Campus Vendor & Partnerships Manager

Salute; Afton (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 company-paid holidays

2 floating holidays

PTO

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) with employer match (3% + 50% 2

HSA

Job summary

Salute is seeking a Campus Vendor Manager to lead our vendor relationships with hyperscale clients from our Afton, TX office. You’ll own onboarding, compliance, and contract management to ensure on-time delivery and high standards.

You will collaborate with sales, procurement, operations, and finance, review MSAs and SOWs, maintain records, and drive continuous improvement in vendor performance. We offer a robust benefits package, 401(k) with employer match, generous PTO, holidays, HSA, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, legal studies, finance, or a related area.
• 2+ years of experience in vendor management, procurement coordination, or supply chain operations.
• Knowledge of Salesforce, OneNote, Smartsheet and Docusign.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including MS Excel, Outlook.
• Familiarity with strategic sourcing processes.
• Experience working in facilities management, critical facilities, or data centers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate vendor onboarding, including contract setup, compliance documentation, and system integration.
• Facilitate NDA and VMSA execution via Docusign to required signers.
• Strong knowledge of contracts review including redlines and negotiations.
• Tracking tasks and monitoring incoming requests both internal and external.
• Collaborate with sales, procurement, operations, and finance teams to ensure clear understanding of contracts, MSAs, SOWs, and timelines.
• Maintain accurate vendor records in our systems and ensure data integrity.
• Identify opportunities to improve vendor relationships.
• Maintain folders that contain vendor information, including contact details, services offered, and performance records.
• Track and report on purchase orders and vendor invoicing activity as part of vendor management processes.
• Supports all department contracts, including the administration of a contract repository and expiration tracker.
• Evaluate requests for vendor relationships from internal stakeholders, guide them through the standard framework for vendor onboarding, and provide comparative analysis to support a well-informed contract awarding process without bias.
• Works with applicable Account Coordinator/Finance Team to review and align payable and receivables with active vendor contracts, ensuring tracking and communication between Vendor Management and Finance.
• Assist site team with budgeting and forecasting activities by providing current data via trackers and historical documents.
• Be a resource for site teams on contract procedures, concepts, policies, and changes to the same as it relates to vendor management.
• Strong emphasis with Capital Projects and purchasing of goods for our customers.

Skills

Vendor management

Contract negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Prioritization & organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, legal studies, finance, or a related area

Tools

Salesforce

Docusign

Smartsheet

Job description

Salute is seeking a Campus Vendor Manager to lead our vendor relationships with hyperscale clients from our Afton, TX office. You’ll own onboarding, compliance, and contract management to ensure on-time delivery and high standards.

You will collaborate with sales, procurement, operations, and finance, review MSAs and SOWs, maintain records, and drive continuous improvement in vendor performance. We offer a robust benefits package, 401(k) with employer match, generous PTO, holidays, HSA, and