Director, Vendor Management & Governance

Allshores; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Allshores is seeking an experienced Lead, Vendor Management to establish and lead our centralized vendor management function. This role will drive vendor governance, optimize costs, mitigate risk, and strengthen supplier performance across the enterprise.

Combining strategic leadership with hands-on execution, you will build scalable processes, foster strong stakeholder and vendor relationships, and deliver meaningful business outcomes that enhance operational efficiency and long-term value.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of vendor management and procurement experience
• Experience in financial services industry preferred
• Demonstrated ability to independently negotiate vendor contracts and review documents
• Experience building vendor management, procurement, or governance frameworks
• Familiarity with vendor risk management and regulatory requirements
• Strong stakeholder management and change management capabilities
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement an enterprise-wide vendor management framework, including policies and governance processes.
• Define vendor segmentation, onboarding standards, and due diligence requirements.
• Develop and maintain a centralized vendor registry and contract repository.
• Ensure consistent application of vendor management practices across all business units.
• Provide enterprise-wide visibility into vendor spend and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Support negotiation of enterprise-wide or high-value contracts to improve terms.
• Monitor off-contract spend, renewal cycles, and cost leakage.
• Ensure audit-ready documentation and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee due diligence processes including financial, operational, cyber, and data risk assessments.
• Define vendor performance frameworks, KPIs, and review processes for strategic vendors.
• Escalate critical vendor issues and manage underperformance.
• Lead business reviews with key vendors and maintain senior relationships.
• Support business units in vendor selection, RFPs, and contract negotiations.
• Balance governance with operational agility and define SLAs.
• Centralize vendor-related processes to reduce administrative burden.
• Escalate compliance concerns through leadership channels.
• Lead implementation of vendor management systems and tools.
• Develop dashboards and provide reports on spend, performance, risk, and optimization opportunities.
• Establish success metrics including cost savings and vendor count reduction.
• Drive continuous improvement of vendor management processes.

Skills

Experience in vendor management

Financial services industry

Negotiate contracts

Governance frameworks

Vendor risk management

Stakeholder management

Communication & presentation

Job description

Allshores is seeking an experienced Lead, Vendor Management to establish and lead our centralized vendor management function. This role will drive vendor governance, optimize costs, mitigate risk, and strengthen supplier performance across the enterprise.

Combining strategic leadership with hands-on execution, you will build scalable processes, foster strong stakeholder and vendor relationships, and deliver meaningful business outcomes that enhance operational efficiency and long-term value.