Vanessa Ford

Vanessa Ford is an experienced IT Vendor Manager currently employed at TELUS Communications since February 2010, where responsibilities include managing and negotiating contracts for IT software, hardware, and professional services while overseeing vendor relationships to ensure compliance with service level agreements. Prior to this role, Vanessa served as the Manager of Contract & Asset Management at Intrawest ULC from December 2002 to November 2009, managing IT procurement activities and enhancing vendor performance to optimize costs. Earlier in Vanessa's career, from June 1998 to September 2002, Vanessa held the position of IT Purchaser at Crystal Decisions, focusing on technology purchases and successfully negotiating vendor agreements that yielded cost savings and improved service quality. Vanessa holds a degree in Cost Accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand and has completed in-house training relevant to the field.