IT Procurement & Vendor Governance Leader

The GPT Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Generous leave options

Parental leave benefits

Learning & Development

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

The GPT Group in Sydney is seeking an experienced Commercial & Supplier Manager to own IT contract lifecycle, supplier governance and procurement across the technology portfolio. You will drive sourcing, negotiation, vendor risk management and compliance, shaping frameworks and audits while delivering measurable value.

You will lead end-to-end IT purchasing, business cases, evaluations and approvals, while developing performance dashboards for leadership and ensuring audit-ready documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT contract lifecycle management.
• Strong vendor governance and risk management.
• Ability to lead RFPs and tender processes.
• Understanding of cybersecurity, privacy and business continuity in contracts.
• Excellent stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Own IT contract lifecycle—from sourcing to termination—via a central contract register with monitoring of dates, SLAs and KPIs.
• Lead commercial negotiations with vendors, MSPs and cloud partners for value and risk control.
• Maintain supplier risk frameworks, scorecards and governance cadences for material suppliers.
• Manage vendor disputes, escalations and remediation.
• Serve as procurement lead for IT, managing purchasing, business cases, evaluations and approvals.
• Develop and execute RFPs, RFQs and tender processes with market scans and due diligence.
• Shape procurement frameworks including preferred suppliers, category management and renewals.
• Maintain governance frameworks with audit-ready documentation for internal/external audits.
• Develop performance dashboards and governance reporting for leadership.

Skills

Procurement

Contracting

Vendor governance

RFP/RFQ Tendering

IT governance

Tools

Contract mgmt software

Job description

The GPT Group in Sydney is seeking an experienced Commercial & Supplier Manager to own IT contract lifecycle, supplier governance and procurement across the technology portfolio. You will drive sourcing, negotiation, vendor risk management and compliance, shaping frameworks and audits while delivering measurable value.

You will lead end-to-end IT purchasing, business cases, evaluations and approvals, while developing performance dashboards for leadership and ensuring audit-ready documentation.