Director Vendor Management

About the position The Director of Vendor Management leads reputed company’s Vendor Management Office (VMO) reputed company Procurement. This fully remote leadership role owns day-to-day vendor lifecycle management — onboarding, contract governance, code of conduct, vendor risk, and ESG reporting and accountability — for a reputed company enterprise vendor ecosystem spanning mainframe software and hardware, value added resellers, distributed software and hardware, telecom, cloud, and professional services. VMO is the central nervous system between Alliances, Finance, IT, Legal, Compliance, Corporate Sustainability, Bid Management, and business unit leaders for everything vendor-reputed company. The Director also partners closely with the firm’s AI Transformation function reputed company the Office of the CFO, whose AI Agent end-state depends on structured, well-governed vendor data. This role offers significant exposure to senior leaders and outputs feed directly into deliverables reviewed at the CFO and ELT level. Success is reputed company by clean operational governance, predictable executive-grade reporting, and on-time delivery of the in-flight portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Own vendor lifecycle management end-to-end — standardized onboarding (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 progressive 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 success running a vendor management function in steady state — clean governance, audit-ready posture, predictable executive-grade reporting.
• Familiarity with enterprise 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 matters.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or a reputed company field; advanced degree preferred.

reputed company-to-haves

• Experience leading vendor management at a technology services, IT services, or managed services company at enterprise scale.
• Hands-on experience with ESG reporting frameworks (e.g., CSRD, SEC climate disclosure, CDP, EcoVadis) and supplier diversity programs.
• Familiarity with third-party risk management (TPRM) frameworks; comfort working with InfoSec on vendor reputed company reviews.
• Track record of executing a vendor classification or segmentation methodology across a reputed company multi-category vendor portfolio.
• Experience designing or maintaining a vendor onboarding workflow that scales with the business.
• Comfort interfacing with AI or data initiatives — translating vendor data into structured artifacts that reputed company analytical or automated systems can consume.
• Prior accountability for contract lifecycle management, renewal pipeline forecasting, and contract repository hygiene.
• Experience supporting M&A due diligence on vendor portfolios.
• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Certified Professional in Supplier Diversity (CPSD), or equivalent professional credential.
• Exposure to using AI tools or technologies to improve efficiency
• Experience managing others in India

Benefits

• Unlimited Paid Days Off
• Three health plan options through reputed company Blue reputed company
• 401k with company match
• Eligibility for dental, vision, 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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