Ensono

DirectorVendorManagement

$150–190k United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Director Vendor Management at Ensono. Skills: Vendor Management Office, Vendor lifecycle management, Contract governance, ESG reporting. Own vendor lifecycle management end-to-end. Standardize vendor onboarding”

What You'll Achieve.

Clean operational governance; Predictable executive-grade reporting; On-time delivery of in-flight portfolio

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Exception handling; Breach escalation

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years vendor management experience, 3+ years people-leadership role, Written and verbal communication, Translate operational detail to executive framing, Influence across functions without direct authority, Demonstrated success running vendor management function, Clean governance, Audit-ready posture, Predictable executive-grade reporting, Familiarity with enterprise sourcing platforms, Familiarity with contract repositories, Analytical fluency, Comfortable working with spend data, Comfortable working with contract metadata, Comfortable working with vendor risk indicators, Comfortable working with ESG metrics, Track record of partnership with Legal, Track record of partnership with InfoSec, Track record of partnership with Compliance, Track record of partnership with Finance, Track record of partnership with IT, Bachelor’s degree in Business, Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain

Nice to Have

Experience leading vendor management at technology services company, Experience leading vendor management at IT services company, Experience leading vendor management at managed services company, Hands-on experience with ESG reporting frameworks, Hands-on experience with supplier diversity programs, Familiarity with third-party risk management, Comfort working with InfoSec on vendor security reviews, Track record of executing vendor classification methodology, Track record of executing vendor segmentation methodology, Experience designing vendor onboarding workflow, Experience maintaining vendor onboarding workflow, Comfort interfacing with AI initiatives, Comfort interfacing with data initiatives, Prior accountability for contract lifecycle management, Prior accountability for renewal pipeline forecasting, Prior accountability for contract repository hygiene, Experience supporting M&A due diligence, Certified Professional in Supply Management, Certified Professional in Supplier Diversity, Exposure to using AI tools, Exposure to using AI technologies, Experience managing others in India

What You'll Do.

Own vendor lifecycle management end-to-end

Standardize vendor onboarding

Manage vendor performance

Manage vendor offboarding

Lead contract governance for the firm

Administer the vendor Code of Conduct

Lead vendor ESG reporting and accountability

Manage portfolio against published ESG targets

Maintain the vendor segmentation framework

Drive tier-appropriate vendor risk reviews

Deliver quarterly Strategic Vendor reviews

Forecast executive lead renewal pipeline

Report on spend coverage

Partner across departments for vendor strategy

Lead software compliance verification

Report on software compliance monthly

Conduct audit-readiness reviews

Reconcile client contracts

Reconcile vendor agreements

Reconcile system partner agreements

Automate three-way validation process

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with Alliances; Partner with Finance; Partner with IT; Partner with Legal; Partner with Compliance; Partner with Corporate Sustainability; Partner with Bid Management; Partner with business unit leaders; Partner with AI Transformation function; Partner with InfoSec; Partner with Sales

Communication Scope

Executive framing; Executive reporting

Full Job Description

At Ensono, our Purpose is to be a relentless ally, disrupting the status quo and unleashing our clients to Do Great Things! We enable our clients to achieve key business outcomes that reshape how our world runs. As an expert technology adviser and managed service provider with cross-platform certifications, Ensono empowers our clients to keep up with continuous change and embrace innovation. We can Do Great Things because we have great Associates. The Ensono Core Values unify our diverse talents and are woven into how we do business. These five traits are the key to achieving our purpose. Honesty Reliability Curiosity Collaboration Passion About the role and what you'll be doing: The Director of Vendor Management leads Ensono’s Vendor Management Office (VMO) within Procurement. This fully remote leadership role owns day-to-day vendor lifecycle management — onboarding, contract governance, code of conduct, vendor risk, and ESG reporting and accountability — for a complex enterprise vendor ecosystem spanning mainframe software and hardware, value added resellers, distributed software and hardware, telecom, cloud, and professional services. VMO is the central nervous system between Alliances, Finance, IT, Legal, Compliance, Corporate Sustainability, Bid Management, and business unit leaders for everything vendor-related. The Director also partners closely with the firm’s AI Transformation function within the Office of the CFO, whose AI Agent end-state depends on structured, well-governed vendor data. This role offers significant exposure to senior leaders and outputs feed directly into deliverables reviewed at the CFO and ELT level. Success is measured by clean operational governance, predictable executive-grade reporting, and on-time delivery of the in-flight portfolio. What You Will Do: Own vendor lifecycle management end-to-end — standardized onboarding (KYC, financial health, security review, code of conduct attestation), through performance management, through off

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