Vendor Management Analyst II

Allegis Group•Hanover, MD

17h•$55,700 - $83,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Vendor Management Analyst II is responsible for executing vendor and partner management activities, supporting vendor performance oversight, and producing analysis and reporting to enable effective decision making. Working within established frameworks, the Analyst applies analytical and problem-solving skills to monitor performance, identify and communicate issues, and support continuous improvement initiatives that drive business value for Allegis Group.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field with at least 2 years of relevant experience; or in lieu of degree, 4 years of experience in an Information Technology or procurement environment.
Foundational knowledge of Information Technology concepts and environments.
Analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Strong collaboration, presentation, and written and verbal communication skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Nice To Haves

Foundational understanding of the software lifecycle (licensing, purchasing, deployment, decommissioning).
Familiarity with industry standards, vendor engagement types, and general contract terms.
Exposure to AI-powered tools or data platforms for reporting and performance tracking a plus.

Responsibilities

Execute vendor management activities for assigned vendors, including monitoring performance, escalating complex issues, and tracking delivery against committed service levels.
Monitor vendor performance against contract terms to ensure adherence to SLAs, KPIs, operational targets, and financial agreements. Support triage of SLA compliance issues; submit and track credits due.
Act as a central point of contact for assigned vendors, building effective working relationships with vendor contacts across all organizational levels.
Prepare materials for Strategic Business Reviews, coordinate logistics, and ensure vendor and business stakeholder needs are captured and addressed.
Collaborate with and support Finance with invoice validation, billing dispute tracking and resolution, cost analysis, and benchmarking.
Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, business leads, and Procurement to ensure consistent utilization of Allegis Group vendor management policies and procedures, and to identify and mitigate potential contract-related risks.
Create, publish, and maintain vendor performance dashboards for leadership consumption.
Create and manage surveys, analyze survey data, identify trends, and develop presentations.
Identify and support best practices, standardization, reporting, communication, automation, and process improvements to deliver operational excellence across vendor management processes.
Support Allegis Group's vendor framework to ensure vendor interactions remain structured, purposeful, and business-driven.
Support the development and formalization of relationships with strategic and emerging vendors.
Stay abreast of vendor management trends to support optimization and process improvement initiatives.
Leverage technology tools and data platforms to support vendor performance tracking, reporting, and analysis.
Maintain the MS Team site, ensuring artifacts such as action items, presentations, scorecards, playbooks, templates, and process documentation are organized and current.

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision
Hospital plans
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Company paid Basic Life and AD&D as well as voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Company paid Short and long-term disability
Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA & DCFSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Assistance
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Allegis Group Paid Family Leave, Parental Leave)