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Vendor & SOW Management — More Output per Dollar (RFPs, SOWs, SLAs, Credits, QA)

Outcome:
  • On-time, on-spec, on-budget. I standardize how partners deliver—RFPs, SOWs, SLAs, service credits, rate-card normalization, invoice QA, access security, and DPA/BAA annexes—so timelines hold and costs stay clean.

Commercials & delivery ops

  • (what you get)
  • RFP Kit & Capability Matrix — standardized scopes, apples-to-apples pricing, pilot→scale gates
  • SOW Standards — definition of done, acceptance tests, milestones, change control
  • SLAs & Service Credits — on-time/quality thresholds (≥95%), escalation, make-goods
  • QA & Acceptance Criteria — file naming/metadata, tag plans, coverage mins, PoP/IO governance, brand-safety/IVT checks
  • Rate-Card Normalization & Invoice QA — blended cost tracking, variance flags, usage/IP clauses

  • Access & Security — least-privilege, sandbox/prod separation, DAM intake
  • Compliance Annexes — OPDP/APLB obligations, DPA/BAA, retention windows

  • Vendor Scorecards & QBR Pack — timeliness, quality, governance adherence, ROI trend lines

Proof / Mini-KPIs

−20–30%

scope creep

 ≥95%

 on-time/quality delivery

 −10–20%

blended cost per deliverable

Problems solved

  • Vague SOWs → change orders & missed dates
  • Multiple agencies, no shared standards; QA after launch
  • Invoices don’t match scope; non-comparable rate cards
  • Access sprawl; weak brand-safety/IVT controls
  • No single view of vendor performance and ROI

Partner Performance & Renewal Framework

  • How I rate agencies on KPIs (and decide renew vs. replace)
 I run a scored, evidence-based process—no “vibes,” just delivery.

KPI scorecard

  • (weighted)
  • Outcomes & ROI (30%) — ROAS/CPA, qualified reach, NBRx/ABRx or lead quality, test-and-learn velocity.
  • On-time / On-spec (20%) — hit date & scope, first-time acceptance rate, rework %.
  • Data & Governance (20%) — UTM/GA4 accuracy, consent/fair-balance, brand-safety/IVT, evidence packs.
  • Collaboration (15%) — response SLAs, documentation, proactive risk flags, cross-team handoffs.
  • Cost Discipline (10%) — rate-card adherence, blended cost per deliverable, efficient pacing.
  • Innovation (5%) — meaningful optimizations, pilots that scale, automation.
  • Scored 0–5 with traffic-light status. Evidence comes from acceptance tests, BI scorecards, SLAs, and invoice QA.

Renewal decision gates

  • 4.0–5.0 (Preferred): renew 12 months; consider scope expansion and rate locks.
  • 3.0–3.9 (Improve): 90-day improvement plan; partial renewal contingent on meeting milestones.
  • <3.0 (At Risk): trigger RFP; month-to-month while we test alternatives.
 Missed SLAs activate service credits; repeated misses open rate renegotiation or termination clauses.

Scouting & Replacement

  • (when needed)

RFP & evaluation (commercial + skills)

  • Capability matrix: channel depth (search/social/programmatic/CTV/endemic/POC), analytics (GA4, MMM/MTA), SEO/AEO/GEO, creative ops, localization.
  • Scenario exercise: solve a real brand/region problem (brief → plan → sample assets → acceptance tests).
  • Data & privacy posture: consent, de-identification, tagging, evidence handling, OPDP/APLB familiarity.
  • Commercials: apples-to-apples rate-card, staffing plan, SLAs & credits, implementation timeline.


In the proposal room
(how I help brands/regions choose)

  • I sit in the pitches and run a structured rubric so stakeholders compare like-for-like:
  • Strategy fit: audience design, claim hierarchy, sequencing (online + offline).
  • Execution proof: show GA4/UTM plan, QA checks, sample dashboards/one-pagers.
  • Measurement plan: KPI layer, outcome reads, reallocation rules by region/channel.
  • Team quality: who’s doing the work, certifications, bench strength, time zone coverage.
  • Risk & compliance: fair-balance patterns, brand-safety/IVT controls, escalation paths.
  • I ask the hard questions—How do you prevent UTM drift? What’s your IVT threshold and make-good? Show a redline you turned around in 48 hours.

Renewal mechanics

  • (clean and fast)

Quarterly QBRs

Scorecard + trend lines + renewal gate call.

Commercial hygiene

Rate-card normalization, invoice QA, usage/IP clauses enforced.

Access security

least-privilege, sandbox/prod split, periodic entitlement reviews.

Contracts

SOW with DPA/BAA and OPDP/APLB annexes; clear change-request flow and sunset terms.

Bottom line
  • Partners earn renewals by hitting KPIs and passing acceptance tests. When they don’t, I lead the RFP and proposal evaluation so each brand or region lands the right skills for the required deliverables—at the right price.
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FAQs

Possible, but we default to unbranded + route branded to HCP-auth portals. We follow platform policy and OPDP patterns.

18+ gating, no personal-attribute inferences, fair-balance/disclaimers, strict comment filters, PV/AE triage in ≤24 hours.

Qualified events, attention & completion, and outcome cohorts—rolled up in the Decision One-Pager; MMM/MTA exports provided.