Consulting, IT Vendor Management Office (VMO)

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Your role at Baxter

Nothing changes if nothing changes, which is why Baxter is transforming its global technology supplier ecosystem into a strategic enabler of innovation, operational excellence, financial discipline, and long-term value creation.

The Vendor Management Office (VMO) serves as a critical capability within Baxter's Global IT organization, providing the governance framework, analytics, processes, and strategic oversight necessary to manage a complex network of technology suppliers and service providers.

As a Consulting, IT Vendor Management Office (VMO) professional, you will serve as a trusted advisor to IT leadership and strategic stakeholders. You will lead complex supplier governance initiatives, influence sourcing and renewal strategies, drive financial optimization opportunities, and help define the future operating model of vendor management across the organization.

You will operate at the intersection of technology, procurement, finance, legal, risk management, and executive leadership to ensure suppliers consistently deliver business value, contractual commitments, and strategic outcomes.

This is where technology fuels purpose-driven work. Where your purpose accelerates our mission.

What you'll be doing

- Lead governance activities for Baxter's most strategic technology suppliers and managed service providers.
- Own complex supplier relationships and act as the primary escalation point for contractual, operational, financial, and performance-related matters.
- Define and implement vendor management strategies, governance frameworks, supplier segmentation models, and operating procedures.
- Lead executive governance forums, including QBRs, Executive Business Reviews, strategic planning sessions, and supplier steering committees.
- Drive contract lifecycle governance, including complex renewals, renegotiations, TSA separations, transition planning, amendments, and commercial optimization initiatives.
- Identify and realize cost optimization opportunities through spend analytics, service credit recovery, demand management, supplier rationalization, and contract optimization.
- Develop and present executive-level insights, recommendations, roadmaps, and business cases to senior IT leadership.
- Establish and mature key VMO capabilities, including contract management, performance management, financial governance, risk management, and supplier relationship management.
- Partner with Procurement on sourcing strategies, RFPs, vendor selection activities, contract negotiations, and supplier transitions.
- Lead the development of enterprise-wide vendor scorecards, KPI frameworks, performance dashboards, and value realization metrics.
- Facilitate cross-functional resolution of complex vendor issues involving Finance, Legal, Security, Compliance, and operational teams.
- Drive risk identification, mitigation planning, audit readiness, and compliance activities related to third-party management.
- Mentor and provide guidance to VMO analysts and specialists while promoting best practices across the organization.
- Lead strategic initiatives involving CLM platforms, governance automation, supplier data management, and process transformation efforts.
- Continuously assess market trends, supplier strategies, and industry best practices to improve Baxter's vendor governance maturity.

What you'll bring

- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, Law, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in Vendor Management, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Contract Management, or IT-related functions.
- Proven experience managing strategic technology suppliers, contracts, and sourcing initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of IT services, software licensing, cloud solutions, supplier governance, and compliance.
- Experience with supplier performance management, KPIs, governance, and executive stakeholder management.
- Strong commercial, financial, analytical, and negotiation skills.
- Experience working in complex global matrix organizations.
- Advanced proficiency in Power BI, Excel, and CLM platforms (e.g., Coupa, Icertis, Ariba).
- Advanced English proficiency.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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