Supplier Relationship Analyst II

Walgreens Co.; Deerfield (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens Co. in Deerfield, IL seeks a Supplier Relationship Analyst II to coordinate vendor relationships and drive projects end-to-end. This role requires strong organization, relationship management, and a proactive approach to keep initiatives on schedule.

You will partner with Procurement, Legal, Finance, IT, and Operations, develop dashboards, track milestones, and report to leadership. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 1 year of related experience as per basic qualifications.
• Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders and vendors.
• Strong time management and ability to manage multiple projects with deadlines.
• Experience analyzing data to identify issues and drive improvements.
• Knowledge of project management practices (planning, organizing, resources).
• Willing to travel up to 10% of time.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day activities with vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Serve as central contact for vendor relationships and follow-up.
• Develop project plans, timelines, trackers, and status reports.
• Monitor deliverables, milestones, and deadlines to meet requirements.
• Schedule meetings, prepare agendas, and document decisions.
• Prepare executive-ready status updates and dashboards.
• Identify project risks and communicate issues early.
• Support vendor onboarding, renewals, and relationship management.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Legal, Finance, IT, and Operations.
• Manage multiple projects with accuracy and detail.

Skills

Project coordination

Relationship management

Time management

Data analysis

Effective communication

Travel up to 10%

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

High school / GED with 4+ years experience

Tools

Jira

Smartsheet

Asana

ServiceNow

Job description

Position Overview

Walgreens is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Supplier Relationship Analyst II to support the management and coordination of supplier relationships across the organization. This position will serve as a key liaison between internal business teams, vendor, and other stakeholders to ensure projects, deliverables, contracts, and vendor activities are executed efficiently and on schedule.

The ideal candidate is a strong project coordinator and relationship manager who can manage multiple priorities, track deadlines, organize complex information, and communicate effectively with both internal teams and external vendor partners. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and proactively identifying issues before they impact business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day activities and communications with external vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Serve as a central point of contact for assigned vendor relationships, ensuring timely communication and follow-up.
• Coordinate vendor-related projects, initiatives, meetings, deliverables, and implementation activities.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, action-item trackers, status reports, and documentation.
• Monitor vendor deliverables, milestones, service commitments, and deadlines to ensure requirements are met.
• Schedule and facilitate vendor meetings, prepare agendas, document decisions, and distribute follow-up action items.
• Track open issues, risks, dependencies, and escalations through resolution.
• Partner with Procurement, Legal, Finance, Technology, Operations, and business teams as needed to support vendor initiatives.
• Maintain accurate vendor documentation, contracts, project records, performance information, and reporting.
• Assist with vendor onboarding, renewals, changes, and ongoing relationship management activities.
• Monitor vendor performance and help identify opportunities to improve processes, service levels, and operational efficiency.
• Prepare presentations, dashboards, reports, and executive-ready status updates.
• Follow up with stakeholders and vendors to ensure commitments and action items are completed on time.
• Identify potential project delays or vendor issues and proactively communicate them to appropriate stakeholders.
• Support process improvement initiatives designed to streamline vendor management and improve the overall vendor experience.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 1 year of experience in Finance, IT, Strategy, Analytics, and/or Operations OR High school / GED and at least 4 years of experience in Finance, IT, Strategy, Analytics, and/or Operations
• Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, in the business community & with vendors.
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
• Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
• Knowledge of project management (for example: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives).
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with enterprise-level vendors or third-party service providers.
• Experience with project management methodologies and tools such as Jira, Smartsheet, Asana, ServiceNow, or similar platforms.
• Experience supporting contract management, procurement, sourcing, or vendor performance management.
• Experience working in a large corporate, healthcare, retail, pharmacy, or technology environment.
• PMP, CAPM, or other project management certification is a plus.
• Experience preparing reports and presentations for management or executive leadership.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary Range: $65000 - $113750 / Salaried