Strategic Vendor Partnerships Lead

Madison-Davis, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Madison-Davis, LLC is seeking an experienced Strategic Partner Management Lead to oversee complex vendor operations, commercial agreements, supplier performance, and financial controls in a high-volume environment.

The role requires hands-on leadership to manage offshore teams, negotiate terms, and drive improvements to vendor-management processes while collaborating with Procurement, Legal, and Cybersecurity to mitigate risks and optimize vendor value.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-volume vendor or contract management.
• Experience negotiating SOWs and Change Requests.
• Experience leading offshore operations teams.
• Ability to improve vendor-management processes and address supplier performance issues.
• Experience developing vendor scorecards and measuring performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage offshore vendor operations supporting contract reviews, renewals, and related activities.
• Negotiate vendor pricing, extensions, discounts, rate locks, and contractual modifications.
• Review and standardize Master Service Agreements, Statements of Work, and Change Requests.
• Develop performance scorecards and evaluate suppliers against service-level commitments.
• Lead competitive vendor evaluations and commercial comparisons.
• Monitor vendor budgets, spending, and forecasts in partnership with Finance.
• Oversee vendor transitions, supplier rationalization, and operational escalations.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Legal, Cybersecurity, and technology leadership on vendor agreements, risks, and operational improvements.

Skills

Vendor management

Contract management

Negotiation

Offshore team leadership

Performance metrics

Stakeholder engagement

Financial management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Job description

Madison-Davis, LLC is seeking an experienced Strategic Partner Management Lead to oversee complex vendor operations, commercial agreements, supplier performance, and financial controls in a high-volume environment.

The role requires hands-on leadership to manage offshore teams, negotiate terms, and drive improvements to vendor-management processes while collaborating with Procurement, Legal, and Cybersecurity to mitigate risks and optimize vendor value.