Purchasing Coordinator II providing operational support for procurement transactions at Sierra Space. Managing purchase orders and collaborating with stakeholders for smooth operations.
About the role
- Vendor Management Specialist managing the lifecycle of third-party vendors for cybersecurity and risk at Vanguard. Collaborating across teams to ensure effective vendor partnerships and compliance with requirements.
Responsibilities
- Manage vendors through the full third-party lifecycle, including negotiations, onboarding, contracting, financial planning, and terminations
- Collaborate closely with GR&S Product Owners to purchase and renew risk and security services
- Analyze data to perform comparative evaluations of vendors
- Oversee and supervise the ongoing financial, operational, performance, and risk health of a subset of risk and security vendors
- Contribute to the development of RFPs for specific services or products and invite vendors to respond with proposals
- Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Five years of related work experience
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
- Demonstrated experience in contract lifecycle management, financial planning, budgeting, and cost optimization related to vendor engagements
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Procurement, Risk, Cybersecurity, and Technology teams
- Strong working knowledge of negotiating, managing, and renewing contracts with cybersecurity, risk, and information technology vendors
- Familiarity with regulatory and compliance considerations impacting third-party relationships
- Understanding of vendor risk domains, including operational, financial, information security, and compliance risk
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess vendor performance, financial impacts, and risk exposure
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple vendors, contracts, and priorities simultaneously
- Strong understanding of industry-leading third-party risk management frameworks
- Expertise in contract management processes
Benefits
- comprehensive health and wellness care
- work-life balance
- investment in your future
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