Vendor Manager

Mindbox is a tech-driven company connecting top IT talents with technology projects for leading enterprises across Europe. It offers consulting, engineering, and talent services aimed at building meaningful digital solutions.

• Proven experience in procurement and vendor management, ideally within technology or infrastructure.
• Strong contract negotiation skills across MSAs, amendments, call-offs, and SOWs.
• Familiarity with procurement/vendor tools and internal approval workflows.
• Effective stakeholder management across technology, procurement, legal, and risk domains.
• Highly organized, capable of managing parallel renewals and contract repositories.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills to present commercial and operational insights.
• Confident communication skills for supplier engagement and internal reporting.
• Business-level English proficiency.
• Customer-first mindset and continuous improvement approach.

• Maintain contracts calendar, monitor renewals, and ensure timely actions.
• Manage contract repositories and develop comprehensive contract maps for multi-year agreements.
• Raise and coordinate PSRs in Coupa for agreements, renewals, amendments, and SOWs, engaging procurement early in the process.
• Support negotiations across pricing, licensing, SLAs, and contractual terms.
• Drive strong outcomes in strategic vendor negotiations focusing on cost, contractual control, and service quality.
• Maintain supplier dialogues on commercials, risk, renewals, and performance management.
• Coordinate risk assessments with third-party governance teams.
• Ensure compliance with internal approval workflows and governance requirements.
• Manage support renewal trackers and inventory trackers for hardware/software estates.
• Validate vendor quotes, initiate renewals, and facilitate internal processing with stakeholders.
• Partner with Procurement, Legal, Product Owners, and Architects to ensure aligned outcomes.
• Contribute to Supplier Business Reviews and internal governance reporting, including SLAs and incident performance.