Senior Vendor Manager – Technology & Infrastructure

This position is for a leading international financial institution operating within a dynamic COO environment, supporting enterprise infrastructure vendors across 35+ countries.

• Minimum 5 years of procurement and vendor management experience in technology or infrastructure sectors.
• Proven expertise supporting or negotiating complex agreements (MSA, amendments, call-offs, SOWs).
• Strong familiarity with procurement/vendor tools and processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills across technology, procurement, legal, and operations teams.
• Highly organized with the ability to oversee multiple renewal cycles simultaneously.
• Strong data analysis skills using Excel; able to articulate commercial insights clearly.
• Business-level fluency in English.

Nice to have:

• Certifications in procurement or vendor management.
• Experience working in international or cross-cultural environments.
• Knowledge of Coupa or similar procurement systems.

• Own and maintain the contracts calendar, ensuring timely renewals and actions.
• Manage a central repository for all signed agreements, keeping it current and structured.
• Create and update contract maps for complex contract stacks involving MSAs, amendments, call-offs, and SOWs.
• Support negotiations on pricing, licensing, SLAs, and legal terms with strategic vendors.
• Collaborate with procurement, legal, and risk teams to conduct pre-contract risk assessments.
• Drive vendor negotiations to achieve favorable commercial outcomes and mitigate risks.
• Coordinate renewal activities, including demand collection, quoting, and progress tracking.
• Maintain ongoing supplier dialogue on commercials, opportunities, and risks.
• Contribute insights to Supplier Business Reviews, highlighting SLAs, incident reports, and delivery performance.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in vendor management processes.

Only candidates with an existing legal right to work in Europe will be considered for this role.