Vendor Management Specialist

Job description

The Vendor Management Specialist plays a critical role within the Supply Chain organization, responsible for overseeing and optimizing relationships with external vendors and internal stakeholders while ensuring effective vendor onboarding and vendor master data accuracy. Your responsibilities: Follow and adhere to company‑approved vendor onboarding processes and strategies aligned with organizational goals, supply chain procedures, ERP governance, and internal control requirements. Manage end‑to‑end vendor onboarding activities, ensuring vendors meet all business, compliance, financial, and system requirements prior to activation in ERP systems. Maintain and support high‑quality vendor master data, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and alignment across ERP and related systems. Serve as a primary point of contact for vendors during onboarding and lifecycle activities, fostering collaboration, transparency, and open communication. Liaise closely with internal stakeholders including Category Management, Supply Chain Operations, Project Procurement, Finance, Legal, and IT to align vendor onboarding, vendor master data, and system‑related activities. Monitor vendor compliance with contra...