Vendor Management Specialist
This specialist will be responsible for managing diverse, large-scale IT vendor portfolios, spanning software, infrastructure, cloud services, and more. You will drive the performance, value, and compliance of a broad supplier ecosystem, collaborating with senior stakeholders and key business units across Technology, Procurement, Finance, and Risk.
Responsibilities:
* Manage diverse, large-scale IT vendor portfolios.
* Collaborate with senior stakeholders and key business units across Technology, Procurement, Finance, and Risk.
* Drive the performance, value, and compliance of a broad supplier ecosystem.
* Evaluate vendor delivery against service expectations and change roadmaps.
* Develop and maintain a comprehensive vendor landscape view services delivered, dependencies, risks, and compliance coverage.
* Track vendor-related spend across all categories and locations.
* Identify and deliver cost efficiencies, renegotiation opportunities, and consolidation strategies.
Requirements:
* Demonstrable experience managing diverse, large-scale IT vendor portfolios.
* Proven knowledge of procurement processes, vendor contracting, and IT sourcing strategy.
* Strong commercial acumen and ability to evaluate value-for-money across complex vendor relationships.
* Familiarity with frameworks such as ITIL, COBIT, CIPS, and relevant compliance regimes.
* Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.