Vendor Master & Audit Compliance Specialist

AAR; Wood Dale (IL); On-site; USD 64,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life/AD&D insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

AAR in Wood Dale, IL seeks a Specialist, Vendor Master to manage centralized vendor records, approvals, and audits, ensuring accurate status communication to business units. This role sits at our Corporate Headquarters in Wood Dale with a planned relocation to the Merchandise Mart in Chicago in early 2027.

You will coordinate with multiple departments and maintain vendor data in IMOPS. Responsibilities include processing vendor requests, scheduling audits, and monitoring vendor performance, with

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school, or equivalent combination of education/experience.
• Working knowledge of IMOPS and APRISe.
• Proficiency with desktop Microsoft applications, including Excel.

Responsibilities

• Receive and process vendor requests from business units.
• Perform vendor approvals, initial and recurrent; coordinate audits.
• Schedule on-site vendor audits with business units and auditors.
• Maintain vendor files and survey/audit data in IMOPS.
• Monitor vendor performance and communicate issues to units.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Self-motivated

Coordination across departments/loc.

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Tools

IMOPS

APRISe

Microsoft Excel

Job description

AAR in Wood Dale, IL seeks a Specialist, Vendor Master to manage centralized vendor records, approvals, and audits, ensuring accurate status communication to business units. This role sits at our Corporate Headquarters in Wood Dale with a planned relocation to the Merchandise Mart in Chicago in early 2027.

You will coordinate with multiple departments and maintain vendor data in IMOPS. Responsibilities include processing vendor requests, scheduling audits, and monitoring vendor performance, with