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Vendor Account Manager

Location: Near Oak Brook, IL

Salary: $80,000 – $110,000

A well-established family-owned manufacturer of industrial water chillers and process cooling systems is seeking a Vendor Account Manager to support purchasing operations and supplier relationships. These chillers are used in advanced technology and industrial applications where reliable temperature control is critical.

This role plays a key part in ensuring the organization maintains strong vendor partnerships while keeping materials flowing to support manufacturing schedules. The Vendor Account Manager will work closely with engineering, operations, quality, and inventory teams to manage supplier performance, inventory planning, and purchasing strategy.

The ideal candidate is proactive, organized, and comfortable managing vendors, planning inventory, and coordinating cross-functionally in a manufacturing environment.

This position reports to the Director of Operations.

Key Responsibilities

Vendor Management

• Maintain professional communication with suppliers via phone and email while representing the company’s collaborative culture
• Organize annual meetings with key vendors to maintain strong relationships
• Coordinate discussions between vendors and engineering regarding new and existing components used in the company’s industrial water chiller systems
• Develop a working technical understanding of the parts you purchase and how they support chiller assemblies
• Present vendor scorecard feedback annually and collaborate on performance improvements
• Evaluate supplier performance to determine opportunities for alternative vendors based on quality, pricing, or reliability
• Work with engineering to approve new vendors and components when needed

Inventory & Purchasing Management

• Maintain appropriate inventory levels based on customer forecasts and vendor lead times
• Manage ERP data including safety stock levels and reorder points
• Purchase materials strategically to optimize price breaks, freight efficiency, and warehouse space
• Implement and manage vendor stocking agreements

Project Coordination

• Coordinate supplier-related project meetings
• Communicate project updates to internal teams and vendors
• Escalate schedule risks or delays to the Materials Manager when needed

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, supply chain, vendor management, or materials planning in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with ERP/MRP systems
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, operations, and suppliers
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with strong attention to detail
• Experience resolving supplier performance or supply chain issues
• Technical aptitude and comfort working with mechanical components or industrial equipment preferred

Vendor and Event Coordinator

We're not just another promotional marketing agency. We're innovators, collaborators, and dedicated partners to our clients, helping them amplify their brand visibility with custom-branded products. As a top-ranked agency (PPAI #27, ASI Top 40), we're looking for a driven Account Manager to join our team and lead the charge within our key global enterprise accounts.

The Vendor Coordinator is responsible for supporting vendor database maintaining accurate vendor data across internal systems. This individual will help ensure strong, organized relationships with both new and existing vendor partners. This role works closely with Sales and Leadership to keep vendor information current, assist with reporting, and support event coordination.

Be a LEADER every day

What You'll Do:

Administrative Support

1. Serve as a primary administrative liaison for vendor communication and information updates
2. Maintain vendor contact information, catalogs, production timelines, and key updates
3. Schedule, attend, document, and distribute notes from vendor presentations and meetings
4. Prepare and distribute CommonSKU weekly exception reports
5. Track vendors spend and assist in reporting analysis
6. Prepare CommonSKU Weekly Exception Reports and track spend with vendors.
7. Set up and maintain new vendors within internal systems and CommonSKU
8. Update and maintain the Vendor Information spreadsheet on a quarterly basis

Event Coordination

1. Assist in managing self-promo inventory, including ordering, kitting, tracking, and shipping
2. Support vendor sample coordination and showroom organization; loading and unloading samples boxes, organizing inventory.
3. Assist with prop preparation for end-user shows, trade shows, and other events; building displays, racks, working event booths.
4. As needed lifting and packing boxes for event related or product needs.

What you'll bring:

1. Associate or bachelor’s Degree
2. Strong written and verbal communication skills
3. Highly organized and detail-oriented
4. Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively
5. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
6. Willingness to jump into a project at any point to assist
7. Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
8. Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
9. Ability to lift up to 25-50lbs as needed on occasional basis
10. Willingness to travel occasionally as needed

Why Leaderpromos?

