Job Description

The Strategic Vendor Management Sr. Specialist is responsible for supporting the Vendor Management Office (VMO) in the governance, oversight, and relationship management of strategic technology and business service providers. This role serves as a key liaison between internal stakeholders and vendors to help ensure contractual commitments, performance expectations, and business objectives are achieved.

This role will assist with supplier performance management, contract compliance monitoring, service level reporting, governance activities, risk management, financial tracking, and continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical, communication, and relationship management skills and be able to collaborate effectively across multiple business units and supplier organizations. This position requires the ability to manage competing priorities, perform detailed analysis, and support strategic vendor relationships that are critical to business operations.

This position does not provide employment pursuant to the terms of a STEM OPT Training Plan.

Core Responsibilities

• Support the management of strategic supplier relationships by fostering collaboration between internal stakeholders and vendor organizations to achieve business objectives
• Monitor vendor performance against contractual obligations, service level agreements (SLAs), key performance indicators (KPIs), operational level agreements (OLAs), and experience-based measures
• Develop, analyze, and distribute vendor scorecards, performance reports, trends, and dashboards to support operational and executive governance reviews
• Coordinate and facilitate vendor governance meetings, including agenda development, documentation of action items, issue tracking, and follow-up on commitments
• Assist in the review and interpretation of contract terms, statements of work, amendments, and service level schedules to ensure compliance and alignment with business requirements
• Track vendor risks, issues, escalations, audit findings, and remediation activities, ensuring timely resolution and communication to stakeholders
• Analyze vendor financial information, invoices, credits, contractual adjustments, and consumption-based services to validate accuracy and contractual compliance
• Partner with Supply Chain, Legal, Cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to support sourcing initiatives, vendor assessments, and contract lifecycle management activities
• Identify opportunities for service improvement, innovation, automation, and cost optimization through analysis of vendor performance and industry best practices
• Prepare executive presentations, briefing materials, and management reports that summarize supplier performance, risks, achievements, and recommendations for corrective action

Required Education/Experience

• Master's Degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience or
• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience or
• Associate's Degree and a minimum of 4 years of relevant work experience or
• High School Diploma/GED and a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience

Preferred Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, Finance or a related field and a minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in vendor management, supplier relationship management, contract management, procurement and/or business financial analysis

Relevant Work Experience

• Experience working with external service providers, vendors, managed service providers (MSPs), consulting firms, or strategic suppliers, preferred
• Understanding of vendor governance, supplier performance management, and contract administration practices, preferred
• Experience analyzing and interpreting performance metrics, SLAs, KPIs, and service reports, preferred
• Experience preparing executive-level reports, presentations, and management communications, preferred
• Ability to plan, organize and lead meetings along with translating functional to technical information, preferred
• Ability to develop documentation that will be consumed by users of diverse backgrounds and skills, preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Develops and delivers effective presentations

Licenses and Certifications

• Driver's License Required

Physical Demands

• Sit or stand to use a keyboard, mouse, and computer for the duration of the workday
• Ability to read small print and symbols

Additional Physical Demands

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.

Mission Statement:

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) employees are required to follow health, safety, and environmental policies, EEO, Standards of Business Conduct, and all other applicable company policy and procedures. We all share a responsibility to advance the company’s mission by excelling at our three corporate priorities – safety of our people and the public, operational excellence in all that we do, and ensuring the best possible customer experience.

Benefits:

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families. This commitment extends beyond the workplace to foster personal growth and holistic wellbeing. Our life-changing rewards package includes:

• Rich medical & pharmacy benefits, including vision benefits
• Dental benefits
• Health Savings Accounts
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) with robust matching
• Employer paid Pension Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a generous matching contribution
• State of the art Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous paid time off plus paid holidays
• Family support: emergency backup child, & elder care assistance
• Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
• Employee discount program
• Commuter Benefits
• Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
• Life and Long-Term Disability Benefits

*Please be aware that some benefits may not apply to provisional or part-time job titles.