Director, IT – Vendor Management
Remote / Hybrid – Charlotte, NC
The Job:
As a Director, IT Vendor Management, you’ll be part of our IT Vendor Management team as a hybrid employee based in Charlotte, NC. You’ll get to:
- Lead the day-to-day operation and ongoing maturity of the IT Vendor Management Office.
- Drive consistency, rigor, and transparency across the vendor management lifecycle, including intake, onboarding, governance, performance management, renewal support, and offboarding.
- Support vendor segmentation and governance models based on strategic importance, cost, quality, speed, risk and business criticality.
- Collaborate with Global Sourcing, Legal, Security, Compliance, Risk, and Finance to ensure vendor decisions are commercially sound, contractually robust, secure, and compliant.
- Oversee vendor governance processes across the IT portfolio to ensure appropriate oversight based on vendor criticality, spend, risk, and business impact.
- Implement and maintain vendor scorecards, KPIs, SLAs, and review cadences to monitor performance, service quality, risk, and value delivery.
- Identify opportunities for cost optimization, improved commercial terms, service improvements, and operational efficiencies across the vendor portfolio.
- Partner with IT and Business stakeholders to understand service needs, operational priorities, and vendor-related challenges.
- Help ensure vendors operate in accordance with company policies, contractual obligations, cybersecurity requirements and applicable compliance standards.
- Maintain governance controls, escalation paths, and documentation practices for vendor-related issues and risks, escalating material vendor risks, performance concerns, and compliance gaps to leadership as appropriate.
- Partner with Finance and Global Sourcing to support budgeting, forecasting, vendor planning, renewals, and spend visibility across the IT vendor portfolio.
The Person:
You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field required.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in IT vendor management, strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, or related technology leadership roles.
- Strong understanding of IT vendor categories, including software, infrastructure, cloud, managed services, and professional services.
- Experience with vendor scorecards, service reviews, KPI/SLA management, issue resolution, and continuous improvement.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and levels.
The Details:
You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:
- Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
- Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
And More:
We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:
- Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
- Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
- Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
- Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.
What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!
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The Salary range for this position is $134,300.00 - $231,700.00
This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker.
The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.
The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases.
Medical, dental, life, vision, disability,401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tool sand other partner programs.