We offer more than just branded merchandise; our focus is also on fostering career development and making a meaningful difference. We offer:

• A Rewarding Culture: Focused on individual growth and success through targeted training, competitive benefits, and promotional opportunities.
• A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace: We strive to create an environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work. We are committed to an equitable and accessible recruitment process.
• The "Leaderpromos Edge": Just like our clients, we strive to stand out. We leverage cutting-edge technology and global reach to deliver exceptional results. For over 25 years, our passion for creativity and client dedication has earned us a spot among the top 1% of distributors nationwide.

Ready to ignite your passion for brands? Apply today!

Leaderpromos is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information

Job Title: Clinical Vendor Manager (Central Labs)

Location: Remote

Duration: 10 months

What are the top 3-5 skills, experience or education required for this position:

1. Demonstrates Central Lab SME expertise, as well as relationship & leadership competencies

2. Manager role - 3+ years of clinical development experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, regulated industry, including 3+ years working with third-party vendors

3. Strong interpersonal, negotiation, communication, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills

4. Manager role - demonstrates expertise in strategic alignment execution, supporting operational excellence in low to mid complex TAs with vendors; support partnership and study-level escalations

5. Bachelor's degree

As a member of the Vendor Strategy and Relationship (VSR), this role delivers operational value across the full vendor lifecycle. The role provides subject matter expertise (SME), fosters strategic alignment with vendors, and supports innovative, sustainable growth through operational excellence. The role ensures effective partnership management by centralizing expertise, standardizing processes, optimizing performance, and proactively managing risks and trends within the Therapeutic Areas (TA), organization and vendor(s).

This role leverages operational experience with partnership insights to align study and TA decisions with enterprise vendor strategies.

Responsibilities :

* Execute vendor selection strategies with business and study teams.

* Lead early engagement activities with study teams and vendor, advising on TA design risks, trends and key considerations.

* Lead internal vendor study kick-off meeting, co-lead joint vendor and study team kick-off meeting.

* Conduct 2nd round review on key vendor documents (e.g., contracts, study specifications) to ensure quality and alignment

* Provide financial health support to study teams

* Support partnership escalations and study-level escalations per escalation plan

* Analyze operational and metric trends to identify risks and implement TA solutions and mitigations that optimize performance and outcomes; raise TA trends for portfolio analysis - may support partnership solutions

* Educate study teams on database lock and close-out processes, provide guidance and risk mitigation support

* Develop TA standards, training resources, and deliver JIT training at key milestones to study teams; lead multi-study lessons learned and share across TA(s); may support partnership standards and training efforts

* Identify and/or support partnership enhancements and training; drive TA change management efforts

Qualifications :

* Bachelor's degree (or ex-US equivalent) is preferred, in a relevant field as business economics, science or health administration

* 3+ years of clinical development experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, regulated industry (and/or applicable work experience); including 3+ years working with third-party vendors (and/or applicable work experience).

* Competent in the application of standard business procedures (SOPs, ICH, Global Regulations, Ethics and Compliance).

* Demonstrates subject matter expertise within vendor category (e.g., capabilities, processes, technical) as well as relationship and leadership competencies

* Strong interpersonal, negotiation, communication, conflict resolution and problem-solving skills

* Expertise in analyzing intermediate business problems and data to design and implement innovative solutions

* Excellent cross-functional partnership skills; experience managing cross-functional initiatives to achieve objectives, timelines and change management

* Ability to influence internal/external stakeholders and drive decision-making in a collaborative working environment that allows for the appropriate levels of involvement and decision-making

Ray Therapeutics mission is to restore vision to people with retinal degenerations. RayTx is using a novel bioengineered optogenetic protein optimized for human vision delivered by AAV to restore visual function in a mutation agnostic approach and without the need for light enhancing eyewear. The company is developing its lead candidate RTx-015 in retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative retinal disease with significant unmet medical need as well as a pipeline to treat both rare and large market indications.

