Vendor Manager

FleetUp is looking for a Vendor Manager to join our growing Operations team. In this role, you will have a direct impact on the continued growth and success of our brand. As the Vendor Manager, you will:

• Monitor vendors to ensure compliance with company policies
• Attend company meetings, and inform new vendors of their responsibilities
• Hold vendors accountable and cancel vendor contracts should company vendors fail to perform adequately
• Develop and sustain long-standing relationships with company-approved vendors
• Meet with suitable vendors to assess their products, inquire about their services, negotiate pricing, and communicate any product or service-related concerns
• Conduct research on available vendors to determine which vendors offer the best pricing and product quality
• Continually monitor sales trends to determine which products are more popular than others
• Implement vendor selection programs to ensure that the best vendors are secured
• Conduct interviews with new vendors and inform approved vendors of their responsibilities and obligations
• Establish standards by which to assess the performance of approved vendors
• Evaluate current vendors and determine best value for the business
• Implement vendor management programs and continually identify ways to improve them

Knowledge/Skill Requirements:

• 5+ years of vendor management experience
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage time
• Extremely well organized, focused and diligent toward building strong vendor relationships
• Detail-oriented and adept at negotiating vendor contracts
• Able to multitask effectively as well as demonstrate exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Self-motivated and energetic advocate for continuous process improvement
• Must have demonstrated ability to succeed in fast paced, rapidly changing environments
• Ability to operate effortlessly in a sometimes demanding, diverse stakeholders, cross-functional environment
• Proficiency in using business tools such as MS Office, Salesforce, Quickbooks, and ERP SW
• Strong negotiation and management skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact and communicate effectively one-on-one and group situations and to build cooperative effective relationships
• Collaborative work style and commitment to get the job done
• Commitment to high professional ethical standards in a diverse workplace