Warner Music Group Hiring for Analyst, Vendor Management – Temp at Undisclosed, Alabama Full Time

WMG’s top priority is the safety and wellbeing of its team members, artists and songwriters across the globe. In response to COVID-19, WMG is fully committed to helping its people balance their home and life commitments with flexible working options, virtual wellness sessions, and more. WMG strives to maintain a COVID-free workplace. To that end, being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is a condition of employment for all US new employees, prior to the commencement of employment. If you are hired, you will be required to provide proof of your vaccination as part of your new employee onboarding process, subject to our legal obligation to make reasonable accommodations in certain limited circumstances.

Job Description:

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we know that each talent makes our collective bolder and brighter. We are guided by four core principles that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

• Music is Everything : Music is our passion, and we can never get enough. Tastes, trends, and tech will change, but great artists and songwriters will always be our driving force.

• Global Growth, Local Expertise : Music is a global language. Through communication and collaboration, our success can come from anywhere and translate everywhere.

• Innovation and Insight : Pushing the boundaries requires the best information and the boldest imagination. We use both to create the future.

• Empowered by People : Like the artists we serve and the music they make, our differences make us stronger. This is a place where every talent can belong and build a career.

We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

Job Title: Analyst, Vendor Management

A little bit about our team:

Warner Music’s Center of Excellence is the home to the financial, legal and administrative functions that provide critical support and best-in-class services to our US Recorded Music and Publishing businesses. The Nashville center embodies the innovative and creative spirit that stems from the company’s deep history in nurturing entrepreneurial thinking and artist-focused innovation, enabling our employees to develop a wide range of skills through cross-function collaboration and development opportunities.

The Vendor Management Team is a newly established team that is responsible for validating vendor information for new vendors and changes to existing vendors. This group is responsible for serving all departments serviced by the U.S. Shared Service center.

Your role:

The Vendor Management analyst be responsible for managing vendor activities and maintaining both new and existing vendor relationships. This role is part of the vendor management team which rolls up into COE Operations. This individual will empower the Shared Service Center to provide world class, innovative service to our U.S. record label clients across a variety of value-added initiatives.

Here you’ll get to:

• Monitor vendors to ensure compliance with company policies.

• Proactively assists in the oversight of a fraud risk management using data extraction, data analytics and management reporting.

• Analyze activity to detect and prevent fraudulent activity based on reports, alerts, or notifications from third parties requesting assistance.

• Conduct research on available vendors to confirm vendor data is accurate and up to date.

• Continually monitoring vendor information

• Establish standards by which to assess the performance of approved vendors.

• Evaluate current vendor management programs and identifying ways to improve them.

• Act as functional bridge amongst external vendors as well as internal stakeholders.

• Coordinate all vendor management tasks inclusive of working with external vendors and internal employees.

• Troubleshoot all vendor problems and present to management as required.

• Assist with other Procure to Pay or project related activities as necessary.

About you:

• Excellent organizational skills.

• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications, most notably Excel.

• Strong problem solving, time management, and decision-making skills.

• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Creativity to work around existing business limitations

• Ability to multi-task with the flexibility to shift priorities as required by the business

• Professionalism to work directly with key record label personnel and end users in the business

• Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

We’d love it if you also had:

• Procure to Pay experience

• Experience with SAP ECC and Ariba On Demand.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related field (required)

• 5+ years of related work experience

About us:

Warner Music Group is all about our people. We are one global company made up of the most knowledgeable, passionate, and creative people in our business. It is the mission of every member of the WMG team around the world to create a nurturing environment for artists, songwriters, and the people behind the music, every stage of their career. We strive to set WMG apart from the rest of the industry by embracing a philosophy of innovation that is part of our company’s DNA.

Consider a career at WMG and be a part of one of the biggest forces in music today.

As the home to Asylum, Atlantic, East West, Elektra, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Redefining what it means to be a music company in the 21st century, our consumer brands include trend-setters like UPROXX, Songkick, HipHopDX, and EMP. We’re the home to WMX – the next generation services division that connects artists with fans and amplifies brands in creative, immersive, and engaging ways – and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) – the ground-breaking global distribution company for independent artists and labels.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Music With Vision & Voice.

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Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.

Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.

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