Vendor Relationship Manager

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced Sourcing & Vendor Manager to join a growing organization and play an important role in strengthening its sourcing and vendor management function.

This position will work across the business to manage strategic vendor relationships, support contract negotiations, mitigate risk, and improve processes throughout the vendor lifecycle. You’ll partner with business leaders, technical teams, and key functions including Legal, Finance, Security, Compliance, and Procurement.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys building relationships, negotiating complex agreements, and creating more efficient ways of managing vendors and contracts.

Your Impact

In this role, you will:

• Manage relationships with key vendors and internal business partners, including senior leadership.
• Support the continued development of sourcing and vendor management processes and frameworks.
• Lead and support contract renewals, extensions, amendments, and change orders.
• Partner with stakeholders on SOWs, RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs.
• Manage the contract lifecycle, including documentation, obligations, deliverables, changes, and renewal timelines.
• Work closely with Legal on contract negotiations and appropriate contractual protections.
• Partner across Security, Compliance, Finance, Tax, Accounts Payable, HR, Procurement, and other functions to support vendor and regulatory requirements.
• Help establish and improve negotiation strategies, workflows, templates, and vendor management processes.
• Support commercial and financial arrangements with vendors, including billing, invoicing, performance incentives, and contractual remedies.
• Identify contractual and vendor-related risks and partner with stakeholders on mitigation strategies.
• Establish clear processes for managing contract changes.
• Help drive greater consistency and efficiency across the overall sourcing and vendor management lifecycle.

What You Bring

We’re looking for someone with:

• 5–10 years of experience in sourcing, vendor management, procurement, contract management, or a related area.
• Strong experience negotiating and managing contracts throughout their lifecycle.
• Experience with technology or IT-related agreements is highly preferred.
• Experience managing contracts across areas such as software, hardware, consulting, services, and communications.
• Strong negotiation and relationship-management capabilities.
• Experience partnering with Legal, Procurement, Security, Compliance, Finance, Tax, Accounts Payable, and other business functions.
• Knowledge of procurement and vendor management practices.
• Familiarity with IT concepts and systems.
• Strong project and process management skills with the ability to manage multiple vendors, contracts, and priorities.
• Ability to evaluate contractual risk and collaborate with business partners on mitigation strategies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with senior leaders and technical teams.
• A service-oriented mindset and ability to build productive, long-term vendor and internal relationships.
• Experience utilizing generative AI or AI-enabled tools to enhance sourcing or vendor management activities.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

What You Can Expect

You’ll join a collaborative, fast-moving environment where employees are encouraged to take ownership, bring forward new ideas, and make an impact.

The organization offers competitive benefits and opportunities for continued professional growth and development. Additional information about the company, benefits, work environment, and other details will be shared with qualified candidates during the interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining an inclusive workplace. Employment decisions are made without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.