Vendor Management & Governance Manager

About the role

A leading international financial services organisation is recruiting a Vendor Management & Governance Manager to join a high-profile transformation programme within its global banking environment. The role supports procurement operations, third-party governance and resilience risk management, strengthening third-party governance, operational resilience and procurement operations to meet regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Support procurement and third-party management transformation initiatives aligned with business objectives and governance requirements.
• Manage and maintain supplier and contract data accurately and in compliance with third-party management systems.
• Partner with Procurement, Vendor Management and business stakeholders to improve supplier onboarding, contract management and supplier governance.
• Monitor supplier data and performance metrics, identifying trends, gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Develop management reports, dashboards and MI packs using tools such as Qlik Sense.
• Review supplier records, contracts and governance documentation to support regulatory, audit and compliance needs.
• Investigate and resolve supplier governance, contract record and procurement process issues.
• Support change implementation, including process redesign, data remediation, stakeholder engagement, training and communications.
• Work with regional and global teams to ensure consistency across procurement and third-party management frameworks.

Required profile

• Experience in procurement operations, third-party management, supplier governance, vendor management or a related function.
• Experience supporting procurement transformation, operating model changes, process improvement or regulatory remediation programmes.
• Strong understanding of the supplier lifecycle: onboarding, due diligence, contract management, performance monitoring and governance controls.
• Ability to work with procurement, operations, risk and business teams.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Reporting and dashboard development with Qlik Sense or similar tools.
• Analytical and data management skills with large datasets.

What we offer

• Contribution to a high-profile transformation programme in a global financial institution.
• Exposure to procurement, supplier governance, third-party management and operational resilience.
• International working environment with strong exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic change initiatives.