Vendor Manager

At Greene King we believe technology will enable us to deliver a step change in the pub experience. We obsess over building best in class user and customer experiences across our digital products and transformation programmes.  We will live up to being the pride of British hospitality by making sure we deliver digital products that fit in to our physical experiences seamlessly and to ensure our customers come back time and time again.

This role plays a critical part in delivering Greene King’s ambitions through establishing, managing, and executing an effective Vendor Management Strategy to monitor and drive vendor performance initially with our Digital partners but longer term across IT. 

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could be eligible for £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

This role is a manager (M2 career band).

In your role as Vendor Manager you will be responsible for...

• Creation and implementation of a Vendor Management Strategy to monitor, govern and drive vendor and partner performance
• Contractual management of third party suppliers
• Proactive management of contractual end dates and renegotiations 
• Support of contract negotiations to deliver the best terms for Greene King 
• Collate inputs on supplier performance from across the teams and work constructively with suppliers to improve performance and share best practice

What you'll bring....

• Experience of establishing and successfully implementing a vendor management strategy
• Experience in vendor management in a Product based IT environment
• Successful experience in IT and Technology commercial negotiations, demonstrating a range of techniques to ensure the appropriate terms are achieved
• Ability to effectively prioritise tasks in a high pressure environment. 
• Takes ownership for area of responsibility and actively drives issues to conclusion. 

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