Lead Vendor Management Services

Lead Vendor Management Services

This position requires office presence of a minimum of five days per week and is only located in the locations posted. No relocation is offered. Locations : Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA, or Detroit, MI Lead Vendor Management Services

Build a more connected world by shaping how AT&T collaborates with its most essential partners. As part of our team, you'll drive strategic vendor relationships and ensure every partnership delivers value, quality, and innovation. Your expertise will help AT&T deliver on its promise to customers and communitiestransforming possibilities into impactful connections.

Job overview

You're a strategic partner who thrives on building and optimizing vendor relationships. As Lead Vendor Management Services, you'll take charge of developing and implementing strategies that ensure our vendors not only meet, but exceed, AT&T's quality and performance standards. Your analytical mindset and collaborative approach will help guide key decisions, foster continuous improvement, and ensure our organization's goals are realized through strong, effective partnerships.

What you'll do

• Oversee the asset recovery process, developing monetization and recycling strategies through vendor management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Design and implement Quality Management Systems (QMS) to monitor and elevate vendor performance, supporting continuous improvement and contractual compliance.
• Deliver clear, actionable analysis by publishing monthly performance reports and executive dashboards, providing essential insights for decision-makers.
• Lead regular performance meetings with suppliers, identify performance gaps, establish corrective actions, and track progress toward resolution.
• Collaborate closely with sourcing leads and cross-functional teams to align performance measures with contract terms and organizational objectives.
• Identify and escalate critical performance issues, develop solutions to complex challenges, and contribute to the ongoing development of organizational strategies.
• Mentor less experienced team members and champion best practices across the vendor management function.

What you'll need

What you'll bring

At AT&T, we believe in empowering leaders to drive change and shape the future. You'll enjoy a dynamic work environment, with opportunities for growth, innovation, and impact at every stage of your career. Our Lead Vendor Management Services earn between $105,600-$158,400 USD Annual. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education / training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits :

We're committed to supporting your personal and professional success. If you're ready to make a real differenceboth for our business and your careerbring your expertise and bold ideas to AT&T.

Weekly Hours : 40

Time Type : Regular

Location : Dallas, Texas

Salary Range : $94,300.00 - $158,400.00

It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made. AT&T will consider for employment qualified applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal, state and local laws.

We expect employees to be honest, trustworthy, and operate with integrity. Discrimination and all unlawful harassment (including sexual harassment) in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment status.