Strategic Vendor Performance Lead

Socket.dev; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

401K with company match

Carvana stock compensation

Student loan payments

Vehicle discounts

Pet benefits

Wellness program

Access to opportunities to expand your

Job summary

Carvana in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Vendor Manager to own the vendor lifecycle end-to-end for our inventory procurement. You will lead sourcing, contracting, performance management, and stakeholder alignment with suppliers who support vehicle reconditioning.

This on-site role requires collaboration with legal, FP&A, and operations to drive cost savings, ensure contract compliance, and maintain pricing accuracy across systems. Up to 25% travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience within finance/procurement organization at mid to large-sized companies with high transaction volumes.
• At least 2 years of experience in Procurement: Sourcing, and/or Procure-to-Pay.
• Experience with Coupa, leading ERP systems, and/or dedicated e-procurement platforms.
• Ability to communicate professionally verbally and in writing with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Ability to organize workload efficiency to manage multiple initiatives and meet tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in SQL, MS Excel, and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Owning the vendor lifecycle for your assigned supplier group end-to-end — from onboarding through contract compliance, performance reviews, and renewals.
• Designing and conducting sourcing events (RFI/RFP/RFQ), leading both new contract and renewal negotiations on pricing, terms, and service levels and executing upon the contract lifecycle (MSAs, NDAs, SOWs, SLAs) in partnership with Legal.
• Running a vendor performance management program that uses scorecards, business reviews, and SLA tracking to hold all parties accountable to their commitments; driving challenging conversations early when performance slips and facilitating resolution with affected stakeholders.
• Keeping teams proactively aligned on deliverables, expectations, and changes, so that requesters, operations, and leadership stay informed and confident in outcomes.
• Analyzing vendor performance and spend data to uncover root causes and quantify savings and value delivered; partnering with FP&A to keep budgets accurately reflecting your vendor group's costs.
• Keeping stakeholders and vendors proactively aligned on deliverables, performance expectations, and changes in order for requesters, operations, and leadership to be informed and confident in outcomes.
• Continuously improving how we work: whether it is the process of maintaining pricing in Carvana systems, automating invoicing and payment processes where possible, or standardizing recurring vendor management processes to gain efficiencies.
• Contributing to a team environment that inspires positive communication, cohesion, and adherence to Carvana’s Values.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Coupa

ERP systems

MS Excel

SQL

Job description

Carvana in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Vendor Manager to own the vendor lifecycle end-to-end for our inventory procurement. You will lead sourcing, contracting, performance management, and stakeholder alignment with suppliers who support vehicle reconditioning.

This on-site role requires collaboration with legal, FP&A, and operations to drive cost savings, ensure contract compliance, and maintain pricing accuracy across systems. Up to 25% travel may be required.