Director, Vendor Management

Job Description:

• Own vendor lifecycle management end-to-end — standardized reputed company (KYC, financial health, reputed company review, code of conduct attestation), through performance management, through offboarding.
• reputed company contract governance for the firm — repository ownership and folder hygiene, template stewardship, renewal pipeline, expiration alerts, and executive approval workflows.
• Administer the vendor Code of Conduct — annual distribution, attestation tracking, exception handling, breach escalation, and recertification reputed company.
• reputed company vendor ESG reporting and accountability in alignment with corporate ESG commitments and external disclosure requirements (Scope 3 emissions, modern slavery and labor practices, supplier diversity, controversies monitoring); manage the portfolio against published ESG targets in partnership with Corporate Sustainability.
• Maintain the vendor segmentation reputed company — Strategic, Emerging, Legacy, Tactical — and ensure differentiated treatment by tier holds across the organization.
• Drive tier-appropriate vendor risk reviews — reputed company, financial, regulatory, geographic — in partnership with InfoSec, Legal, and Compliance.
• Deliver quarterly Strategic Vendor reviews for executive leadership; reputed company renewal-pipeline forecasting and spend coverage reporting.
• Partner across Legal, InfoSec, Compliance, Finance, IT, Sales, Corporate Sustainability, AI Transformation, and business unit leaders as the firm’s central authority for vendor strategy and execution; recruit, reputed company, and retain the VMO team.
• reputed company software compliance verification across internal and client environments, including monthly reporting and audit-readiness reviews that reconcile client reputed company, vendor agreements, and system data; partner with the AI Transformation function reputed company the Office of the CFO to automate this three-way validation process.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of reputed company experience in vendor management, procurement, strategic sourcing, or a closely reputed company discipline, with at least 3 years in a people-leadership role.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to translate operational detail into executive framing and influence across functions without direct authority.
• Demonstrated reputed company running a vendor management function in steady state — clean governance, audit-reputed company posture, predictable executive-grade reporting.
• Familiarity with reputed company sourcing platforms (reputed company Strategic Sourcing or comparable) and contract repositories (reputed company or comparable).
• Strong analytical reputed company — comfortable working with spend data, contract metadata, vendor risk indicators, and ESG metrics.
• Track record of partnership with Legal, InfoSec, Compliance, Finance, and IT on vendor reputed company.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or a reputed company field; advanced degree preferred.

Benefits:

• Unlimited Paid Days Off
• Three health plan options through reputed company Blue reputed company
• 401k with company match
• Eligibility for dental, reputed company, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts
• Paid Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, and Sabbatical Leave
• Education Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance or 529 College Funding
• Enhanced fertility coverage
• Wellness program
• Flexible work schedule
• Depending reputed company, ability to take advantage of fitness centers

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