Vendor and Demand Management Manager

Werkgever

Werkgever details

Our client is a main provider of software developing services in the transport industry, based in Brussels with offices close to a main railway station.

Functieomschrijving

You will be ultimately responsible for managing the relationships with our client’s suppliers and contractors. In this position you will directly supervise the Team Lead DMO, Purchasing & Facilities and the several Contract Managers who work within the Vendor Management team.

Your main duties :

• You will establish a long-term relationship with strategically important suppliers to implement a cost-effective policy;
• You will promote and transfer your own expertise within the domain to different employees within the team in order to guarantee long term continuity;
• You will coach and motivate your employees, you will support them in dealing with complex files and you will determine their training needs in collaboration with HR;
• You will monitor the quality of the reporting on contracts and you will support the management team to take the necessary actions i.e. timely termination of contracts;
• You will follow up on the more complex specifications;
• You will prepare and monitor compliance with policies, systems, quality standards and procedures for the proper functioning of the purchasing processes - order request, order, reception and invoicing - in line with the organization’s policies and standards;
• You will draw up an annual budget in collaboration with the main stakeholders, you will ensure this is managed with due care and regularly report on this, you will prepare the resource/capacity planning for your teams;
• You will keep up to date your own knowledge, evolutions and developments in the field of purchasing and the relevant legislation in relevant commercial and public law.

Vereiste ervaring

• You have a Master’s degree or you’re equivalent through relevant professional experience;
• You have at least 10 years of relevant experience, both within the Vendor Management domain and in organizing and following up on demand intake;
• You have at least 5 years of experience as a People Manager;
• You have strong negotiation skills and you’re good at building and maintaining relationship networks;
• You act customer-oriented, result-oriented and cost-conscious;
• You have active knowledge of Dutch, French and English.

Aanbod

• A challenging job in a fast growing and dynamic IT organization;
• An employer with a clear social benefit and a well-defined strategy;
• An intellectual challenge, including the possibility to follow relevant training courses, both internally and externally;
• A competitive salary package included several fringe benefits such as a company car, group- & health insurance, etc.;
• Very interesting financial compensation if you are not interested to drive a company car, as part of our client’s policy;
• A healthy work-life balance with at least 1 day of telework/week.