Remote Vendor Management Supervisor - Mortgage Ops

Carrington; Westfield (IN); Remote; USD 71,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

401(k) match

Employee discounts

Training programs

Referral bonuses

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Carrington Mortgage Services is seeking a Vendor Management Supervisor to lead a nationwide team of Vendor Management Specialists in selecting, monitoring, and assessing third-party vendors for mortgage operations. This remote role requires strong contract management, regulatory awareness, and a collaborative leadership style.

This remote position oversees SLAs, KPIs, risk assessments, and annual vendor recertifications, while developing procedures and training staff to maintain compliance and

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent work experience. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Five (5) or more years of mortgage servicing, auditing, finance, compliance or vendor management work experience.
• A minimum of three (3) years in a lead or supervisory role with a team of two or more people.
• Demonstrated experience in establishing, negotiating, and enforcing vendor contracts and service level agreements.
• Management reporting experience.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in complex remote environment managing team members and vendors nationwide.
• Proficient in MS Office with advanced skills in Outlook, SharePoint, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Visio
• Strong analytical, problem solving, collaboration and technical skills.
• Strong time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and elevate issues appropriately.
• Ability to communicate with individuals utilizing a telephone; requires ability to hear and speak effectively on the telephone.
• Professional demeanor, including ability to use tact and sound judgment in contact with individuals within and outside the organization.
• Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of client, staff, and vendor information.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the daily activities of the Vendor Management staff, set performance expectations, provide guidance and foster collaborative team culture to ensure meeting individual and department expectations.
• Regularly monitor and assess continuous compliance of all third-party vendors to regulatory and company internal policies.
• Conduct ongoing evaluation of vendors’ adherence to all contractual obligations, including Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and overall compliance with industry regulations. Address any issues promptly and effectively.
• Lead and motivate the vendor management staff, manage work distribution, and provide staff coaching and development opportunities.
• Maintain and evaluate department policies and procedures, forms, reports, training material, job aids and checklists, and collaborate enhancements as needed with internal stakeholders.
• Ongoing evaluation of department reports and vendor management system in order to maximize department effectiveness and quality.
• Conduct and socialize results of performance assessments with staff to identify strengths and areas of opportunity on a frequent basis.Recommend additional training as needed.
• Oversee accurate and effective vendor management assessment of vendors’ risk levels, including the review of high volume of vendors’ due diligence documentation and conducting final assessment of vendor profile to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with all requirements.
• Manage the review and processing of the monthly vendor scorecard, including Consumer Complaints or security incidents, along with supporting evidence, while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to address any performance issues promptly.
• Oversee all third-party annual re-certification packages review and process. Develop necessary document/forms to address any common issues with vendors, while addressing escalated matters for non-responsive vendors.
• Oversees vendor onboarding and termination processes and collaborates with internal stakeholders as needed to ensure adherence to established policies, procedures and regulatory requirements...
• Review department exception reports and distribute to other stakeholders on regular basis while performing ongoing analysis to enhance reporting processes.
• Review and respond to internal and external audit requests received by the department as needed.
• Oversee the process of reviewing vendors’ on-site audit reports provided by Risk Management to ensure proper notification to internal stakeholders and tracking of any vendor remediation plans.
• Manage escalated matters presented by the vendor management staff and internal stakeholders.
• Exercise sound judgment and present escalated concerns to upper management as appropriate.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Vendor management

Supervisor experience

MS Office advanced

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Time management

Education

High school diploma/GED

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Outlook

SharePoint

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Teams

Visio

Job description

Carrington Mortgage Services is seeking a Vendor Management Supervisor to lead a nationwide team of Vendor Management Specialists in selecting, monitoring, and assessing third-party vendors for mortgage operations. This remote role requires strong contract management, regulatory awareness, and a collaborative leadership style.

This remote position oversees SLAs, KPIs, risk assessments, and annual vendor recertifications, while developing procedures and training staff to maintain compliance and