Vendor Manager

Secure reliable, compliant and cost-effective outsourced transportation capacity. Own vendor sourcing, onboarding, performance, risk and relationship management across the lifecycle, while improving service and outsourced cost. Vendor Management owns capacity and vendor performance; Procurement owns sourcing governance and contracts, Operations owns dispatch and execution, and Finance validates financial results and savings.

Responsibilities

• Develop the sourcing strategy, market map and capacity forecast.
• Maintain a diversified vendor portfolio aligned with growth and service needs.
• Lead RFQs, commercial evaluations and negotiations with Procurement.
• Benchmark rates and track verified savings and cost avoidance.
• Allocate volumes based on service, cost and risk within delegated authority.
• Lead due diligence, onboarding and operational readiness.
• Maintain vendor master data, documents, rates and approved scope.
• Manage renewals, suspension and exit jointly with Procurement.
• Own vendor scorecards, reviews and performance-improvement plans.
• Resolve commercial and service disputes and escalate material exceptions.
• Identify and implement new outsourcing opportunities.
• Monitor concentration risk, continuity, insurance and contingency capacity.
• Enforce HSSE, regulatory, security and company-policy compliance.
• Maintain audit evidence and close governance gaps.
• Lead the Vendor Supervisor and set priorities and review cadence.
• Drive accountability and collaboration across vendors and internal teams.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business or a related field
• More than 5 years of experience
• Relevant transportation vendor-management or procurement experience
• CIPS, CSCP or CLTD preferred
• Strong transport-market, tendering and negotiation capability
• Contract, P&L and cost-management acumen
• Advanced Excel; ERP/TMS and Power BI capability
• Vendor risk, HSSE and compliance discipline
• Analytical problem-solving and commercial judgment
• Stakeholder, change and team leadership