Platform Operations Manager, Strategic Vendor

The Global Platform Operations Manager will own the operational relationship with Ingram Micro's top strategic platform vendors on Xvantage™, serving as the primary point of operational ownership between the vendor, the Global Platform Group, and regional and country teams. This role drives the global vendor experience end-to-end — identifying immediate opportunities to drive automation and leverage the platform, owning business requirements and BRDs for platform features, and shaping the collective Vendor + Ingram Micro roadmap to influence what vendors build. This individual ensures the organization speaks with one voice to each vendor, demonstrates continuous and measurable progress against a global operations plan, and leads regular operational reviews (QBRs) with vendors and leadership. The Global Platform Operations Manager aligns engagement to the top 12 strategic vendors and their evolving priorities, masters each vendor's go-to-market strategy at regional and global levels, and assesses the current vendor experience while defining the target state as the business evolves. This role is central to driving alignment across GVE, Regions, and Countries on the Xvantage strategy — anchored by a global operations plan and roadmap for every vendor. 

Primary Focus: 

Vendor Relationship & Operational Ownership 

• Own the operational relationship with assigned strategic vendors, serving as the single point of operational accountability for the vendor experience on Xvantage™. 

• Align engagement to the top 12 strategic vendors and their evolving priorities, focusing effort where it delivers the greatest business impact. 

• Master each vendor's go-to-market (GTM) strategy at both regional and global levels to inform engagement plans and platform priorities. 

• Assess the current vendor experience and define the target-state experience trajectory as the business evolves. 

Roadmap, Requirements & Platform Adoption 

• Drive the collective Vendor + Ingram Micro roadmap and influence what vendors build; maintain roadmap tracking with clear visibility for all stakeholders. 

• Own and refine business requirements and BRDs for platform features and Navigator functionality requests. 

• Identify immediate opportunities to drive automation and leverage the platform to improve the vendor and associate experience. 

• Drive progress and onboarding for functionality already available, in collaboration with the GPB Success Team. 

Global Alignment & Communication 

• Align country, regional, and global teams so the organization speaks