Integration Delivery Manager - (PR26092)

Socket.dev; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Houston, TX seeks a Senior Vendor Performance Manager to define and govern vendor performance, quality systems, and execution frameworks ensuring predictable outcomes across schedule, cost, and delivery.

You will lead development of operating models, governance, and standardized pricing while driving continuous improvement and cross-functional alignment. Travel up to 50% may be required.

Qualifications

• 7 years of relevant experience including performance frameworks and business process improvements.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain management or related field, or equivalent via education and/or work experience.
• Ability to manage vendor performance and delivery risk.
• Strategic thinking, analytical problem-solving, and cross-functional influence.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and reporting tools.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business unit needs, vendor performance, and risks to improve delivery reliability.
• Develop and maintain vendor operating model, governance framework, and standards.
• Evaluate vendor capabilities and performance trends to guide sourcing strategies.
• Develop standardized pricing, cost, and value frameworks for vendor services.
• Create enterprise QA/QC frameworks, metrics, and reporting methodologies.
• Establish performance dashboards to monitor execution and business performance.
• Analyze vendor QoQ performance to identify risks and drive improvement.
• Validate vendor plans and delivery commitments to ensure achievable outcomes.
• Drive alignment across Engineering, PM, Procurement, QA, and others.
• Identify systemic inefficiencies and develop improvement initiatives.
• Provide strategic recommendations to leadership on vendor performance and risks.
• Serve as SME for business integration performance and governance.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional influence

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Oracle ERP

Power BI

Job description

General Role Description

Define, govern, and continuously improve vendor performance, quality systems, and execution frameworks in order to ensure predictable business outcomes across schedule, cost, and delivery performance

Role Accountabilities

• Analyze business unit needs, vendor performance, execution risks, and operational trends in order to identify opportunities that improve delivery reliability, scalability, and business outcomes
• Develop and maintain the vendor operating model, execution standards, and governance framework in coordination with Engineering in order to promote consistent execution across business units
• Evaluate vendor capabilities, commercial models, and performance trends in order to guide sourcing strategies and optimize long-term vendor performance
• Develop and maintain standardized pricing, cost, and value frameworks for vendor services in order to promote commercial consistency and competitiveness
• Develop enterprise quality assurance and quality control frameworks, performance measures, and reporting methodologies in order to improve execution quality and product integrity
• Establish performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting processes in order to monitor vendor execution, quality, schedule adherence, and business performance
• Analyze vendor performance, quality, and cost-of-quality metrics in order to identify risks, measure effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Validate vendor execution plans, schedules, and delivery commitments in order to identify execution risks and promote achievable project outcomes
• Drive alignment across Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, Quality Assurance, and other stakeholders in order to standardize execution practices and improve organizational performance
• Identify systemic process inefficiencies and develop improvement initiatives in order to increase operational effectiveness, consistency, and delivery performance
• Provide strategic recommendations to leadership regarding vendor performance, operational risks, business trends, and continuous improvement opportunities in order to support informed decision-making
• Serve as the subject matter expert for business integration performance, quality, and vendor governance by providing technical guidance and promoting consistent application of enterprise standards across the organization

General Employee Accountabilities

• Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager
• Give manager best advice
• Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified
• Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager
• Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment
• Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws
• Recommend viable improvements proactively
• Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain management or related field, or equivalent via education and/or work experience
• 7 years of relevant professional experience including experience developing performance frameworks and business process improvements
• Demonstrated ability in managing vendor performance and delivery risk
• Demonstrated strategic thinking, analytical problem-solving, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to analyze performance data, identify trends, and recommend process improvements
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and reporting tools
• Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 50%, sometimes with limited notice

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 years experience in industrial or EPC environments
• Demonstrated experience developing vendor performance or quality governance frameworks
• Demonstrated experience with ERP systems such as Oracle
• Demonstrated experience with analytics tools such as Power BI

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