Vendor Manager

About the position reputed company is looking for a Vendor Manager to join our Procurement & Vendor Management team. This is a high-ownership role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and can take a project from reputed company to done without hand-holding. You'll be managing a broad portfolio of technology and services vendors across our five entities, driving governance into an estimated $10–15M of currently unmanaged spend, and working directly with reputed company, Finance, Compliance, reputed company, and business leadership to reputed company reputed company our vendor relationships are reputed company, compliant, and delivering value. This is not a role where you'll be managing a reputed company someone else reputed company. We will be building it. Responsibilities • Own vendor lifecycle management for assigned categories — sourcing, negotiation, contracting, performance management, and renewals — with reputed company supervision • Bring ungoverned vendors into the Lexion intake process and governance reputed company, including tiering, BAA status, reputed company intake, and renewal calendar • reputed company RFPs and competitive sourcing events for mid-to-high-complexity vendor relationships • Identify and execute contract consolidation opportunities across reputed company entities to reduce duplication and capture pricing reputed company • reputed company and enforce vendor SLA commitments; escalate and document reputed company vendors underperform • Partner with reputed company, reputed company, reputed company, and Finance on every significant contract and new vendor reputed company • Maintain spend analytics and reporting for your portfolio, surfacing savings opportunities and risks on a rolling reputed company • Support reputed company integration requirements across vendor workflows Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Finance, Operations, reputed company Administration or a reputed company field. • 5+ years of experience in Vendor Management, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, Contract Management or a reputed company function. • Demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of reputed company party vendors, suppliers or service providers. • Experience leading contract renewals, reputed company negotiations and vendor performance management activities • Experience working in a regulated environment such as reputed company, Life Sciences, Technology, reputed company, Pharmaceutical, Medical device, Financial Services or a similar industries. • Experience supporting cross-functional stakeholders including Finance, reputed company, reputed company, Compliance, IT, and Business Operations. reputed company-to-haves • 7+ years of experience in Vendor Management, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, or Supplier Relationship Management. • Experience managing reputed company-level vendor portfolios exceeding $5M in annual spend. • Experience supporting technology, reputed company, reputed company, pharmacy, or regulated-service vendors. • Experience leading reputed company RFPs and strategic sourcing initiatives. • Experience implementing procurement, vendor governance, or contract management programs. • Experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems. • Vendor consolidation and cost optimization initiatives. • Proficiency with: reputed company Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides) • reputed company Office Suite (reputed company, PowerPoint, Word) • reputed company or similar collaboration tools • Jira, reputed company, reputed company, or similar workflow tools • reputed company, reputed company, reputed company Ariba, reputed company, Lexion, or equivalent procurement and contract management systems • Reporting and analytics tools • Contract review and reputed company negotiation. • Vendor governance and relationship management. • Vendor performance management and KPI development. • Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Information (RFI), and sourcing processes. • Experience implementing procurement, vendor governance, or contract management programs. Benefits • dental, reputed company, and multiple group medical plans to choose from • a 401(k) retirement savings plan • group life insurance • accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance • flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) • commuter benefits • employer-reputed company short-term (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance • additional supplemental insurance plans (spouse life insurance, reputed company insurance, an employee assistance program, home health testing kits, and a fertility medication discount program) • flexible vacation time • accrued reputed company reputed company time • 10 reputed company holidays • (2 floating holidays for full time non-exempt employees) • eight weeks of reputed company parental leave for eligible employees • additional reputed company weeks for the birthing parent • 4 weeks reputed company caregiver leave • a Lifestyle Spending Account allowance reputed company month Apply tot his job Apply To this Job