IT Vendor Governance Lead Contract Dublin City Centre (2 days) 12 Month Contract Immediate Start
We are working with a large enterprise organisation currently undergoing a significant technology sourcing and supplier management transformation. They are looking to bring in an experienced Vendor Strategy & Governance specialist to help design and embed a modern vendor management framework across their technology supplier ecosystem. This is a key role focused on building governance structures, improving supplier performance, and creating scalable vendor management processes across multiple teams and stakeholders.
The Role
Design and implement end-to-end vendor management processes across technology suppliers
Establish vendor governance frameworks covering operational, tactical and strategic layers
Define vendor engagement models, escalation paths and operating procedures
Build vendor performance frameworks including KPIs, SLAs, reporting dashboards and scorecards
Work closely with IT, procurement, finance and service owners to improve supplier oversight
Lead workshops and stakeholder engagement to drive adoption of new governance processes
Ensure vendor performance, risk and compliance issues are tracked and managed effectively
Identify opportunities to improve vendor management through automation, tooling and data insights
Requirements
10+ years experience in vendor management, IT service management, sourcing or service delivery
Strong understanding of ITSM frameworks (ITIL or similar)
Experience designing or implementing vendor governance and operating models
Proven experience building performance frameworks and reporting structures
Strong stakeholder engagement skills across technical and business teams
Experience working within large, complex organisations
Nice to have
Background in supplier management, procurement or commercial negotiations
Experience working within multi-vendor environments or transformation programmes
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