Vendor Manager, Procurement

About the role

We're seeking a Vendor Manager to join Carvana's Inventory Procurement team. This role involves managing vendor relationships, ensuring contract compliance, and overseeing performance reviews. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of experience in procurement, particularly in sourcing and procure-to-pay processes. Experience with Coupa, ERP systems, and e-procurement platforms is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Owning the vendor lifecycle for your assigned supplier group end-to-end — from onboarding through contract compliance, performance reviews, and renewals.
• Designing and conducting sourcing events (RFI/RFP/RFQ), leading both new contract and renewal negotiations on pricing, terms, and service levels, and executing upon the contract lifecycle (MSAs, NDAs, SOWs, SLAs) in partnership with Legal.
• Running a vendor performance management program that uses scorecards, business reviews, and SLA tracking to hold all parties accountable to their commitments; driving challenging conversations early when performance slips and facilitating resolution with affected stakeholders.
• Keeping teams proactively aligned on deliverables, expectations, and changes, so that requesters, operations, and leadership stay informed and confident in outcomes.
• Analyzing vendor performance and spend data to uncover root causes and quantify savings and value delivered; partnering with FP&A to keep budgets accurately reflecting your vendor group's costs.
• Contributing to a team environment that inspires positive communication, cohesion, and adherence to Carvana's Values.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (or equivalent experience within finance/procurement organization at mid to large-sized companies with high transaction volumes).
• At least 2 years of experience in Procurement: Sourcing, and/or Procure-to-Pay.
• Experience with Coupa, leading ERP systems, and/or dedicated e-procurement platforms.
• Ability to communicate professionally verbally and in writing with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Ability to organize workload efficiently to manage multiple initiatives and meet tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in SQL, MS Excel, and ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (or equivalent experience within finance/procurement organization at mid to large-sized companies with high transaction volumes).
• At least 2 years of experience in Procurement: Sourcing, and/or Procure-to-Pay.
• Experience with Coupa, leading ERP systems, and/or dedicated e-procurement platforms.
• Ability to communicate professionally verbally and in writing with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Ability to organize workload efficiently to manage multiple initiatives and meet tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in SQL, MS Excel, and ERP systems.

Benefits

• Full-Time salary position with a competitive salary [and Carvana stock compensation].
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits.
• 401K with company match.
• A multitude of perks including student loan payments, discounts on vehicles, benefits for your pets, and much more.
• A great wellness program to keep you healthy and happy both physically and mentally.
• Access to opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge with others across the organization.
• A company culture focused on high performance and bar-raising, with vast opportunity to learn and grow.

Legal stuff

• Hiring is contingent on passing a complete background check.
• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
• Carvana is an equal employment opportunity employer. All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
• Carvana also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.