IT Supplier Manager

Job Title: IT Supplier Manager

Location: Reading - Hybrid

Contract: 7 Months (Extenstion Potential)

Day Rate: £520 - £540

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute supplier management strategies that improve supplier performance, reduce risk and support business objectives.
• Lead the day-to-day management of strategic IT suppliers across a complex digital and technology environment.
• Manage the full IT supplier lifecycle, including supplier evaluation, onboarding, governance, performance management and offboarding.
• Drive supplier governance activities, facilitating supplier reviews and ensuring delivery against agreed SLAs, KPIs and contractual commitments.
• Work closely with Procurement, Service Management, Finance and Technology teams to optimise supplier relationships and service outcomes.
• Identify, manage and mitigate supplier-related risks, performance issues and compliance concerns.

What We're Looking For

• Active SC Clearance is essential.
• Proven experience in IT Supplier Management, Vendor Management or Supplier Relationship Management.
• Experience managing IT suppliers across infrastructure, cloud, applications, managed services or digital technology environments.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience negotiating and managing complex IT contracts.
• Demonstrable experience establishing supplier governance frameworks and managing supplier performance through SLAs and KPIs.
• Experience supporting procurement, sourcing, tendering or supplier selection activities.
• Strong understanding of supplier risk management, compliance and regulatory requirements.