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Senior Vendor Manager

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Sammons Financial Group

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United States , West Des Moines

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95311.00 - 158851.00 USD / Year
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Job Description:

Builds, manages, and fosters relationships with key vendors providing highly complex and high value services and goods, including performance monitoring, feedback and direction, contract audit, and highly complex escalations.

Job Responsibility:

  • Builds, manages, and fosters relationships with key vendors providing highly complex and high value services and goods, including performance monitoring, feedback and direction, contract audit, and highly complex escalations
  • Manage vendor relationships and serve as the primary point of contact with major vendors providing highly complex and high value goods and services
  • Leading the due diligence and evaluation process for potential new vendors
  • Monitoring and auditing vendor performance, service level statistics and scorecards, compliance, contractual obligations, leading root cause analyses, providing vendors with feedback and direction, and developing and implementing remediation plans
  • Leading the team in responding to vendor requests for information
  • Serve as the highest-tier triage and resolution contact for escalated, highly complex, or sensitive service, administration, billing, exception requests, and communication issues
  • Guide cross-functional teams in evaluating performance and cost optimization opportunities
  • Serve as the primary SME liaison with sourcing team on complex RFP/RFI/RFQ processes, including reviewing and approving highly complex Statements of Work, contract amendments, renewals, and amendments in collaboration with legal partners and business stakeholders
  • Provide vendor management leadership with complex analyses on vendor performance, spend, and compliance results, insights, and recommendations
  • Develop, implement and provide SME oversight to vendor management policies, practices, procedures, tools and systems, documentation, and maintenance
  • Provide strategic input to vendor relationship management strategies
  • Provide training, mentorship and SME support to teammates in previous level vendor management teammates

Requirements:

  • Undergraduate degree in a business-related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Ability to manage complex, high-value vendor relationships and influence senior stakeholders
  • Expert knowledge of contract management, sourcing strategy, and vendor governance
  • Expert business acumen, judgment, discretion, and decision-making skills
  • Expert ability to manage multiple vendor relationships, and negotiate contractual terms
  • Excellent analytical and financial evaluation skills
  • Excellent acumen in vendor risk assessment and performance management practices
  • Advanced skill in developing and implementing process improvements and governance models
  • Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, and relationship building skills
  • Ability to identify process improvements and implement practical solutions
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with fluctuating priorities and deadlines
  • Proficiency with sourcing and contract management systems
  • Informal leadership skills, with the ability to mentor, train and provide SME support to team members in previous level roles
  • Criminal background check required
What we offer:
  • Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family, including Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA & FSA options, and term life insurance
  • Competitive compensation with a performance-based incentive program tied to clear goals and individual and/or company success
  • Invest in your future with our 100% company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), plus automatic enrollment in our 401(k)
  • Work–life balance that means something. Friday afternoons off year-round, generous paid time off, and paid holidays
  • Commit to your growth with paid development time, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities across industry, individual, and leadership programs
  • Make an impact beyond the workplace through volunteer time off, and our company nonprofit matching gift program, supporting the causes that matter most to you
  • An ownership culture that inspires
  • join a connected, values-driven workplace where employees take accountability, support one another, and are empowered to do their best work—together shaping our future shared success

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Job Posted:
April 25, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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