Mohamed Atif

About Mohamed Atif

When procurement goes wrong, it costs more than money. Missed SLAs. Vendor lock-in…

Experience

1. Senior Vendor Manager

   Sword Group

   Oct 2023 — Present

   Assist in maintaining third-party IT vendor relationships.Work with vendors and internal business units to review and analyze vendor intake, obtain follow-up information as may be required. Escalate and follow-up on issues not resolved. Participate in meetings with vendors, as necessary.Provide analysis of service level agreements with vendors to ensure they meet internal contracting policies and service level expectations. Understand contractual terms and conditions and their commercial implications to the business to mitigate risk of harm.Provide input and review contract changes, prepare business-impact assessment and recommendations, as necessary.Work with and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders (IT Risk/Security, Legal, Finance, etc.) and vendor to ensure business requirements are met and objectives are aligned. Analyze and understand key risk areas of vendors and provide support, as necessary.Participate in Request for Proposal (RFP) process by attending meetings and assisting in the coordination of the RFP process.Analyze and uploads executed service level agreements in contract lifecycle management tool on a timely basis. Ensures ongoing contract lifecycle reporting is completed and works with Manager, IT Vendor Management to ensure notification and termination notices are addressed on a timely basis.Analyze documentation surrounding vendor management processes and procedures to ensure documentation is complete and accurate. Work with the Manager, IT Vendor Management to create and update, as necessary.Participate fully as a team member and contribute to a positive work environment that encourages productivity, professionalism and teamwork.Ensure ongoing communication with the team on the status/progress of projects, issues and points of interest.Knowledge transfer and provide assistance to support business objectives.Assist to ensure vendors meet defined requirements, goals and targets.

Education

• Canara Institute of Management Studies

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing/Marketing Management, General

  2013 — 2015

• A.V Education Society

  SSLC

  1996 — 2006

• The oxford college of Business Management

  Bachelor of Business Management, Marketing/Marketing Management, General

  2009 — 2012