Vendor Relations Manager

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About the role

  • Vendor Relations Manager optimizing vendor portfolios, pricing, contracts, and rewards catalogs for Achievers’ employee recognition platform. Improving member redemption experiences through data analysis and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Marketplace vendors to expand reward exposure, drive incremental revenue, and deliver the best redemption experience for members worldwide
  • Manage a diverse vendor portfolio, including EMEA Merchandises and Gift Cards partners
  • Develop and maintain positive vendor relationships and promptly address operational issues
  • Collaborate with Finance to ensure accurate and timely vendor payments
  • Ensure vendor contract compliance with business needs, commitments, operational objectives, and industry standards
  • Manage efficiency, escalation, performance, growth, platform change, and promotion initiatives
  • Manage contract negotiations and renewals to secure favourable terms
  • Track and report vendor performance metrics against commitments, benchmarks, and goals
  • Support vendor performance improvement plans
  • Analyze data and reporting to deliver key details to stakeholders
  • Identify margin improvement opportunities and optimize product pricing and margins through negotiation
  • Identify performance issues and implement corrective actions with vendors
  • Collaborate with Merchandising on product popularity, performance, and selection
  • Work with vendors to introduce new and trending products
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Fulfillment, Promotions, Merchandising, Vendor Partnerships, Customer Success, Finance, Support Operations, Legal, Development, Product, and Marketplace teams
  • Capture and action customer needs to enhance the member experience
  • Identify product and operational opportunities available through vendors

Requirements

  • 3 to 5 years of Vendor Management/eCommerce experience
  • Experience with tracking vendor performance against KPIs
  • Ability to effectively negotiate with key stakeholders and vendors
  • Excellent communication and relationship management skills
  • Excellent analytical skills to solve ambiguous problems and develop insights from large data sets
  • Self-starter; acts with a sense of urgency, proven results and solution-oriented
  • Evidence of effective time management and prioritization against business needs
  • Proficiency with CRMs such as Salesforce an asset
  • Experience with using analytical tools (i.e., Microsoft Excel, Tableau) an asset
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Fluency in Spanish an asset

Benefits

  • Rewards for your impact through our Recognition and Rewards program
  • Health Benefits and Life Insurance Coverage beginning on your first day
  • Parental Leave Top-up
  • Employer matched RRSP contributions
  • Flexible Vacation to recharge, so you can bring your best
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program offering mental health, legal, and financial counselling
  • Supported professional development and career growth (LinkedIn Learning, mentorship)
  • Employee-Led Employee Resource Groups that celebrate our diversity
  • Regular events designed to build connection, belonging, and well-being
  • Hybrid flexibility, with time in our beautiful Liberty Village, Toronto office

Job type

Contract

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$68,000 - CA$81,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

Tableau

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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