Skill
Vendor Management
Business and Management
Vendor management is the discipline of overseeing relationships with third-party suppliers, covering vendor selection, onboarding, performance monitoring, risk assessment, and contract compliance. It is a core function in procurement and operations roles aimed at ensuring vendors deliver quality goods or services on time and at agreed cost.
Vendor Management in the job market
Last checked September 11, 2026
- Open roles
- 55
- Employers
- 40
- Median pay
- $174,000
- Disclose pay
- 67%
on Career App right now
hiring for it
from 37 roles
of these roles
Open roles requiring Vendor Management (53)
On Site CT - Contracts Manager
CityMD
Full-time · Wethersfield, CT · $70,000 – $90,000
This role manages the complete contract lifecycle for a healthcare organization, from drafting and negotiation through execution and renewal. It suits someone with procurement or legal operations experience who can balance compliance requirements with business needs while coordinating across multiple departments.
Listed on CityMD’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Director, Dubbing Procurement
Deluxe Media
Burbank, CA · $128,000 – $160,000
This director-level role owns the global strategy, sourcing, and commercial management of dubbing services for a major entertainment company, balancing cost efficiency with quality and capacity. It suits experienced procurement leaders with deep knowledge of media localization and the ability to manage complex vendor relationships across multiple regions.
Listed on Deluxe Media’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Strategic Sourcing Managing Director
CNA Financial
$97,000 – $189,000
This role leads a team managing third-party vendor relationships and strategic sourcing initiatives for an insurance claims operation, balancing cost optimization with service quality and innovation. It suits experienced procurement or supply chain leaders who can influence senior stakeholders and drive enterprise-wide sourcing transformation while building and developing their own team.
Listed on CNA Financial’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Facilities and EHS Manager
Beckman Coulter
Full-time · Deer Park, Illinois, United States · $120,000 – $135,000
This facilities and EHS manager role oversees day-to-day site operations for a commercial hub in Illinois, managing maintenance, safety programs, mailroom services, and demo lab support while reporting to a VP-level leader. It suits someone with facilities management experience and a proven track record in operational oversight, vendor management, and workplace safety compliance.
Listed on Beckman Coulter’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Physical Security Specialist
Cambia Health Solutions
Full-time · $76,500 – $103,500
This on-site security leadership role oversees physical security operations, threat management, and protective services for a major health care organization across two Pacific Northwest offices. It suits experienced security professionals who thrive in complex operational environments and can balance strategic planning with hands-on incident response.
Listed on Cambia Health Solutions’s careers site · Apply there ↗
IBM Business Development Manager (m/w/d)
Arrow Electronics
Full-time
A business development role focused on growing IBM's channel partner ecosystem and revenue through Arrow's distribution business. This suits someone with technology vendor experience who enjoys building partner relationships and driving sales through indirect channels.
Listed on Arrow Electronics’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Associate Director, Integrated Insights, Analytics and Market Research
Biogen
Full-time · Cambridge, MA · $162,000 – $223,000
This role leads market research and analytics strategy for an Alzheimer's product at a pharma company, combining primary research design with secondary data analysis to drive brand decisions. It suits experienced market researchers in pharma who excel at synthesizing complex data into clear narratives for executive audiences.
Listed on Biogen’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Director, Events
Brooklyn Commons
Full-time · New York, NY · $140,000 – $155,000
BGRE is looking for an experienced events director to oversee programming and activations across their New York real estate portfolio, including managing vendor relationships, handling city permitting, and ensuring smooth execution of major events. This role suits someone with a background in large-scale event production who thrives coordinating between internal teams, external agencies, and city authorities.
Listed on Brooklyn Commons’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Technical Buyer, Robotics
Blue Apron
Full-time · Spyce · $128,000 – $143,000
This role sources components and manages vendor relationships for Wonder's robotics and kitchen automation products, working directly with R&D engineers to procure sensors, actuators, and custom parts while navigating compliance requirements. The position suits someone with hardware procurement experience who thrives solving technical sourcing problems under tight timelines and can own relationships from vendor discovery through ongoing management.
Listed on Blue Apron’s careers site · Apply there ↗
IT Middleware Production Manager
American International Group
Sumida-ku
This senior role leads a middleware engineering team managing critical infrastructure platforms across AIG Japan, requiring deep technical expertise in enterprise integration tools and cloud platforms combined with hands-on leadership of onshore and offshore teams. The position blends technical excellence with operational management, emphasizing reliability, security, and the integration of AI/ML innovations into middleware systems and disaster recovery strategies.
Listed on American International Group’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Asked for alongside Vendor Management
Measured from the 55 open roles that name Vendor Management — not from a curated list.
- Budget Management11 roles20.0%
- Project Management11 roles20.0%
- Contract Negotiation10 roles18.2%
- Data Analysis6 roles10.9%
- Financial Analysis5 roles9.1%
- Risk Management5 roles9.1%
- Risk Assessment4 roles7.3%
- Stakeholder Management3 roles5.5%
What employers state they pay
Median
$174,000
Middle half
$135,000 – $210,000
From 37 of 55 open roles — the 67% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
Who employers are hiring
- Mid23%
- Senior51%
- Management26%
From 53 roles whose posting states a level.
Where Vendor Management roles are
Among the 30 of 55 open roles we could place on a map.
Roles that use Vendor Management
Employers hiring for Vendor Management
40 in total, most open roles first.
- Bristol Myers Squibb3 roles
- Comcast3 roles
- ACAndersen Corporation2 roles
- Apollo Management2 roles
- AEArrow Electronics2 roles
- Biogen2 roles
Related skills
Curated neighbors in the taxonomy, whether or not employers ask for them together.