What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vendor Manager position at Truelite Trace Inc?
FleetUp is looking for a Vendor Manager to join our growing Operations team. In this role, you will have a direct impact on the continued growth and success of our brand. As the Vendor Manager, you will:
- Monitor vendors to ensure compliance with company policies
- Attend company meetings, and inform new vendors of their responsibilities
- Hold vendors accountable and cancel vendor contracts should company vendors fail to perform adequately
- Develop and sustain long-standing relationships with company-approved vendors
- Meet with suitable vendors to assess their products, inquire about their services, negotiate pricing, and communicate any product or service-related concerns
- Conduct research on available vendors to determine which vendors offer the best pricing and product quality
- Continually monitor sales trends to determine which products are more popular than others
- Implement vendor selection programs to ensure that the best vendors are secured
- Conduct interviews with new vendors and inform approved vendors of their responsibilities and obligations
- Establish standards by which to assess the performance of approved vendors
- Evaluate current vendors and determine best value for the business
- Implement vendor management programs and continually identify ways to improve them
Knowledge/Skill Requirements:
- 5 years of vendor management experience
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage time
- Extremely well organized, focused and diligent toward building strong vendor relationships
- Detail-oriented and adept at negotiating vendor contracts
- Able to multitask effectively as well as demonstrate exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Self-motivated and energetic advocate for continuous process improvement
- Must have demonstrated ability to succeed in fast paced, rapidly changing environments
- Ability to operate effortlessly in a sometimes demanding, diverse stakeholders, cross-functional environment
- Proficiency in using business tools such as MS Office, Salesforce, Quickbooks, and ERP SW
- Strong negotiation and management skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills to interact and communicate effectively one-on-one and group situations and to build cooperative effective relationships
- Collaborative work style and commitment to get the job done
- Commitment to high professional ethical standards in a diverse workplace