Vendor Specialist, Data Center Facilities Operations

Emerson; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 102,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Paid time off and holidays

Flexible benefits package

Job summary

Emerson in Nashville, TN is seeking a vendor management professional to own end-to-end vendor execution across multiple sites and programs. You will ensure contracts and service scopes meet uptime, safety, and quality expectations while coordinating with multiple business partners.

The ideal candidate will bring 3–5+ years in vendor/contract management, strong commercial awareness, and experience with regulated or uptime-sensitive environments.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in vendor management or related roles.
• Experience managing critical vendors in uptime-sensitive environments.
• Strong contract and commercial awareness.
• Working knowledge of safety, compliance, and risk management.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience valued.

Responsibilities

• Own vendor execution activities across sites, services, or programs.
• Support end-to-end vendor lifecycle activities from selection to onboarding to performance tracking.
• Track vendor performance against SLAs, KPIs, and safety requirements.
• Coordinate with operations, facilities, engineering, procurement, and finance.
• Lead or support vendor performance reviews with data-backed reporting.
• Support vendor risk assessments and continuity planning for critical providers.
• Ensure vendor documents, contracts, and certifications are current.
• Identify gaps and drive improvements to strengthen reliability.
• Support transitions, scope changes, and performance interventions with stakeholders.
• Maintain systems and reporting related to vendor performance and compliance.
• Reinforce safety and process discipline across vendor interactions.

Skills

Vendor management

Contract administration

Operations coordination

Procurement support

Facilities support

Data center experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Business/Operations/Procurement

Job description

This role will be based in Nashville, TN

Key Responsibilities

• Own vendor execution activities across assigned sites, services, or programs, ensuring contracts and service scopes are carried out in alignment with uptime, safety, quality, and operational expectations.
• Support end-to-end vendor lifecycle activities, including selection support, onboarding, contract implementation, performance tracking, issue management, and compliance follow-up.
• Track vendor performance against SLAs, KPIs, quality standards, safety requirements, and delivery commitments; drive corrective actions and elevate recurring or systemic issues.
• Coordinate closely with Site Operations, Facilities, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and other business partners to ensure timely resolution of vendor-related issues.
• Lead or support vendor performance reviews and provide clear, data-backed reporting to site, regional, or functional stakeholders.
• Support vendor risk assessments and business continuity planning for critical service providers, including escalation support and contingency planning where appropriate.
• Help ensure vendor documentation, records, contracts, insurance, certifications, compliance artifacts, and other required materials are complete and current.
• Identify performance gaps, execution risks, commercial concerns, or process inefficiencies and drive improvements that strengthen vendor reliability and service consistency.
• Support service transitions, vendor changes, scope expansions, and performance interventions in partnership with internal stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate systems, trackers, and reporting related to vendor performance, compliance status, contract requirements, and operational issues.
• Reinforce Oracle standards for safety, accountability, communication, and process discipline across vendor interactions.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 3–5+ years of experience in vendor management, supplier management, contract administration, operations coordination, procurement support, facilities support, or related roles.
• Experience managing or supporting critical vendors in data centers, facilities, construction, utilities, manufacturing, logistics, telecom, or other regulated or uptime-sensitive environments.
• Strong contract and commercial awareness, with confidence navigating service issues, performance expectations, and vendor accountability.
• Working knowledge of safety, compliance, and risk-management practices in operational environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Facilities, Procurement, or related field preferred; equivalent experience also valued.

Disclaimer

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $102,300 to $209,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US benefits package

• 1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• 2. Short term disability and long term disability
• 3. Life insurance and AD&D
• 4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• 5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• 8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
• 9. 11 paid holidays
• 10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
• 11. Paid parental leave
• 12. Adoption assistance
• 13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• 14. Financial planning and group legal
• 15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.