Vendor Manager

Vendor Management AnalystLocation: Charlotte, NCRole overviewCoordinate software inventory, vendor management, and contract activities across multiple teams. This role will work with architects, finance, sourcing, third-party risk, and executives to keep information accurate, contracts progressing, and decisions clearly documented.Key responsibilities• Coordinate quarterly software inventory refreshes with architects and business teams.• Track software status and disposition, such as retained, sunset, or replaced by an in-house solution.• Consolidate findings and prepare presentations for finance and executive stakeholders.• Manage contract activity from intake and kickoff through review, approvals, and signing.• Coordinate follow-ups with sourcing, third-party risk, finance, and other parties involved in the contract process.• Maintain contract pipeline and proof-of-concept tracking; prepare regular status updates on progress, blockers, and next steps.• Support spend approval workflows and help ensure required approvals are obtained.• Use tools such as Copilot where appropriate, and verify the accuracy of AI-assisted work.Desired qualifications• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with spreadsheets and detailed information.• Experience in vendor management, software inventory, contract coordination, project coordination, or a related area.• Strong organizational and follow-up skills; able to keep multiple workstreams moving.• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including presentation experience.• Comfortable interacting with executives and confidently raising questions or following up with stakeholders.• Proficient with Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with AI productivity tools such as Copilot is desirable.