Vendor Management Lead
Core
Own the company's third-party software spend, acting as the single owner for what is bought, paid, and renewed to turn spend into a forecastable, auditable line item for Finance.
Role type
Vendor Management Lead (IT/Finance)
Builds
A centralized, auditable software inventory and procurement process
Domain
Healthcare technology / SaaS procurement
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
software procurement, vendor management, IT sourcing, enterprise software negotiation, contract analysis, usage-based pricing models, financial literacy, budget forecasting, procurement policy design, cross-functional influence
Preferred skills
vendor security/risk review, SaaS/cloud cost optimisation, LLM/model vendor commercial arrangements
Responsibilities
Manage renewals with a live register of agreements; negotiate directly with vendor deal desks; monitor consumption and seat utilization to flag overage; implement spend controls and stop gaps; rationalize duplicate tools and unused licenses; build and track software budgets; manage payment setup and billing entities; own procurement policy and approval thresholds
Seniority
Individual Contributor, build-from-scratch role
