Trusted by 360,000+ businesses in 120+ countries to improve supplier safety, streamline compliance, and accelerate work readiness. Backed by Norwest.
About the role
The Supplier Relationship Manager I will own a strategic book of high-value suppliers and guide them through the full lifecycle - onboarding, adoption, engagement, renewal, and reactivation. This role blends account management, retention strategy, and consultative upsell into one high-impact motion. The SRM serves as the single point of accountability for supplier retention outcomes while influencing process improvement across multiple departments. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 0-2 years of experience in business development, client success, account management, renewals, or supplier relationship roles (B2B SaaS or compliance-driven environments strongly preferred)
- Proven track record managing a book of business with measurable retention or revenue impact
- Strong communication, objection handling, and commercial negotiation skills
- Proficiency in Salesforce and lifecycle platforms (e.g., ChurnZero, Gainsight, HubSpot), able to forecast and track performance with precision
- Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
More about this role
Avetta is building the largest global community of hiring clients and suppliers that are Ready to Work. Its unified platform streamlines compliance, prequalification, safety and performance benchmarking in a single, integrated experience. Trusted by 360,000 businesses across more than 120 countries, Avetta blends AI-driven insights and human expertise to close risk gaps and strengthen supplier reliability so projects start on time, risks are managed proactively and operations scale with certainty.
SUMMARY
The Supplier Relationship Manager I will own a strategic book of high-value suppliers and guide them through the full lifecycle - onboarding, adoption, engagement, renewal, and reactivation. This role blends account management, retention strategy, and consultative upsell into one high-impact motion. The SRM serves as the single point of accountability for supplier retention outcomes while influencing process improvement across multiple departments.
- Manage a defined portfolio of suppliers with full lifecycle accountability (onboarding through renewal and reactivation)
- Deliver proactive, data-driven outreach based on health score signals, risk triggers, and lifecycle...
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