Supplier Relationship Manager

S C SWIDERSKI MANAGEMENT INC; Town of Mosinee (WI); Presencial; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Resumo da oferta

S C Swiderski Management Inc. seeks a proficient Supplier Relationship Manager to oversee the enterprise supplier lifecycle, governance, and risk controls across the company. You will coordinate onboarding, compliance, and contract administration to ensure safe, cost-effective supplier engagement.

based in Mosinee, Wisconsin, the role partners with Legal, Finance, and Operations to drive performance improvements while maintaining strong supplier relations and audit-ready records.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, construction management or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in supplier management, procurement, or contract administration.
• Experience with supplier onboarding, documentation review, compliance tracking, and risk management.
• Experience in construction, real estate development, property management, or supplier-intensive environments preferred.
• Experience with ERP, procurement, accounting, or document-management systems.

Responsabilidades

• Own and improve enterprise supplier onboarding and approval processes.
• Maintain supplier documentation: W-9s, insurance, licenses, banking verification.
• Develop supplier scorecards and manage performance reviews.
• Coordinate contract administration, renewals, and term documentation.
• Escalate major third-party risks and drive corrective actions.

Conhecimentos

Supplier lifecycle

Onboarding & compliance

Contract administration

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in business/related field

Ferramentas

ERP systems (Sage or similar)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Title: Supplier Relationship ManagerReports To: Manager of Procurement and SalesDepartment: D15 - ProcurementFLSA Status: Full-time, Exempt (Salary)Position Summary:The Supplier Relationship Manager leads the enterprise supplier lifecycle for SCS and its affiliated operations, ensuring that suppliers are properly qualified, onboarded, documented, monitored, and managed throughout the business relationship. The role establishes consistent supplier governance and communications that reduces third-party risk, improves accountability, supports stronger contracting discipline, and gives SCS a reliable, current view of the suppliers authorized to do business with the company.Reporting to the Manager of Procurement & Sales, the Supplier Relationship Manager supervises the Supplier Relationship Account Manager and partners closely with Purchasing, Legal, Accounting, Finance, Construction, Property Management, Maintenance, Groundskeeping, Safety, and other operating teams. The position balances control with service by creating practical supplier processes that protect SCS while supporting timely projects and operational needs.Job Duties & Responsibilities:Supplier Onboarding, Qualification & Compliance: (30%)Working with the Manager of Procurement & Sales, own and continuously improve the enterprise supplier onboarding and approval process for new and existing suppliers.Ensure required supplier documentation is complete and current, including W-9s, insurance certificates, licensing or certifications where applicable, banking validation, signed terms, and conflict-of-interest disclosures.Maintain approved-supplier, restricted-supplier, and do-not-use designations in accordance with established procurement and legal standards.Coordinate with Safety, Legal, Accounting, and operating departments to confirm suppliers meet applicable risk, compliance, and business requirements before work or purchasing commitments begin.Develop a classification model for SCS suppliers based on how and where expenses are incurred relative to our workflow and value creation process.Establish renewal and expiration monitoring for insurance, licenses, contracts, and other time-sensitive supplier requirements.Support periodic supplier-master reviews to identify duplicates, inactive suppliers, incomplete records, and unusual or unauthorized banking changes.Supplier Performance & Relationship Management: (25%)Develop and maintain supplier scorecards and performance-management practices addressing cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness, safety, compliance, service, and issue resolution.Coordinate periodic business reviews for strategic, high-spend, high-risk, or underperforming suppliers.Partner with Purchasing and operating teams to document supplier performance concerns, corrective actions, service failures, and improvement plans.Serve as an escalation point for significant supplier relationship issues and facilitate practical resolution while protecting SCS's business interests.Support supplier rationalization efforts by identifying duplicate, low-value, inactive, or poorly performing suppliers and recommending consolidation or removal.Help identify preferred suppliers by category based on documented performance, capability, risk, service, and commercial valueContract Administration & Third-Party Risk: (20%)Coordinate supplier contract administration, including routing, repository management, renewal dates, required approvals, and documentation of material terms.Partner with General Counsel on standard supplier agreements, templates, terms and conditions, negotiation playbooks, and escalation of non-standard or higher-risk contract terms.Track contract expirations, renewals, amendments, and required supporting documentation to reduce gaps in contractual coverage.Support Purchasing and business owners in confirming that commercial commitments align with approved supplier status and applicable contract requirements.Maintain organized supplier and contract records that support audit readiness, dispute resolution, insurance claims, project documentation, and management review.Escalate material third-party risks, compliance failures, contractual exceptions, or recurring supplier-performance concerns to the Manager of Procurement & Sales and appropriate stakeholders.Supplier Data, Controls & Reporting: (15%)Maintain accurate supplier-master information and establish data-quality standards for supplier records across procurement and accounting systems.Track and report supplier compliance, onboarding cycle time, documentation status, supplier concentration, inactive suppliers, duplicate suppliers, performance trends, and other assigned KPIs.Provide Procurement Governance Council and leadership reporting on supplier issues, contract expirations, compliance exceptions, and corrective actions.Support internal-control practices that separate supplier setup, supplier selection, purchase approval, invoice processing, and payment release.Maintain documentation supporting supplier approval decisions, bank-change verification, compliance reviews, and audit requests.Identify process gaps, recurring errors, and risk trends and recommend practical improvements to supplier-management workflows and systems.Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership: (10%)Lead, coach, develop, and hold accountable the Vendor Account Specialist and any future vendor management staff.Interview, select, onboard, train, mentor, counsel, and evaluate assigned employees in partnership with Human Resources.Establish service standards that allow supplier onboarding and issue resolution to occur efficiently without weakening required controls.Build strong working relationships with Purchasing, Legal, Accounting, Finance, Safety, Construction, Property Management, Maintenance, Groundskeeping, Building Supply, and other business partners.Provide training and practical guidance to internal teams regarding supplier onboarding, required documentation, approved-supplier expectations, and supplier-risk escalationQualifications:Education & Experience:Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain management, risk management, finance, construction management, legal studies, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible experience may be considered.Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in supplier management, procurement, contract administration, supplier management, third-party risk, compliance, accounts payable/supplier master, or a related field.Two or more years of supervisory or team-lead experience is preferred.Demonstrated experience with supplier onboarding, documentation review, compliance tracking, contract administration, supplier performance, or third-party risk management.Experience in construction, real estate development, property management, financial services, manufacturing, distribution, or another supplier-intensive environment is strongly preferred.Experience with ERP, procurement, contract-management, accounting, supplier-management, or document-management systems is required; Sage or similar enterprise-system experience is beneficial.Valid driver's license and reliable transportation are required.Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:Strong knowledge of supplier lifecycle management, supplier onboarding, qualification, compliance monitoring, supplier performance, and supplier-master governance.Working knowledge of W-9 requirements, insurance documentation, licensing verification, banking validation, conflict-of-interest controls, and supplier recordkeeping.Strong understanding of contract administration, commercial terms, renewal management, documentation standards, and escalation of non-standard or higher-risk agreements.Working knowledge of internal controls, segregation of duties, supplier-master fraud risk, audit trails, and third-party risk-management principles.Ability to build and use supplier scorecards and convert performance data into clear corrective actions and management recommendations.Strong analytical, organizational, documentation, and project-management skills with exceptional attention to detail.Strong interpersonal, negotiation, conflict-resolution, and relationship-management skills, including the ability to address difficult supplier-performance or compliance issues professionally.Ability to balance risk management and operational speed, applying sound judgment rather than unnecessary bureaucracy.Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively with suppliers, field teams, managers, executives, Legal, Finance, Accounting, and other stakeholders.Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, particularly Excel, Outlook, Teams, and document-management tools, with strong general technology aptitude.Ability to manage confidential supplier, banking, contract, and business information with discretion and integrity.Demonstrates accountability, dependability, professionalism, collaboration, customer service, and a continuous-improvement mindset.Work Schedule:The Supplier Relationship Manager generally works 40-45 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with occasional hours outside the normal schedule as business needs require. Regular in-state travel may be required for company locations, supplier meetings, project sites, and supplier reviews.Physical Requirements:Prolonged periods of sitting and working at a computer.Ability to stand and walk during supplier, office, warehouse, property, and construction-site visits.Ability to safely navigate active construction and material-storage environments when business needs require.Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 30 pounds.Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle for business travel.Work Environment:The Supplier Relationship Manager operates primarily in a professional office environment and regularly interacts with suppliers and SCS employees across multiple departments. Periodic visits to supplier facilities, warehouses, apartment communities, and active construction sites may involve seasonal temperatures, noise, dust, uneven terrain, and other conditions typical of those settings.Other Duties:Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.Benefits:A competitive pay package, and an excellent benefits package: health, dental, life, disability, 401(k), and paid time off (holidays & vacation) await this highly motivated individual.S.C. Swiderski (SCS), founded in Mosinee, Wisconsin in 1992, is a fully integrated real estate development company. We create places people are proud to call home in a sustainable & financially responsible way, developing, building, managing, and maintaining exceptional properties while investing in our people, improving the lives of our customers, and strengthening the communities we serve. SCS values trust, integrity, community, and performance in its people and processes, and rewards people accordingly.