We are currently seeking a Manager, Clinical Outsourcing and Vendor Management. Reporting to the Vice President, Head of Clinical Operations, Science & Quality, you will be responsible for overseeing and facilitating the outsourcing of services and management of external vendors to ensure the successful execution of clinical trials. You will partner with clinical project teams and cross-functional team members to assess key vendors and optimize outsourcing strategies, vendor selection, vendor oversight and relationship management for Ray Therapeutic’s needs. This role is critical in ensuring that outsourced clinical activities meet program goals, regulatory requirements, timelines, and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide primary outsourcing and vendor management support for clinical operations supporting clinical trials within Ray Therapeutics, ensuring alignment with study objectives
• Interact closely with cross-functional teams to identify and meet outsourcing and contracting needs for clinical vendors, including CROs, laboratories, and specialty providers
• Lead the vendor identification, assessment, qualification and selection process for outsourced services, including preparing and managing requests for proposals, coordinating cross-functional review and assessment, performing qualification assessments and conducting budget analysis and negotiation
• Identify and promote cost-saving opportunities and spend conservation through close monitoring of out-of-scope cost adjustments with vendors and detailed review and negotiation of contracted budgets and change orders. Foster strong relationships with key vendors to achieve better pricing and more favorable payment terms. Ensure that all out-of-scope costs are properly authorized by relevant stakeholders and documented comprehensively
• Together with key team members, ensure vendor adherence to contract or individual scope of work throughout life of study
• Monitor and analyze vendor performance trends across individual functions and across multiple projects/programs. Perform quarterly oversight management and report to senior management.
• Contribute to the development and optimization of process, tools, and templates to improve overall outsourcing and vendor management practices. Train internal teams on best practices and new procedures
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with external vendors and internal stakeholders on clinical programs, and supporting project teams in the resolution of vendor performance issues

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in life sciences, business, or related field
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in clinical operations managing external vendors, outsourcing, or vendor management within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or CRO industry
• Proven experience managing clinical vendors and outsourcing activities for clinical trials
• Strong knowledge of GCP, ICH guidelines, and relevant regulatory requirements
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and collaboration platforms such as Sharepoint; experience with contract management systems a plus

Compensation Range and Benefits:

• For this role, the anticipated base salary range: $95,000 to $125,000, based on the candidate's professional experience level. The final salary offered for this position may take into account a number of factors including, but not limited to skills, education, and experience.
• Ray Therapeutics also offers annual performance-based bonus, annual equity awards and a comprehensive benefits package.

At Ray Therapeutics, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees; providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully

Ray Therapeutics does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Vendor Manager (Recruiting Residential Property Maintenance Contractors - HVAC, Plumbing, Handyman, Electrical, Appliance Repair, etc.)

Are you looking to join one of Kansas City's fastest growing companies?

Lula’s mission is to make maintenance easy for residents and property managers nationwide. In just four years, we’ve expanded to 50+ markets, built a high-impact team of 100+, and earned recognition as a Proptech award winner and one of America’s fastest-growing companies. We’re a high-energy, customer-obsessed group ready to welcome new talent.

Accolades:

Ingram Business Magazine’s 2025 Fastest Growing Company in Kansas City

Ranked 373 Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the United States

Proptech Breakthrough’s Work Order Management Solution of the Year

Lula Core Values:

• We are customer obsessed.
• We think differently.
• We hustle.
• We finish what we start.
• We care for one another.

Position

The Vendor Manager will be responsible for maintaining Lula's community of skilled trade vendors throughout the U.S. In this position candidates will be responsible for:

• Recruiting new vendors to join Lula's network
• Guide prospective vendors through Lula's onboarding and compliance process
• Manage ongoing relationships with vendors
• This role will require excellent client relationship and communication skills

What a typical day looks like:

• Contact maintenance contractors via phone (nationwide) to discuss Lula’s unique value proposition
• Use data on service provider accounts to distribute work to the most qualified pros and to identify opportunity areas within the markets you manage
• Educate service providers on how to engage with the consumers who are putting in service requests
• Effectively guide service providers through the vetting and onboarding process to become a Lula approved provider
• Maintain open lines of communication with providers including in-person, phone and e-mail correspondence

Lula has a positive collaborative environment. A few of our supportive benefits:

• A positive and inspiring team environment that offers support and camaraderie throughout your career.
• Professional growth and internal promotion opportunities due to continuous organizational growth.
• Mentors and leaders who are hands-on, encouraging, and genuinely care about your success and development.
• Lula provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment.

