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Managing Consultant Global IT Vendor Management (m/f/d)

Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, HESSENFull-time2026-10-15 → 2026-11-12

Core

Lead strategy, governance, commercial performance, and executive relationships for selected strategic IT vendors to protect contractual value and ensure business outcomes.

Role type

Senior Managing Consultant, IT Vendor Management

Builds

Strategic vendor partnerships and governance frameworks

Domain

IT Services / Enterprise Technology

Required skills

Strategic vendor management, Contract lifecycle management, Commercial governance, Vendor performance management, Third-party risk management, Stakeholder relationship management, Market analysis and benchmarking, Business case development

Preferred skills

German language skills

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain short- and long-term strategies for assigned strategic IT vendors; Coordinate contractual obligations, commercial milestones, amendments, change orders, renewals, and exit readiness; Monitor spend, consumption, commitments, pricing mechanisms, and other contractual levers; Establish and operate vendor scorecards covering service, commercial, financial, risk, innovation, and stakeholder dimensions; Design and facilitate strategic, tactical, and operational governance forums; Partner with Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Legal, and other functions on sourcing events, renewals, and complex negotiations; Maintain a consolidated view of vendor-related risks and coordinate assessments and remediation; Act as a primary commercial and governance interface between assigned strategic vendors and internal stakeholders.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC