Strategic Vendor Manager — Governance & Growth

Core42; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package aligned with skills and

Yearly bonus

Exclusive discount cards

Premium family insurance

Learning & development access

Job summary

Core42, a leader in AI-powered cloud and digital infrastructure, seeks a Vendor Manager to own strategic supplier relationships and governance. You will drive onboarding, due diligence and lifecycle management while leading the Vendor Management team and ensuring risk mitigation and value creation across Core42's supplier ecosystem.

You will collaborate with SC, Contracts, Finance, Legal and Compliance to strengthen partnerships and deliver quarterly business reviews, executive dashboards and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
• 7–10 years in vendor management or SRM and related fields.
• Experience leading supplier governance programmes and onboarding.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Proficient with procurement platforms such as Coupa, SAP Ariba, Oracle or SAP.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers as relationship owner.
• Lead vendor onboarding, due diligence and lifecycle governance.
• Drive governance, performance metrics and escalation handling.
• Oversee quarterly business reviews, governance dashboards and supplier scorecards.
• Identify cost optimisation, risk mitigation and value-creation opportunities.
• Coach and lead Vendor Management team to build capability.

Skills

Vendor management

Supplier governance

SRM

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Onboarding

Governance frameworks

Procurement platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Procurement or Business Administration

Tools

Coupa

SAP Ariba

Oracle

SAP

Job description

Core42, a leader in AI-powered cloud and digital infrastructure, seeks a Vendor Manager to own strategic supplier relationships and governance. You will drive onboarding, due diligence and lifecycle management while leading the Vendor Management team and ensuring risk mitigation and value creation across Core42's supplier ecosystem.

You will collaborate with SC, Contracts, Finance, Legal and Compliance to strengthen partnerships and deliver quarterly business reviews, executive dashboards and