Strategic Vendor Manager (m/f/d)

Job description

About the Job 

The Strategic Vendor Manager oversees their assigned vendor  portfolio to own the vendor relationship & ensure strategic alignment with organizational goals. This role involves, developing management strategies and engaging with executives for alignment and issue resolution. The strategic  vendor manager will assess performance and risk metrics, track consumption patterns, and drive improvements to ensure vendor reliability.

What you do

• Develop tailored management strategies for assigned vendors
• Oversee relationships and performance of critical vendors, engage with executives for strategic alignment, and secure commitment for issue resolution
• Establish and regularly assess performance and risk metrics to ensure vendor reliability and mitigate risks
• Track and analyze consumption patterns with each vendor to ensure to drive improvements (e.g. performance improvement plan, shoring ratio)
• Oversee the financial aspects (contract, spend) and overall portfolio of vendors to ensure alignment with organizational goals and cost-effectiveness

What you bring

• Proven track record in overseeing vendor relationships and portfolios, ensuring strategic alignment with organizational goals.
• Ability to develop tailored management strategies for assigned vendors and engage with executives for strategic alignment and issue resolution.
• Expertise in establishing and assessing performance and risk metrics to ensure vendor reliability and mitigate risks.
• Ability to track and analyze consumption patterns with vendors to drive improvements, such as performance improvement plans and shoring ratios
• Basic knowledge of AI technologies, principles, and their practical use.
• Experience in overseeing financial aspects, including contracts and spend, to ensure vendor alignment with organizational goals and cost-effectiveness.

What we offer

• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.
• We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
• From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
• Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.