Manager, Supplier Management

The Manager, Supplier Management is responsible for leading the end-to-end vendor lifecycle management program, ensuring suppliers are effectively onboarded, monitored, governed, and offboarded in accordance with company policies and risk management requirements. This role serves as the central point of coordination for supplier governance activities, including vendor onboarding, due diligence, performance management, risk assessments, contract compliance, ESG reporting, and vendor review processes.

The position partners closely with Procurement, Legal, Finance, Information Security, Compliance, Sustainability, and business stakeholders to drive operational excellence, mitigate supplier risk, and maximize value from third-party relationships.

• Lead and manage the organization's vendor lifecycle management program from supplier onboarding through contract expiration and offboarding.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve vendor management policies, procedures, governance frameworks, and controls.
• Administer supplier onboarding activities including due diligence reviews, documentation collection, supplier qualification, and system setup.
• Coordinate vendor risk assessments across information security, financial stability, regulatory compliance, operational resilience, insurance, and ESG categories.
• Facilitate periodic vendor performance reviews and business reviews with strategic, critical, and high-risk suppliers.
• Establish vendor segmentation methodologies and maintain vendor tiering classifications based on spend, risk, criticality, and business impact.
• Monitor supplier performance against contractual service levels, KPIs, and other performance commitments.
• Develop and distribute vendor performance scorecards, executive dashboards, and governance reporting.
• Lead vendor governance meetings and cross-functional risk review sessions with stakeholders and supplier representatives.
• Support enterprise ESG initiatives by collecting, validating, analyzing, and reporting supplier sustainability and diversity metrics.
• Coordinate vendor contract compliance reviews and support remediation efforts for identified performance gaps.
• Monitor vendor compliance with insurance, certifications, licenses, security requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Identify, evaluate, and elevate vendor-related risks and develop mitigation strategies in partnership with business stakeholders.
• Support internal and external audits involving supplier management, third-party risk management, and ESG reporting.
• Develop vendor management metrics and key performance indicators to measure program effectiveness.
• Lead supplier offboarding activities including risk mitigation, data management, contract closure, and transition planning.
• Provide training and guidance to internal stakeholders regarding vendor management processes and governance requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance vendor experience, reduce organizational risk, and improve operational efficiency.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Risk Management, Sustainability, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in vendor management, supplier governance, procurement, sourcing, risk management, compliance, or related functions.
• 3+ years of people leadership, project leadership, or program management experience.
• Experience managing supplier governance programs, vendor performance reviews, and risk assessment processes.
• Strong understanding of third-party risk management frameworks and supplier lifecycle management practices.
• Experience working with ERP, procurement, contract lifecycle management, supplier management, or governance platforms.

Preferred:

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Finance, or related discipline.
• Experience supporting ESG, sustainability, supplier diversity, or corporate responsibility programs.
• Experience in logistics, transportation, supply chain, or global operations environments.

• Job requires the ability to use vision, adjust focus and work on a standard computer screen.
• Job may require extended sitting or standing, use of standard office equipment.
• Job will require presence on-site at the assigned work location.
• Job requires attendance and dependability.

• Must be eligible to work in the United States for any company in an ongoing capacity without company sponsorship
• Must be able to perform the physical…