To join our team, you’ll need:

• A positive, solutions focused attitude
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Effective prioritization and time management skills
• Strong initiative to strive for continuous accuracy, quality, and timeliness of information
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships through strong interpersonal skills with emphasis on relationship-building and consistent demonstration of solid professional judgment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-energy startup environment without being distracted
• Balance working independently while being part of a team
• Perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation
• 2 - 4 years of experience in sales, client relations, customer service or a related field

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $62,000 - $67,000 per year + Commission

Supplemental pay:

• Bonus opportunity

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation Package:

• Base Salary + Variable Comp

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Preferred in our Overland Park Kansas office, but open to remote

Check us out!

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• We are seeking a dynamic professional to support and enhance the infrastructure and operations of the Vendor Relationship Management (VRM) team.
  
• This role will be instrumental in managing projects, optimizing processes, and driving operational excellence within our vendor governance framework.
  
• The successful candidate will contribute insights and strategies to mature our ways of working and strengthen partnerships with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
  

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• Operational Support: Own the management and delivery of assigned day-to-day VRM operational activities, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.
  
• Project Leadership: Lead and support initiatives that improve vendor governance, streamline processes, and enhance collaboration across teams. Leads creation of assigned presentations or other internal materials related to VRM group.
  
• Process Optimization: Identify and implement opportunities to mature workflows and optimize vendor management practices.
  
• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with internal teams to foster strong relationships, source feedback, and improve communication channels.
  
• Governance & Reporting: Support development and maintenance of frameworks, tools, and reporting that enable effective vendor relationship management.
  
• Insights & Continuous Improvement: Analyze processes, data and trends to provide actionable recommendations for operational and strategic improvements.
  
• Meeting & Material Support: Coordinate meetings, develop agendas, prepare presentations, and manage documentation for internal and external audiences. May support the development of select materials for external vendor meetings as determined by the team.
  

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• Strategic Thinking: Ability to see the big picture and align operational improvements with organizational goals.
  
• Collaboration: Proven ability to work well as part of a team, building strong relationships across stakeholders and fostering a culture of partnership and trust.
  
• Adaptability: Strong desire and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adjusts to changing priorities with ease.
  
• Problem-Solving: Applies critical thinking to identify issues and develop innovative solutions.
  
• Analytical Thinking: Demonstrates excellent technical or analytical knowledge base, with ability to assess data, processes and understanding to tell a meaningful story and message.
  
• Accountability: Takes ownership of deliverables and ensures timely, high-quality outcomes including ability to make critical decisions related to projects and tasks. Demonstrates excellent attention to detail, teamwork, and initiative; maintains confidentiality; maintains meticulous attention to project deadlines.
  
• Influence & Communication: Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively and persuasively to drive alignment and action.
  
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Proactively seeks opportunities to enhance processes and ways of working with confidence to voice opportunities.
  

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• BA/BS degree with 5+ years of relevant experience in vendor management, outsourcing, or project management within biotech or pharmaceutical industries.
  
• Strong foundation in project management and vendor governance frameworks.
  
• Previous experience in multiple aspects of Relationship Management including partnering with vendors and cross-functional stakeholders - several years and direct experience preferred.
  
• Experience in Clinical Trial Delivery or Drug Development Lifecycle preferred.
  
• Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
  

• Coordinate the intake, triage, and assignment of security-related requests for corporate and engineering vendors
• Track and manage the health and status of ongoing requests, ensuring timely progress and accountability with supporting teams
• Clearly and effectively communicate status, requirements, and outcomes to internal stakeholders, including security engineers, IT, procurement, legal, and business units
• Serve as a point of contact for the Workforce Security team’s vendor security operations, facilitating alignment of requirements, status and updates
• Suggest and implement improvements to processes, documentation, and light automations that support the role
• Manage multiple concurrent requests from numerous and different areas of the corporate environment
  
  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical details, process expectations, and security context to a variety of audiences
• Demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate multiple ongoing projects or requests in a fast-paced, complex environment
• Knowledge and experience in the areas of Business Process Engineering (BPE)
• Broad familiarity with information security disciplines and topics in the areas of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), Corporate Security, Product Security, and Infrastructure Security
• Willingness to learn the basics of technical, compliance, and governance-related vendor requests; willingness to be proactive in requesting personal clarity and support as necessary
• Experience with Jira and Google Workspace; ability to support or develop light automations (e.g., basic scripting in Python or JavaScript, workflow automations)
• Strong attention to detail and accountability in tracking and following up on operational tasks
• Ability to work collaboratively across numerous teams and adapt to evolving priorities and contexts
• Experience working on an operations team
• Experience with Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) is a plus
  
  

• $85-95/hr.

ATR International is hiring a Manager, Vendor Outsourcing for a major client!

The Manager will have the opportunity to lead sourcing and contracting for full service CRO contracts. This position will be responsible to develop and maintain sourcing plans, as well as sourcing events and contracting in a clinical research environment. This role will be responsible for the sourcing, contracting, including, facilitating vendor selection, RFI, RFP, contracting, and qualification with a focus on CRO services outsourced in support of Client's clinical trials.

Responsibilities and skills required for this position include but is not limited to:

• Is an expert in contract management and had a history of implementing and executing category roadmaps and sourcing plans
• Develops global clinical development vendor strategy for a program or therapeutic areas
• Manages contract and sourcing activities for clinical development programs providing consistent customer service and delivering quantitative value through cost savings and transformation/innovation
• Manages the contract negotiation process across the entire life cycle including RFI, vendor identification, RFP, vendor selection decision, contracting negotiation, performance monitoring, change orders, and ensures proper closeout of agreements to maximize contract value and achieve target savings
• Ensure the vendor selection process is compliant by managing risks
• Partners with other functions such as Compliance, Legal and Regulatory as necessary
• Collaborates with internal customers in vendor bidding and proposal development (RFP creation and analysis)
• Partners with internal customers to develop study specifications and leverages benchmarking tools as appropriate
• Translates business requirements into vendor capabilities and develops recommendations for vendor selection for a program or therapeutic area
• Is an SME in resolving complex issues relating to contract negotiation and management?
• Oversees the identification, selection and management of global external service providers
• Leads Vendor bid defense meetings
• Manages the contract negotiation process for complex or high value contracts
• Demonstrates strong understanding of regulatory and legal issues pertinent to clinical development

Capabilities and Requirements

• Experience in providing thought leadership and consistent customer service
• Expertise in the end-to-end sourcing and contracting process, including RFx, contract negotiation and change order management
• Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the clinical research process and the regulatory environment across functions
• Demonstrated leadership skills while working in fast paced and changing environment
• Financial acumen to review, analyze and understand cost drivers of complex budgets
• Legal, clinical operations and regulatory acumen
• Relevant experience with a BA or MS in a relevant discipline
• PMP/CPSM certification or equivalent a plus

Location: Parsippany, NJ

Duration: Contract, 12+ months

Hourly Rate Range: $54.75 - $64.75

Benefits

Full-time employees (working an average of 30 hours or more) are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, a 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match (available after 1 year of employment), commuter benefits, employee discount and referral programs, and life and supplemental income insurance. Paid sick leave is provided in accordance with applicable state and local laws.

Compensation

Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience, as well as the benefits package you select.

Work Authorization

ATR International, Inc. cannot sponsor work visas (H-1B, F-1 STEM OPT with I-983, or similar). Candidates must have valid U.S. work authorization.

ATR International, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.