Vendor Relations Manager - Lab

Job Summary

Medline Industries has an immediate opening for a Vendor Relations Manager in our Laboratory products division! This position will be based out of our Northfield, IL headquarters and will offer a hybrid model of work. The Vendor Relations Manager will oversee and manage a portfolio of branded suppliers to obtain best financial and operational position. This person will also serve as primary liaison between vendor and Medline.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Negotiate agreements with vendors to achieve improved financial terms and conditions

• Build collaborative partnerships with vendors.

• Develop, sell, and implement marketing programs designed to drive behavior towards more profitable products and deliver value and savings to Medline customers and sales reps.

• Communicate and maintain vendor scorecards and manage vendor relationships towards achieving top level performance.

• Perform as the escalation point for all functional areas in the distribution division working with the vendor to problem solve and mediate through challenges and opportunities they arise.

• Respond to vendor related questions or issues for quick resolution.

• Plan and attend business reviews with vendors, healthcare industry and trade show events.

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of marketing, product management or sales experience OR HS diploma or equivalent and at least 8 years of marketing, product management or sales experience

• At least 2 years of experience negotiating with outside vendors, including negotiating contracts, prices, resolving service issues and/or reconciling differences.

• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling).

• Willing to travel up to 25% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.

• Distribution operations or general healthcare market experience.

Benefits

• Medline is committed to offering competitive benefits and a variety of choices to best meet the needs of you and your family. For employees scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, this includes health and well-being, financial fitness, career development, paid time off and more. Employees scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week can participate in the 401(k) plan, access the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and Medline Service Corps. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits, please click

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