Vendor Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate vendor onboarding, including contract setup, compliance documentation, and system integration.
• Facilitating NDA and VMSA execution via DocuSign to required signers.
• Strong knowledge of contracts review including redlines and negotiations.
• Tracking tasks and monitoring incoming requests both internal and external.
• Collaborate with sales, procurement, operations, and finance teams to ensure clear understanding of contracts, MSAs, SOWs, and timelines.
• Maintain accurate vendor records in our systems and ensure data integrity.
• Identify opportunities to improve vendor relationships.
• Maintain folders that contain vendor information, including contact details, services offered, and performance records.
• Track and report on purchase orders and vendor invoicing activity as part of vendor management processes.
• Supports all department contracts, including the administration of a contract repository and expiration tracker.
• Evaluate requests for vendor relationships from internal stakeholders, guide them through the standard framework for vendor onboarding, and provide comparative analysis to support a well-informed contract awarding process without bias.
• Works with applicable Account Coordinator/Finance Team to review and align payable and receivables with active vendor contracts, ensuring tracking and communication between Vendor Management and Finance.
• Aid site team with budgeting and forecasting activities by providing current data via trackers and historical documents.
• Be a resource for site teams on contract procedures, concepts, policies, and changes to the same as it relates to vendor management.
• Strong emphasis with Capital Projects and purchasing of goods for our customers.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Required Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, legal studies, finance, or a related area of study
• 2+ years of experience in vendor management, procurement coordination, or supply chain operations
• Knowledge of Salesforce, OneNote, Smartsheet and DocuSign
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including MS Excel, Outlook, (etc.)
• Familiarity with strategic sourcing processes
• Experience working in facilities management, critical facilities, or data centers