BCG X Vendor Management Senior Manager

Overview

In this role, you will lead BCG X’s contingent workforce operations globally, acting as the key liaison for leaders, partners, and regional teams. You’ll own the full vendor lifecycle, drive standards, and ensure compliant, efficient workflows. You’ll mentor a global team while partnering with senior stakeholders to scale intelligent workforce solutions. A strong emphasis on integrating AI tools positions you at the forefront of modern vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end vendor lifecycle: market research, partner identification, negotiations, contract, onboarding, QA, and financial settlement (timesheets/invoices)
• Lead and develop a distributed team of Vendor Management Specialists across time zones
• Act as trusted strategic advisor to senior stakeholders and external vendors
• Ensure compliant, scalable contingent workforce operations and process improvements
• Integrate AI/Agentic AI tools into vendor management processes
• Collaborate with FinOps to monitor spend, timesheets, and invoicing accuracy

Key requirements

• 8+ years of progressive experience in procurement, vendor management, or contingent workforce operations
• Deep expertise in procurement or contingent workforce management including negotiations and vendor relationship management
• Experience leading and developing high-performing distributed teams
• Strong stakeholder management with internal leaders and external vendors
• Hands-on experience with Agentic AI tools or interest in applying AI to workflows
• Fluency in English; additional languages a plus
• Experience with Vendor Management Systems (e.g., SAP Fieldglass) and MS Office
• Self-sufficient, resilient, able to handle multi-stakeholder processes and tight deadlines
• Willingness to work in-office at least 3 days per week

• Senior stakeholder management
• Autonomous problem solving
• Project leadership in distributed teams
• Agentic AI tools
• Vendor Management Systems (SAP Fieldglass)
• MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

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