Supplier Management Manager

Avispa; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 74,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Avispa in the United States is seeking a Supplier Management Manager to lead global supplier onboarding, maintenance, and vendor data governance within its procure-to-pay organization.

You will co-lead platform relationships, ensure accurate supplier setups across ERP systems (Oracle Fusion, EBS, SAP), drive SOX controls, and develop metrics, SOPs, and training to scale a distributed team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of supplier management or AP/PTP experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
• Professional certification (e.g., CPM, CPSM, CIA) or MBA preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle Fusion, EBS, SAP) and vendor onboarding platforms.
• Experience leading Oracle Fusion supplier onboarding implementations.
• Experience designing/remediating SOX controls and managing external audits.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead the vendor onboarding platform business relationship with the Supplier Management Lead, including design, enhancements, and requirements; partner with SI on move from legacy to Oracle Fusion Supplier Onboarding.
• Ensure accurate supplier setups and changes across ERP systems; maintain SLAs for onboarding and changes; serve as escalation point for onboarding issues; perform root cause analysis.
• Conduct supplier audits to ensure accuracy and compliance of vendor master data; own SOX control design, testing, and remediation.
• Develop and maintain metric reporting and dashboards on onboarding volume, SLA performance, audit findings, and data quality trends; maintain SOPs and training documentation.
• Support regional leaders in recruiting, training, and retaining a high-performing global supplier management team; collaborate with international counterparts to align processes and SLAs; train business contacts on the onboarding platform.

Skills

Supplier management

Leadership

Excel

PowerPoint

SOX controls

ERP experience

Oracle Fusion

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business

Tools

Oracle Fusion

EBS

SAP

Job description

• Hourly pay: $65/hr
• 40 hours/week, 6 Month Assignment

A leading digital streaming network seeks a Supplier Management Manager to lead global supplier onboarding, maintenance, and vendor data governance within its procure-to-pay organization.

• Co-lead the vendor onboarding platform business relationship with the Supplier Management Functional Lead, including design, enhancements, and business requirements, and partner with the system integrator on the move from a legacy platform to Oracle Fusion Supplier Onboarding, taking part in conversion, testing, rollout, and global ERP implementations related to supplier and vendor data.
• Ensure accurate supplier setups and changes across all ERP systems, jointly maintain SLAs for vendor onboarding and changes, serve as a primary escalation point for supplier onboarding and setup issues, and perform root cause analysis to eliminate recurring process problems.
• Conduct supplier audits to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of vendor master data, own SOX control design, testing, and remediation for supplier management with the PTP governance team, drive vendor data cleansing across ERP systems, and keep monitoring and internal controls in place to maintain data integrity and policy compliance.
• Develop and maintain metric reporting and dashboards on onboarding volume, SLA performance, audit findings, and data quality trends for leadership, maintain and create SOPs and training documentation, and identify and implement process improvements and automation with other PTP teams and Technical Services, IT, and RPA teams.
• Support regional leaders in recruiting, training, and retaining a high-performing global supplier management team, collaborate with international supplier management counterparts to align processes, priorities, and SLAs, and train business contacts on the vendor onboarding platform while providing strong customer service to suppliers.
• 8+ years of experience managing supplier management processes or AP/PTP, including prior people management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Professional certification (e.g., CPM, CPSM, CIA) or an MBA is preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle Fusion, EBS, SAP, or similar) and vendor onboarding platforms.
• Experience leading or co-leading an Oracle Fusion (or similar) supplier onboarding implementation.
• Experience designing or remediating SOX controls and managing external audit interactions.
• Experience with vendor master data policy, fraud and risk controls, or sanctions and third-party risk.
• A track record of delivering measurable results, such as cycle-time reduction or RPA/automation adoption.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint and an understanding of KPIs and SLAs.
• Proven ability to manage globally distributed teams.
• Oracle ERP experience is preferred.
• Entertainment industry experience is preferred.

Shift:

• 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with flexibility as business needs require.