Strategic Vendor & Contracts Manager

Confidential; Fort Lauderdale (FL); Presencial; USD 95.000 - 125.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Confidential in Fort Lauderdale seeks an experienced Sourcing & Vendor Manager to strengthen its sourcing and vendor management function. You will manage strategic vendor relationships, support contract negotiations, mitigate risk, and improve processes across the lifecycle.

You’ll partner with Legal, Finance, Security, Compliance, and Procurement, lead contract renewals and SOWs, RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs, and help implement efficient workflows.

Formación

• 5–10 years of experience in sourcing, vendor management, procurement, or related area.
• Strong contract lifecycle management and negotiation skills.
• Experience with technology or IT-related vendor agreements preferred.
• Experience across software, hardware, consulting, services, and communications.
• Collaborative with Legal, Procurement, Security, Compliance, Finance, Tax, Accounts Payable, and other functions.
• Familiarity with IT concepts and systems.

Responsabilidades

• Manage relationships with key vendors and internal partners, including senior leadership.
• Support development of sourcing and vendor management processes and frameworks.
• Lead and support contract renewals, extensions, amendments, and change orders.
• Partner on SOWs, RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs.
• Manage the contract lifecycle, including obligations, deliverables, changes, and renewal timelines.
• Work with Legal on contract negotiations and protections.
• Collaborate across Security, Compliance, Finance, Tax, Accounts Payable, HR, Procurement, and other functions.
• Help establish negotiation strategies, workflows, and vendor management processes.
• Support commercial and financial arrangements with vendors, including billing and remedies.
• Identify contractual and vendor risks and drive mitigation.
• Improve consistency and efficiency across the sourcing lifecycle.

Conocimientos

Vendor management

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

SOW/RFI/RFP

Project management

IT/vendor familiarity

Relationship management

Communication

AI-enabled tools

Herramientas

CLM systems

IT procurement tools

Descripción del empleo

Confidential in Fort Lauderdale seeks an experienced Sourcing & Vendor Manager to strengthen its sourcing and vendor management function. You will manage strategic vendor relationships, support contract negotiations, mitigate risk, and improve processes across the lifecycle.

You’ll partner with Legal, Finance, Security, Compliance, and Procurement, lead contract renewals and SOWs, RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs, and help implement efficient workflows.