Vendor Manager

Job Description

THE ROLE 📝

This opportunity is ideal for an ambitious and passionate professional eager to advance their career in vendor management and procurement within the banking and payments landscape. You will report to our Head of Strategic Supplier Management, collaborating closely with internal stakeholders and maintaining regular communication with external vendors. In this role you will;

• Take full ownership of vendor relationships, manage vendor inventory and associated vendor management artefacts
• Assist in the vendor assurance processes
• Diligently review contracts and stay up to date with renewals
• Facilitate and run vendor meetings
• Provide support in negotiations and service renewals
• Set up and run RFPs to a successful conclusion
• Engage with service owners and manage ticketing
• Develop and update vendor management / procurement policies

Please note, we are also advertising for a 6 month fixed-term contract Vendor Manger role. If you would be open to be considered for this position please mention it or apply for that role in addition to this one.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR 🔍

We are looking for a hard-working, switched-on, and organised individual who loves a challenge and has great attention to detail.

Essential

• 3+ years' experience working as a vendor management/procurement role
• Confidence and proven experience working with internal and external stakeholders, including senior managers
• Exceptional organisation and communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel and Word
• Experience in ticket management, ideally with FreshService or a similar platform

Desirable

• Experience within a regulated industry
• Educated to degree level

THE TEAM 👥

Our dedicated Strategic Supplier & Vendor Management team is responsible for nurturing and optimising relationships with Form3’s third-party suppliers/vendors. The team handle everything from negotiating contracts and resolving conflicts to terminating supplier/vendor partnerships when necessary. This comprehensive approach ensures that Form3 consistently receives top-notch services at competitive prices while effectively managing inherent risks tied to these collaborations.

INTERVIEW PROCESS ✍️

Stage 1: Screening Call with Talent Team

Stage 2: Take Home Test

Stage 3: Interview with Vendor Team

Stage 4: Interview with Senior Management

We always aim to stick to the above process, however there may be occasions when an additional interview stage is needed for us to be sure we’re hiring the right person!

HIRING LOCATIONS 📍

We are able to accept applications from the following countries; UK only

ABOUT FORM3 💭

Revolutionising the world of payments with our cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions. For more information about life at Form3 check out the following pages:

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OUR DEI&B COMMITMENT

We hire talented people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences and are committed to a work environment based on diversity, open-mindedness and curiosity. We’re united by our company values (we even created them together!) and we celebrate our unique differences.

Our employee lifecycle processes are designed to embrace equal opportunity and prevent discrimination against our people regardless of personal characteristics. It is our strong belief that the more inclusive and belonging we are as a business, the better our work will be.

As an inclusive employer, we guarantee to interview all neurodiverse and physically disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this role. We also encourage candidates to notify us of any reasonable adjustments that may be required during the recruitment process. This includes providing job adverts in alternative, accessible formats or adjustments required at interview stage.

If you consider yourself to be neurodiverse or physically disabled under the UN definition of disability and would like to be considered under this scheme and/or require any reasonable adjustments please let us know by sending an email to careers@form3.tech clearly stating your consent for us to process this data.

For more information please refer to our Recruitment Data Policy.