IT Vendor Governance Lead
Contract
Dublin City Centre (2 days)
12 Month Contract
Immediate Start
We are working with a large enterprise organisation currently undergoing a significant technology sourcing and supplier management transformation. They are looking to bring in an experienced Vendor Strategy & Governance specialist to help design and embed a modern vendor management framework across their technology supplier ecosystem. This is a key role focused on building governance structures, improving supplier performance, and creating scalable vendor management processes across multiple teams and stakeholders.
The Role
* Design and implement end-to-end vendor management processes across technology suppliers
* Establish vendor governance frameworks covering operational, tactical and strategic layers
* Define vendor engagement models, escalation paths and operating procedures
* Build vendor performance frameworks including KPIs, SLAs, reporting dashboards and scorecards
* Work closely with IT, procurement, finance and service owners to improve supplier oversight
* Lead workshops and stakeholder engagement to drive adoption of new governance processes
* Ensure vendor performance, risk and compliance issues are tracked and managed effectively
* Identify opportunities to improve vendor management through automation, tooling and data insights
Requirements
* 10+ years experience in vendor management, IT service management, sourcing or service delivery
* Strong understanding of ITSM frameworks (ITIL or similar)
* Experience designing or implementing vendor governance and operating models
* Proven experience building performance frameworks and reporting structures
* Strong stakeholder engagement skills across technical and business teams
* Experience working within large, complex organisations
Nice to have
* Background in supplier management, procurement or commercial negotiations
* Experience working within multi-vendor environments or transformation programmes
* ITIL certification or similar
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