IT Budget and Vendor Manager

Job Description

Role purpose:

The Vendor and Budget Manager is responsible for overseeing and optimizing the organization’s vendor relationships and financial planning. This role is critical for ensuring cost-effective procurement, maintaining strong vendor performance and managing departmental budget with precision and foresight. The successful candidate will combine strong analytical skills with excellent negotiation and relationship management abilities

Essence of Role – Key Accountabilities:

Vendor Management
Develop and execute a vendor management strategy that aligns with organizational goals.
Manage the full vendor lifecycle, including sourcing, selection, contract negotiation, on-boarding and off-boarding.
Establish and monitor key performance indicators and service level agreements for all major vendors.
Conduct regular vendor performance reviews and risk assessments to ensure quality, compliance and value.
Serve as the primary point of contact for complex vendor issues and contract escalations.
Oversee the contract renewal process, including proactive analysis of terms and preparation for negotiation.

Budget Management & Planning
Develop, implement and monitor departmental budget including Capex, Opex & Intercompanies.
Conduct detailed financial analysis, forecasting and variance reporting on a regular basis.
Track and manage vendor-related expenses to ensure adherence to established budgets.
Identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements through strategic sourcing and contract renegotiation.
Collaborate with finance teams to ensure accurate and timely invoice processing and financial reconciliation.

Prepare regular reports to senior management on vendor performance, financial status and strategic initiatives.
Develop and implement continuous improvement processes for vendor and budget management activities.

We Are Looking For You, If You Have:

Synthesis/presentation skills, analytical thinking and problem solving oriented as a must.
Ability to coordinate different teams involved in order to secure projects execution.
Dynamic person, willing to learn, with high level of own-initiative and self-motivation.
Flexible, open attitude & empathetic, driven to help the customer as a priority.
Knowledge of IT Processes.
Proficient in MS Office, especially in Excel & PowerBI
Experience implementing or maintaining digital governance models.
Technical background, Telecommunications Engineering and Computer Science are preferred.

When choosing us...

When you join the Vodafone Team, you will have the chance to grow your career while also experiencing some serious benefits!

• Some of the benefits that you will receive along the way are:
• Competitive Salary
• Flexible working (times and location) is part of our culture where your hours can facilitate your personal work-life balance
• Generous Employer Pension contribution
• Free Phone Bill – When you join the team, your phone bill is on us! You will also receive mobile phone purchasing discounts
• Learning and Development – We provide extensive training to all of our employees so they can progress in their careers! There is also the Vodafone University where our employees can gain incredible skills!
• Exclusive Family and Friends Discounts – Receive additional discounts for you, your Family and Friends on Vodafone Products!
• 23 days annual leave and 3 charity days off – PLUS a dedicated day off for your birthday
• Access to our Wellness centre including free access to our Gym, health and wellness centre and external practitioners

We are passionate about our employees! Here at Vodafone we want you to bring your whole self to work and we enable this with our progressive workplace policies. We are proud supporters of the LGBTQ+ community and Vodafone is committed to support all of their employees at work. We are an equal opportunities employers where our people can be at their best.

When you combine Technology and the human spirit, anything is possible. And when you join Vodafone, we’ll help you shape a rewarding career that gives back in more ways than one. Its starts here. It starts with you.

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