Global Supplier Management Lead

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Job Summary

The Global Supplier Management Lead is a people manager role accountable for leading a global team of Vendor Account Managers (VAMs) and ensuring strong supplier governance commercial management and performance oversight across an assigned supplier portfolio.

This role owns supplier governance commercial strategy and contractual accountability while operational execution remains with Supplier Operations and Delivery team.

The role serves as the primary escalation point for supplier performance commercial and compliance matters while driving cost optimization risk management and continuous improvement to deliver superior Customer Experience.

Key Responsibilities

People Leadership & Talent Development

• Directly manage coach and develop a global team of Vendor Account Managers.

• Set clear goals priorities and performance expectations aligned to business objectives.

• Conduct regular performance reviews feedback sessions and development planning.

• Build team capability in supplier governance commercial management and negotiation.

• Foster a culture of accountability collaboration and continuous improvement.

Supplier Governance & Portfolio Leadership

• Own supplier governance and commercial accountability across an assigned supplier portfolio.

• Establish and lead governance cadence including operational reviews QBRs and executive forums.

• Act as the primary escalation point for contractual performance and compliance issues.

• Ensure consistent application of governance standards policies and playbooks across suppliers.

Commercial & Contract Management

• Lead and approve commercial strategies evaluations and negotiations including pricing rate cards SOWs and contract terms.

• Own the supplier contract lifecycle including onboarding renewals amendments renegotiations and exits.

• Ensure SLA and KPI frameworks are consistently defined applied and governed across the supplier portfolio.

• Drive cost optimization rate competitiveness and commercial value realization.

Supplier Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Oversee supplier performance using SLAs KPIs scorecards and corrective action plans.

• Drive structured remediation plans and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Sponsor supplier capability maturity and quality improvement programs.

• Monitor performance trends and proactively address risks impacting customer experience.

Supplier Lifecycle & Footprint Optimization

• Support supplier selection qualification and onboarding decisions.

• Lead or contribute to supplier consolidation and footprint optimization initiatives.

• Govern supplier transitions scaleups and exits to ensure continuity and risk mitigation.

Risk Compliance & Sustainability

• Ensure supplier risk management audit readiness and compliance governance.

• Ensure alignment with HP regulatory security financial ESG and responsible sourcing requirements.

• Partner with internal risk legal and compliance teams to manage supplier risk exposure.

CrossFunctional Leadership

• Partner closely with Operations Procurement Finance Legal and Global teams.

• Support RFQs deal reviews and supplierrelated executive discussions.

• Contribute to enterprise supplier governance models standards and playbooks.

Scope & Boundaries

• People manager with direct accountability for Vendor Account Managers.

• Accountable for supplier governance commercial strategy and contractual oversight.

• Does not own operational execution such as dispatch case handling or technician management.

• Operational delivery is owned by Supplier Operations and Delivery teams.

Education & Experience

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Operations Engineering or related discipline (or equivalent experience).

• Experience in supplier or vendor management within services or delivery environments.

• Experience in commercial negotiation contract management and supplier governance.

• Prior people management experience including coaching and performance management.

• Experience managing supplier performance through SLAs KPIs and governance forums.

• Ability to operate effectively in a global matrixed organization.

Preferred:

• 710 years of relevant experience or 57 years of management experience.

• Experience in services delivery or solutionbased business models.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Knowledge Skills & Competencies

• People Leadership & Talent Development

• Supplier & Vendor Governance

• Commercial & Contract Management

• Performance SLA & KPI Management

• Cost Optimization & Financial Acumen

• Risk & Compliance Management

• Executive Communication & Influence

• Change Management & Continuous Improvement

• Strategic Thinking & Customer Centricity

Measures of Success

• Strong performance engagement and development of VAM team members.

• Suppliers consistently meet or exceed SLA and KPI targets.

• Sustained cost optimization and rate competitiveness across the supplier portfolio.

• Effective governance cadence with timely datadriven decisions.

• Reduced supplier risk and improved compliance posture.

Impact & Complexity

• Impacts function and leads initiatives requiring understanding across multiple disciplines.

• Uses managerial judgment business acumen and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.

Complexity
Uses managerial concepts and company objectives to resolve issues in creative and effective ways.

Disclaimer
This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties skills responsibilities knowledge etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

The pay range for this role is$116150to$182400USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location job-related knowledge skills and experience.

Benefits:

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position including:

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Long term/short term disability insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Flexible spending account

• Life insurance

• Generous time off policies including;

• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure

• 11 paid holidays

• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time with or without notice subject to applicable law.

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