D&IT Vendor Relationship Manager

Date: Oct 2, 2026 Location: Overland Park, KS, US Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success. As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference. Company : Black & Veatch Corporation Req Id : 117435 Opportunity Type : Staff Relocation eligible : No Full time/Part time : Full-Time Project Only Hire : No Visa Sponsorship Available: No Why Black & Veatch? At Black & Veatch, you’ll be part of work that matters—designing, creating, and building the infrastructure communities rely on every day, from concept through execution. We care about how the work gets done as much as what we build. Safety is built into every decision, and people look out for each other—speaking up, collaborating, and doing the right thing because it affects real lives. You’ll work alongside teams solving complex challenges and turning ideas into solutions that perform in the real world—gaining hands-on experience across projects, technologies, and disciplines. Ownership shows up in how we work. We take responsibility for outcomes, follow through on commitments, and take pride in what we deliver. As a 100% employee-owned company, employees share in the long-term success we build together. With flexible ways of working and meaningful development opportunities, you’ll build a career you can be proud to stand behind. The Opportunity As the D&IT Vendor Relationship Manager, you will have the opportunity to: Manage assigned technology vendor relationships and supports commercial negotiations, governance, performance management, and contract value realization activities Partner with sourcing, legal, finance, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to support approved vendor strategies and commercial objectives Negotiation and Commercial Support and lead negotiations for assigned technology vendors within approved negotiation strategies. Supports development of negotiation strategies...using market intelligence, vendor economics, competitive alternatives, demand aggregation, consumption data, benchmarks, timing, switching costs, and executive relationships. Prepare negotiation plans defining objectives, opening positions, target outcomes, walk-away recommendations, trade variables, concession strategies, approval boundaries, and escalation paths. Support or lead negotiations for new agreements, renewals, expansions, amendments, restructurings, disputes, audits, transitions, and exits for assigned vendors. Negotiate pricing, discount structures, price protections, renewal caps, enterprise metrics, audit provisions, licensing rights, cloud commitments, service levels, remedies, benchmarking rights, change controls, termination rights, and transition assistance. Navigate negotiations with dominant vendors where alternatives are constrained, balancing relationship continuity with disciplined commercial advocacy. Present proposed positions, tradeoffs, negotiated outcomes, residual risks, and decisions required to approval authorities. Vendor Relationship Management Support development and execution of vendor relationship and governance plans for assigned vendors within assigned portfolios consistent with the enterprise vendor-management framework. Coordinate and facilitate quarterly business reviews, operational reviews, risk reviews, and commercial governance meetings for strategic vendors. Build productive multi-level vendor relationships while preserving commercial independence, accountability, and appropriate channels of communication. Align vendor roadmaps, innovatio…

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