Vendor Management Leader

As a Strategic Supplier Vendor Management Leader you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher AND 9-15 years of experience in vendor management, supplier governance, sourcing, procurement, IT operations, or program/project management in a complex enterprise environment

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:

• 5+ years of experience managing large, multi-million-dollar MSP and/or professional services agreements, including governance, SLA management, credits/earn-backs, contract changes, invoice validation support, and executive escalations

• Experience building or maturing governance models, policies, standard operating procedures, controls, and reporting for cross-functional enterprise processes

• Demonstrated ability to lead supplier transitions, support onboarding/offboarding of services, and coordinate complex cross-functional dependency management

• Strong capability in project management, operational management, executive communication, change adoption, conflict resolution, collaboration, and continuous improvement

• Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline from an accredited institution

• Experience supporting highly regulated, global, or matrixed organizations with strong audit, risk, security, or compliance expectations

• Familiarity with ITIL-based service management, supplier scorecards, KPI/SLA reporting, and software publisher compliance models

• Ability to translate complex contractual, operational, and licensing data into actionable business insights and executive-ready recommendations

• Strategic vendor and relationship management

• Project and program management

• Operational management and governance

• Communication and stakeholder influence

• Change adoption and organizational enablement

• Continuous improvement mindset

• Conflict resolution and negotiation

• Cross-functional collaboration

• Analytical problem solving and decision-making

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

(*) We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, civil status, disability, family status, or membership of the travelling community. 

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