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Jonatan McElfresh

San Antonio,TX

Summary

Vendor Manager with over 6 years of experience in third-party risk management, vendor governance, and procurement across diverse portfolios including Marketing, IT, and Legal. Expertise in contract negotiation and management of complex vendor agreements such as SaaS, SOWs, NDAs, and licensing contracts. Successfully managed the full TPRM lifecycle, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards while optimizing vendor performance and cost efficiency. Recognized for driving strategic vendor oversight and enhancing sourcing processes to deliver significant enterprise value.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Third Party Vendor Manager

USAA
San Antonio, TX
03.2023 - 06.2025
  • - Manage end-to-end third-party risk activities including inherent risk assessments, due diligence, and remediation planning.
  • - Lead vendor oversight for high-profile branding and sponsorship engagements (e.g., NFL, Rob Gronkowski Foundation San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Cowboys, and Houston Astros).
  • - Achieved $500K in hard savings and $100K in soft savings through vendor optimization and strategic negotiations.
  • - Partner with Legal and Compliance to ensure alignment with brand standards and regulatory expectations.
  • - Streamlined risk documentation and control testing, contributing to a 10% team efficiency gain.
  • - Spearheaded the onboarding of high-risk vendors by aligning risk owners, compliance officers, and procurement leads under a unified TPRM framework.
  • - Established standardized SLA review checkpoints, reducing service-related escalations by 30% across strategic vendor portfolios.

Contracts Advisor I

USAA
San Antonio, TX
05.2022 - 03.2023
  • Reviewed and negotiated 30-40 contracts weekly, including SaaS agreements, SOWs, and NDAs.
  • Applied risk-based procurement strategies to reduce vendor exposure and drive 5-10% cost savings.
  • Collaborated across business and legal teams to accelerate contract execution and maintain audit-readiness.
  • Executed control testing for compliance with internal and external regulations.
  • Designed and rolled out a contract risk matrix that helped prioritize legal review timelines, shortening procurement cycles by 18%.
  • Acted as procurement SME on cross-functional deal teams, providing real-time feedback that prevented non-compliant contract clauses before escalation.
  • Developed a quick-reference clause library used by team members to streamline redlining and negotiations.

Procurement Manager

Sirius Computer Solutions
04.2021 - 05.2022
  • Drafted and managed contracts and SOWs across finance, legal, and operations teams.
  • Developed KPI metrics and dashboards to track procurement performance and vendor trends.
  • Supported automation initiatives and improved quality assurance through standardized governance practices.
  • Partnered with accounting and legal to introduce a contract validation workflow that reduced execution errors by 40%.
  • Designed training materials and conducted onboarding sessions for new hires on procurement policies and vendor protocols.
  • Facilitated a cost-control review of technology vendors that uncovered overlapping services and resulted in $60K annual savings.

Accounts Payable Specialist

Sirius Computer Solutions
09.2019 - 04.2021
  • Audited and processed 500+ high-value expense reports weekly ($150K-$500K).
  • Led initiatives that reduced expense approval cycles by 49% in under 4 months.
  • Established a centralized, policy-driven database to ensure compliance and audit readiness.
  • Collaborated with internal audit to ensure all payments adhered to SOX and internal financial controls.
  • Flagged multiple inconsistencies in vendor reimbursements that led to revised billing practices and improved vendor trust.
  • Played a key role in transitioning manual expense approvals to a digital workflow in Coupa, increasing productivity and transparency.

Account Manager

State Farm
12.2018 - 08.2019
  • Managed a 600+ client CRM database and conducted policy risk assessments.
  • Performed compliance reviews of loan documents and recommended tailored coverage solutions.
  • Earned Texas licenses in Property & Casualty, Life, Accident, and Health insurance.
  • Built a book of business by educating clients on holistic coverage options, securing renewals and referrals.
  • Developed a cross-selling pitch model used by other team members, contributing to an office-wide 22% upsell increase.
  • Reviewed clients' credit, loan, and risk profiles to propose bundled insurance solutions aligned with their financial goals.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice & Business Administration

The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio

Skills

  • Third-party risk management
  • Contract negotiation and drafting
  • Vendor due diligence and monitoring
  • Regulatory compliance expertise
  • Procurement optimization strategies
  • Fraud analysis and detection
  • Agile project delivery
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Vendor performance management
  • Tools: Ariba CLM
  • Tools: Oracle
  • Tools: RSA Archer
  • Tools: Salesforce
  • Tools: Coupa
  • Tools: OneSource
  • Tools: Excel

Certification

  • Certified Regulatory Vendor Program Manager (CRVPM I-V)
  • Certified Vendor Management Program Risk Assessor (C-VMPRA)
  • SAFe 6 Agilist

Timeline

Third Party Vendor Manager

USAA
03.2023 - 06.2025

Contracts Advisor I

USAA
05.2022 - 03.2023

Procurement Manager

Sirius Computer Solutions
04.2021 - 05.2022

Accounts Payable Specialist

Sirius Computer Solutions
09.2019 - 04.2021

Account Manager

State Farm
12.2018 - 08.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice & Business Administration

The University of Texas at San Antonio