Strategic Vendor Management & Insights Analyst

Christian-Brothers-Services; Romeoville (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b)

403(b) matching

Pension

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Christian Brothers Services specializes in supporting Catholic organizations with enterprise operations and risk management. The Business Analyst – Vendor Management role focuses on enhancing the Vendor Management Framework across CBS service lines, partnering with stakeholders and vendors to improve processes, governance, and performance.

The position requires strong analytical skills, cross-functional collaboration, and experience in vendor lifecycle activities, including RFI/RFP and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, information systems, supply chain, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in vendor management or business analysis.
• Experience gathering requirements and documenting processes.
• Experience coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate vendor onboarding and establish expectations for governance and performance measurement.
• Partner with Relationship Owners to clarify vendor roles, value, monitoring requirements and responsibilities.
• Support vendor activities across full lifecycle: RFI/RFP, contracting, onboarding, ongoing management, and offboarding.
• Document business requirements, workflows, decisions, dependencies, and follow-up actions.
• Prepare materials for vendor reviews: dashboards, spend summaries, issue logs, process documentation, and stakeholder feedback.
• Translate analysis into clear insights, practical recommendations, and leadership-ready materials.
• Maintain centralized records of vendor risks, issues, escalations, process gaps, decisions, and remediation activities.
• Coordinate with service lines, Enterprise Risk Management, IT Security, Legal, Finance, vendors, and other stakeholders to clarify issues and support timely resolution.
• Facilitate cross-functional discussions, document decisions, and translate business needs into clear action steps.
• Define and maintain vendor performance measures, reporting expectations, and business requirements.
• Partner with the Insights team to develop vendor performance, spend, project, and operational reporting.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Requirements gathering

Process improvement

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Excel

SharePoint

Visio

Job description

Christian Brothers Services specializes in supporting Catholic organizations with enterprise operations and risk management. The Business Analyst – Vendor Management role focuses on enhancing the Vendor Management Framework across CBS service lines, partnering with stakeholders and vendors to improve processes, governance, and performance.

The position requires strong analytical skills, cross-functional collaboration, and experience in vendor lifecycle activities, including RFI/RFP and