Vendor Performance & Delivery Lead

TMEIC Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TMEIC Corporation seeks a Vendor Performance Manager to define, govern, and continuously improve vendor performance, quality systems, and execution frameworks ensuring predictable outcomes in schedule, cost, and delivery.

Responsibilities include developing governance models, evaluating vendor capabilities, and driving enterprise quality measures to promote competitiveness and reliability across business units. 50% travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain management or related field, or equivalent via education and/or work experience.
• 7 years of relevant professional experience including experience developing performance frameworks and business process improvements.
• Demonstrated ability in managing vendor performance and delivery risk.
• Strategic thinking and analytical problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders across teams.
• Ability to analyze performance data, identify trends, and recommend process improvements.
• Proven experience working with clients, suppliers, and internal/external contacts.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business unit needs, vendor performance, execution risks, and operational trends to identify opportunities that improve delivery reliability, scalability, and business outcomes.
• Develop and maintain the vendor operating model, execution standards, and governance framework in coordination with Engineering to promote consistent execution across business units.
• Evaluate vendor capabilities, commercial models, and performance trends to guide sourcing strategies and optimize long-term vendor performance.
• Develop and maintain standardized pricing, cost, and value frameworks for vendor services to promote commercial consistency and competitiveness.
• Develop enterprise quality assurance and quality control frameworks, performance measures, and reporting methodologies to improve execution quality and product integrity.
• Establish performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting processes to monitor vendor execution, quality, schedule adherence, and business performance.
• Analyze vendor performance, quality, and cost-of-quality metrics to identify risks, measure effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Validate vendor execution plans, schedules, and delivery commitments to identify execution risks and promote achievable project outcomes.
• Drive alignment across Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, QA, and other stakeholders to standardize execution practices and improve organizational performance.
• Identify systemic process inefficiencies and develop improvement initiatives to increase operational effectiveness, consistency, and delivery performance.
• Provide strategic recommendations to leadership regarding vendor performance, operational risks, business trends, and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Serve as SME for business integration performance, quality, and vendor governance by providing technical guidance and promoting enterprise standards.

Skills

Vendor management

Delivery risk

Data analysis

Process improvement

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Engineering/supply chain related field

Equivalent via education/experience

Tools

Oracle ERP

Power BI

Job description

TMEIC Corporation seeks a Vendor Performance Manager to define, govern, and continuously improve vendor performance, quality systems, and execution frameworks ensuring predictable outcomes in schedule, cost, and delivery.

Responsibilities include developing governance models, evaluating vendor capabilities, and driving enterprise quality measures to promote competitiveness and reliability across business units. 50% travel may be required.