Technology Cost & Supplier Governance Lead

Etihad food group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Etihad Airways is seeking a Supplier & Cost Management Specialist - Technology to drive spend governance, supplier performance, and cost optimization across its Digital Technology & Innovation portfolio. You will partner with Technology, Finance, Procurement, Legal, and Business stakeholders to deliver cost transparency and sustainable savings through rigorous financial control and data-driven insights.

The ideal candidate has a strong financial/commercial acumen, extensive experience managing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, IT, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in Technology Finance, IT Commercial Management, Vendor Management, Sourcing, or related disciplines.
• Proven track record managing large technology spend portfolios with cost optimization outcomes.
• Experience in large enterprise settings with technology procurement, licensing, cloud/infrastructure cost management, negotiations, and exec-level reporting.
• Strong expertise in spend management, FP&A, modelling, vendor management, contract negotiation, and cost optimization.
• Advanced Excel skills including modelling, forecasting, scenario analysis, Power Query, and Pivot Tables; Power BI desirable.
• Strategic thinking, commercial acumen, analytical capability, stakeholder management, influencing, and executive communication.
• MBA/CIPS/CFA/CPA or equivalent qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end visibility and governance of technology expenditure across software, cloud, infrastructure, telecom, and services.
• Develop and maintain spend forecasts, models, dashboards, and executive reporting for budget management.
• Partner with Technology and Finance to support annual budgeting, forecasting, and cost allocation.
• Build business cases and evaluations (TCO, ROI, NPV, IRR, payback) for tech investments.
• Lead commercial negotiations, renewals, and supplier management to optimize value and service.
• Establish supplier governance and conduct regular performance reviews for delivery, risk, and cost optimization.
• Identify and execute cost optimization initiatives across software licensing, cloud, infra, and services.
• Maintain a technology savings portfolio and ensure benefits realization.
• Leverage data analytics to spot spend anomalies, supplier risks, and efficiencies.
• Collaborate across Technology, Finance, Procurement, Legal, and Business for data-driven investment decisions.

Skills

Financial analysis

Strategic thinking

Analytical capability

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Negotiation

Cost optimization

Vendor management

Forecasting

Decision support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration/Information Technology/Engineering

MBA (preferred)

CFA or CPA (preferred)

Tools

Excel

Power Query

Pivot Tables

Power BI

Job description

Etihad Airways is seeking a Supplier & Cost Management Specialist - Technology to drive spend governance, supplier performance, and cost optimization across its Digital Technology & Innovation portfolio. You will partner with Technology, Finance, Procurement, Legal, and Business stakeholders to deliver cost transparency and sustainable savings through rigorous financial control and data-driven insights.

The ideal candidate has a strong financial/commercial acumen, extensive experience managing