, audit consolidation, balanced scorecard, dashboards and/or metrics
• Assists in implementing products and services from new or current vendors, ensuring smooth execution and on-time delivery
• Processes and reconciles monthly payable invoices to ensure that payment terms are adhered to for services rendered by the vendor company
• Computer literate with at least mid-level computer skills
• Distribution operations or general healthcare market experience strongly preferred

I would like to submit my application for the vendor relations opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for thought leadership to other category teams focuses on B2B and international teams by sharing best practices.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Leverage key utility relationships to promote business opportunities for Ecova services developed specifically to benefit vendor partners
• Demonstrated understanding of company objectives, service deliverables and bill payment process
• Exceptional customer service and communication skills are necessary
• Experience managing people and leading project teams within diverse areas of IT, including proven experience providing effective coaching, feedback and performance management
• Experience managing technology vendors including contractual performance
• Comprehensive knowledge of managed care industry with significant experience in budget management
• Excellent organizational, project management, and facilitation skills
• Outstanding process management and project management skills

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the vendor relations position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for advice and guidance to business partners and Vendor Managers based on best-practices to optimize and secure value from third-party relationships.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Knowledge of retail energy industry is an asset
• Sales & training background is an asset
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvements and document new process
• Supports colleagues in improving skills by demonstration and training
• Distribution operations or general healthcare market experience
• Previous Vendor Relations/Vendor Management/ Vendor Coordinator, Business Development experience
• Previous Experience Negotiating/Generation vendor contracts
• Experience with Vendors in the insurance and/or Medical industry is ideal

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the vendor relations position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for advice and guidance to business partners and teams as appropriate regarding VM best-practices and which align with TPRM policies.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Able to provide clear direction and apply appropriate monitoring processes and systems
• Exhibits desirable and appropriate managerial behavior, including integrity, results orientation, strong interpersonal skills, team building, leadership and independent judgment to create a cohesive productive unit dedicated to the achievement of business objectives
• Good in SAS
• Knowledge of and experience in the principles and practices of accounting, financial reporting, analysis and budgeting and general business administration
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of planning, budgeting, projecting, month-end close and variance analysis
• Functional experience with vendor negotiations and management
• Functional experience with analytics tools to include Tableau, Power BI or Power Query
• Experienced in interpreting accounting rules and applying the rules to AHAs business practices and documenting results accordingly