Vendor Management Lead
Merrimac, NH
Category: Auditor
Industry: Financial Services
Reference ID: JN -052026-106686
Date Posted: 04/30/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/JEcp1w
Description:
Hybrid Every other week onsite/5 days in either Merrimac, NH or Smithfield, RI or Westlake, TX
Our client seeks a vendor management professional to lead a portfolio of medium-to-high complexity technology vendors with a focus on risk, performance, and financial outcomes. The role will coordinate with cross-functional partners to align vendor strategy, enforce contract compliance, and drive continuous improvement. The position will measure service levels, manage risk profiles, and support procurement activities across a dynamic environment. The work will require strong communication, negotiation, and executive presence.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $45.00 to $48.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:
- Provide oversight to a portfolio of vendors with strategic complexity.
- Lead, measure, and report vendor performance relative to contracted expectations, including Service Level Agreements, and drive improvement and accountability.
- Identify and implement cost reduction opportunities across the vendor portfolio.
- Support funding processes including purchase order creation and tracking, reporting, and governance reviews.
- Drive proactive vendor risk mitigation and collaborate with enterprise risk functions.
- Maintain deep knowledge of each relationship’s overall risk profile and drive resolution of risk events.
- Build partnerships across Procurement, Risk, and Finance.
- Develop a full understanding of active contracts and ensure adherence to contract terms by vendors and our client.
- Participate in procurement activities including market scans, RFPs/RFXs, contract and vendor negotiations, and coordinate approvals to timely completion.
- Coordinate and lead business review meetings with vendors.
- Complete responsibilities and compliance activities aligned to the Enterprise Vendor Management policy.
- Provide analysis and recommendations to resolve complex issues.
- Produce recurring dashboards and scorecards for internal and external stakeholders.
Experience Requirements:
- 7 to 10 years of experience in vendor management, procurement, or risk-related roles.
- Proven communication, facilitation, influencing, and negotiating skills with executive presence.
- Ability to independently lead complex vendor engagements with minimal oversight.
- Demonstrated organization skills to manage multiple projects or activities and deliver accurate, timely results.
- Experience cultivating partnerships with peers, leaders, vendors, and stakeholders.
- Background in vendor management and procurement processes.
- Experience establishing processes, solutions, and standards in dynamic environments.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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