Senior IT Vendor & Service Delivery Lead

Caterpillar Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Paid time off

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Parental leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Contracts Management and Vendor Governance professional to lead vendor intake, contract reviews, and governance across the vendor lifecycle.

You will coordinate with business partners, Legal, Finance, and suppliers to ensure compliant, timely engagements. Key focus areas include SOW reviews, renewals, NDAs, MSAs, and risk assessments; you will drive processes, templates, and reporting while maintaining executive visibility into vendor activities.

Responsibilities

• Manages vendor intake and VMO project flow by tracking request status, ownership, aging items, blockers, risks, escalations, next steps, and leadership reporting needs.
• Analyzes supplier engagements, project volume, renewal timelines, spend exposure, concentration risk, aging requests, and supplier alignment with business needs.
• Reviews SOWs, renewals, amendments, NDAs/NDSAs, and MSAs for completeness, compliance, risk, scope clarity, deliverables, funding alignment, acceptance criteria, and governance requirements.
• Plans, estimates, staffs, organizes and monitors significant projects; identifies risks and creates contingency plans.
• Maintains open communication among project participants and interested parties; communicates reporting requirements.

Skills

Negotiating

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Product and Vendor Evaluation

ITIL Service Delivery

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Contracts Management and Vendor Governance professional to lead vendor intake, contract reviews, and governance across the vendor lifecycle.

You will coordinate with business partners, Legal, Finance, and suppliers to ensure compliant, timely engagements. Key focus areas include SOW reviews, renewals, NDAs, MSAs, and risk assessments; you will drive processes, templates, and reporting while maintaining executive visibility into vendor activities.