Vendor Risk Program Coordinator

Tailored Brands, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Tailored Brands, Inc. seeks a Vendor Risk Program Coordinator to support onboarding, due diligence, and documentation across vendor relationships.

You will partner with Procurement, Information Security, Privacy, Legal, Finance, and Accounts Payable to maintain audit-ready records and drive remediation efforts. The role emphasizes organization, attention to detail, and the ability to navigate a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field.
• 3+ years in procurement, vendor management, third-party risk, or related operations.
• Foundational understanding of vendor lifecycle management and risk assessments.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional work with stakeholders across multiple functions.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with procurement platforms like Coupa preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication for internal and external stakeholders.
• Analytical mindset with reporting and trend-identification experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate vendor onboarding and due diligence, including risk questionnaire routing and tracking.
• Maintain vendor records, risk tiers, approval evidence, and contract docs in Coupa.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure timely vendor reviews per policy.
• Transfer data between systems ensuring accuracy and traceability.
• Track open risk findings and remediation plans to closure.
• Support vendor reviews and ongoing monitoring based on risk and spend.
• Prepare vendor risk reporting and dashboards for leadership and governance bodies.
• Assist with contract renewal documentation and security/privacy inputs.

Skills

Vendor risk management

Procurement coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Coupa experience

Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Privacy/InfoSec awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

Tools

Coupa

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Tailored Brands is a leading specialty retailer of menswear, including suits, formalwear, sportswear, and a broad selection of business casual offerings. Our brands include Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, Moores and K&G Fashion Superstore, which offers merchandise for the entire family. We help people love the way they look and feel for their most important moments by delivering personalized products and services through our convenient network of stores and e-commerce sites.

About the Job

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Vendor Risk Program Coordinator to join the Tailored Brands Strategic Sourcing & Procurement team. The Vendor Risk Program Coordinator supports the day-to-day execution of the company’s vendor risk management program, helping ensure third-party relationships are onboarded, assessed, monitored, and documented in a consistent, timely, and audit-ready manner. The role partners closely with Procurement, Information Security, Privacy, Legal, Finance, Accounts Payable, and business stakeholders to facilitate vendor due diligence, maintain accurate vendor risk records, track remediation activities, and support ongoing program reporting and oversight.

To be successful in this role, you will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, a foundational understanding of procurement and third-party risk processes, and the ability to leverage systems, data, and process discipline to enhance vendor oversight and mitigate enterprise risk.

This is a remote, Houston-based position.

While you will primarily work from home, occasional onsite meetings and team events are required at our Houston corporate office.

What You’ll Do | Key Accountabilities

• Coordinate vendor onboarding and due diligence activities, including intake review, documentation collection, risk questionnaire routing, stakeholder follow-up, and completion tracking.
• Maintain accurate vendor records, risk tiers, assessment status, approval evidence, contract documentation, and supporting artifacts in Coupa and related systems.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Information Security, Privacy, Legal, Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, and business owners to coordinate handoffs, clarify responsibilities, resolve process questions, and ensure vendor reviews are completed in accordance with company policies and process requirements.
• Manually transfer supplier and assessment information between internal platforms and related data sources while ensuring accuracy, completeness, quality, and traceability.
• Track open vendor risk findings, exceptions, remediation plans, and follow-up actions to ensure timely closure and clear accountability.
• Support periodic vendor reviews and ongoing monitoring activities based on vendor criticality, risk profile, spend, data access, and service dependency.
• Prepare vendor risk reporting, dashboards, metrics, and status updates for Procurement leadership, cross-functional stakeholders, and governance forums.
• Assist with contract and renewal reviews by identifying required risk-related documentation, approvals, security/privacy inputs, and process gaps.
• Serve as a central point of coordination for vendor risk program questions, process guidance, and vendor communications related to assessments and documentation requests.
• Identify opportunities to improve vendor risk workflows, templates, reporting, and stakeholder experience while supporting consistent adherence to controls.
• Promote ethical practices, compliance with procurement policies, and a strong culture of accountability across the vendor lifecycle.

What You’ll Bring | Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Information Systems, Risk Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in procurement, vendor management, third-party risk, information security coordination, compliance, contract administration, or related business operations.
• Foundational understanding of vendor lifecycle management, supplier onboarding, due diligence, risk assessments, contract documentation, and ongoing monitoring processes.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional work with stakeholders in Procurement, IT, Information Security, Privacy, Legal, Finance, Accounts Payable, and business operations.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage intake queues, deadlines, documentation requirements, follow-ups, and multiple priorities with attention to detail.
• Experience maintaining accurate records in procurement, vendor management, contract lifecycle management, GRC, or third-party risk platforms; Coupa experience is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate process requirements into clear guidance for internal stakeholders and vendors.
• Analytical mindset with experience preparing reports, tracking metrics, identifying trends, and escalating risks or process gaps appropriately.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and collaboration tools such as Teams and SharePoint.
• High ethical standards, sound judgment, ownership mindset, and a collaborative, service-oriented approach.
• Knowledge of information security, privacy, business continuity, resiliency, or regulatory risk concepts is a plus.
• Professional certifications, such as CTPRP, CTPRA, CPSM, CISA, CRISC, or related credentials, are preferred.

Work Environment, Physical & Mental Demands

• Ability to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time
• Ability to stoop, kneel, bend at the waist, and reach daily
• Able to lift and move up to 25 pounds occasionally
• Must utilize visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment
• Hours regularly 40 hours per week, as work dictates, from a Houston area based remote office location.

Benefits

This role is eligible for healthcare including medical, dental and vision, retirement savings (401k with a company match), income protection programs such as life, accident and disability insurance, paid time off for sick leave, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, and holidays, wellbeing program, commuter, adoption assistance, education assistance, legal services, and employee merchandise discounts. For more detailed information go Tailoredbrands.com/working-here/people-culture.

Work-Life Balance

• Meeting-Free Fridays (encouraged) | so you can catch up on work and self-development
• Summer Fridays | from Memorial Day to Labor Day so you can enjoy a head start to the weekend
• Holiday Early Departure | close out early the business day before a company observed holiday

The starting salary for this position is $54,600 – $80,000. Actual compensation within this range will be determined based on factors such as skills, experience, and qualifications. Over time, and subject to performance, tenure, and evolving responsibilities, total compensation for this role may grow to as much as $90,896. Base pay information is based on market location and may be subject to prevailing wage laws, if applicable.

Note: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with this job.