- Location
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Type
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
Senior IT Vendor Manager (F/M/D)
About the Role
As a Senior IT Vendor Manager, you will play a key role in strengthening and evolving Essity's approach to technology vendor management. This is an opportunity to take ownership of a significant portfolio of strategic technology partners and help ensure our vendor relationships deliver maximum business value.
Working across a global environment, you will combine commercial acumen, analytical thinking, financial planning, contract oversight, stakeholder management, and vendor relationship expertise to support informed decision-making and long-term business success.
A key part of the role will be supporting budget planning, forecasting, quarterly and annual budget follow-up, and ensuring vendor investments align with business priorities and expected outcomes.
This role is ideal for an experienced professional who enjoys working independently, challenging constructively, and influencing both internal stakeholders and external partners through data-driven insights and sound commercial judgment.
If you enjoy combining vendor strategy, commercial analysis, and financial planning to influence business decisions, this could be the opportunity for you.
What You Will Do
Vendor Relationship Management: Build, maintain, and develop strong partnerships with strategic technology vendors to support business objectives and long-term collaboration.
Financial Planning & Budget Management: Support quarterly and annual budgeting, forecasting, spend tracking, and financial follow-up activities across the vendor portfolio, ensuring transparency and alignment with business priorities.
Performance & Value Assessment: Evaluate vendor performance, service delivery, contractual obligations, SLAs, and overall business value, providing recommendations for continuous improvement.
Commercial Analysis & Reporting: Analyze vendor-related costs, budgets, risks, and opportunities, creating dashboards and insights through tools such as Power BI to support operational and strategic decision-making.
Contract & Renewal Management: Prepare for and participate in vendor reviews, negotiations, contract renewals, and governance activities.
Strategic Vendor Evaluation: Assess whether existing partners continue to meet Essity's business and technology requirements while identifying opportunities for optimization and value creation.
Process Development & Improvement: Introduce proven vendor management practices, identify capability gaps, and contribute to the development of a structured vendor management framework.
Who You Are
University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, or a related field.
Approximately 10+ years of experience in vendor management, supplier relationship management, IT procurement, technology sourcing, commercial management, or similar disciplines within a large, complex international organization.
Strong analytical and financial management capabilities, including experience with budgeting, forecasting, spend analysis, commercial reporting, and enterprise tools such as Power BI, SAP, ERP systems, or vendor management platforms.
A commercially minded and detail-oriented professional who enjoys working with data and numbers, and combines excellent communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, influencing, and constructive challenge skills. You are comfortable working independently, making informed decisions, and building credibility with both senior stakeholders and strategic vendors.
Professional fluency in English - All Applicants are requested to deliver their CV in English language.
What We Can Offer You
Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere.
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More About the Location
This position can be based in Lisbon, Gothenburg, or Munich.
You will join a global team collaborating with colleagues, business leaders, and technology partners across multiple regions. The role offers exposure to some of the world’s largest technology suppliers and provides the opportunity to influence strategic decisions that support Essity’s long-term success.
Occasional travel may be required to support vendor reviews, relationship-building activities, and strategic business discussions.
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