Vendor Management Consultant responsible for structured vendor management framework at Anthesis. Implementing strategies for cost optimization and alignment with business goals.
Responsibilities
Implement a vendor segmentation and governance model (strategic, preferred, operational, niche vendors)
Establish governance forums including QBRs, EBMs, and operational cadence meetings
Define escalation, issue resolution, and accountability frameworks
Create standard operating models for vendor engagement across IT, business, and procurement
Support contract structuring, negotiation and renewals.
Budget management and tracking
Define and manage SLAs, KPIs, XLAs, and outcome-based performance models
Drive vendor consolidation and rationalization initiatives
Benchmark commercial models and pricing structures through established methods.
Identify and mitigate vendor concentration and dependency risks - VRM
Ensure alignment with security, privacy, regulatory, and compliance standards
Support vendor risk assessments, audits, and governance reviews
Define exit strategies and transition frameworks
Identify cost optimization opportunities and value leakage
Drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency
Enable innovation partnerships with strategic vendors
Align vendor contributions to business transformation and digital strategy
Partner with CTO, IT, Digital, Finance, Legal, and Business Leaders
Balance relationship management with performance accountability
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in any relevant qualification.
With 8–15 years’ experience in vendor management, sourcing, consulting, IT governance or transformation roles in global setup.
Experience in multi-vendor, global delivery environments
Proven track record in vendor consolidation, cost optimization, and value realization
Vendor governance and supplier management
Commercial and contract management
Strategic negotiation
Stakeholder management at executive level
Risk and compliance management
Performance management and analytics
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