Vendor Manager

Why Work Here

Employees at ATCO are offered endless variety. We are entrepreneurial with a large degree of autonomy and freedom experiencing new situations and learning opportunities every day. Internal advancement is commonplace and we are always supported in our career journey. We believe in creating a workplace where you can thrive professionally while contributing to something greater and serving our communities.

About the Role:

We are seeking Vendor Managers to support various business spend categories including construction engineering and technical services electrical equipment PVF and midstream equipment IT and technology professional and contingent workforce facilities and real estate as well as fleet and logistics. You will play a pivotal role in building strong high-value vendor partnerships that help drive business success. You will lead vendor performance management strengthen key relationships and ensure contract compliance while advancing operational excellence across the this role you will use KPIs SLAs and scorecards to measure performance uncover opportunities for improvement and help vendors deliver their best. You will also bring sound judgment in risk management and dispute resolution while building trust-based partnerships enhancing governance practices optimizing processes and aligning vendor services with business strategy to support the successful delivery of organizational objectives.

What You Get to Do:

Lead ongoing vendor management by applying and continuously improving ATCOs vendor management framework ensuring vendors are integrated effectively into operations and aligned with business objectives.
Manage vendor relationships and serve as a key escalation point facilitating clear communication resolving issues and fostering trust-based partnerships with vendors and internal stakeholders.
Monitor vendor performance through KPIs SLAs dashboards scorecards and governance meetings using insights to drive accountability address gaps and support continuous improvement.
Oversee vendor engagements to optimize service cost and value while tracking contract outcomes supporting renewals and amendments and ensuring decisions align with organizational priorities.
Identify and mitigate vendor-related risks affecting business continuity compliance or financial performance working with legal contract operations sourcing and category management as needed.
Establish and maintain effective vendor management processes tools documentation and guidelines and support the business through training reporting audits and governance reviews.
Promote innovation and continuous improvement across vendor relationships to enhance performance strengthen collaboration and support shared success.

What You Bring:

Undergraduate degree in Business Administration Engineering Finance Supply Chain Law or a related field.
7 years of industry experience in one or multiple spend categories or supply chain vendor management
Proficiency in ERP procurement systems (Oracle preferred)
Strong Microsoft suite proficiency
Capacity to multi-task prioritize and respond in a timely manner to changing environments.
Proven skill in cultivating long-term trust with your stakeholders and vendors
Strong communication skills written and verbal
Commitment to maintaining respectful professional fair and unbiased vendor treatment and decision-making
Strength in collaborating cross-functionally across business units
Adaptable to changing market conditions procurement or supply chain disruption new technologies and evolving business goals

What We Offer:

A culture based on caring integrity agility collaboration and striving for excellence
Competitive compensation
Flex benefits
Tuition assistance program
Training and mentorship programs
Charitable donation matching

We would like to thank everyone for their application; however only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

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