Sourcing & Vendor Manager
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Join our Talent Community Position SummaryThe Sourcing & Vendor Manager serves as the primary liaison between the company and its network of haulers and service vendors, ensuring strong partnerships that support operational success. This role is responsible for overseeing the full vendor lifecycle, including sourcing, procurement, onboarding, performance management, and ongoing relationship development.
The Sourcing & Vendor Manager drives cost optimization initiatives while maintaining high service standards and vendor accountability.
Key responsibilities include supporting bids and contract negotiations, resolving disputes, managing service-related issues, and ensuring vendor compliance with company expectations. Working closely with Operations, Billing, and Finance teams, this position helps ensure efficient end-to-end vendor management processes that contribute to service excellence, operational efficiency, and business growth.
Travel Demands: Hybrid/remote work environment with the ability to support vendors across multiple regions and time zones.
Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily: Own end-to-end vendor sourcing, onboarding, and network development for hauler and recycling partners.
Identify, evaluate, and onboard vendors based on coverage, capability, service quality, and pricing competitiveness, including maintaining an active vendor database.
Partner with finance to ensure that all necessary paperwork is completed to properly setup vendor partners.
Map and validate active services, vendor coverage, service gaps, and management models (change of billing vs. fully managed).Identify and execute vendor optimization strategies, including consolidation opportunities, vendor transitions, and return on investment (ROI) analysis.
Lead sourcing initiatives including execution of requests for proposals (RFPs), bid evaluation, rate benchmarking, service level agreement (SLA) negotiation, and award recommendations.
Manage vendor contracts and commercial terms, including SLA requirements, pricing structures, renewals, change orders, rate validation, and billing alignment.
Monitor vendor performance through scorecards, SLA compliance, and service quality metrics.
Partner closely with operations to ensure that new client launches are successfully implemented.
Serve as the escalation point for vendor service issues, operational disruptions, and compliance concerns.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations Management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.5-8+ years of experience in vendor management, strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain, logistics, operations, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience managing vendor relationships, contract negotiations, and supplier performance programs.
Strong commercial acumen with the ability to evaluate pricing structures, service models, and total cost of ownership.
Experience leading sourcing initiatives, including RFPs, bid evaluations, vendor selection, and contract execution.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret operational, financial, and performance data.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder manageme