Strategic Vendor Manager—Tech Partnerships Lead

Transurban; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Transurban is seeking a Vendor Manager to optimise value from technology partnerships within the ERP and Corporate Applications team in Melbourne. You’ll collaborate across Technology, Procurement, Risk, Finance, Legal and external suppliers to strengthen governance, monitor performance, and drive cost efficiencies that benefit the business and customers.

In this role you’ll influence partnerships, lead data-driven decision-making, and implement improvements to licensing and governance across a

Qualifications

• Experience building and managing strategic relationships with external partners, suppliers, service providers, or key stakeholders.
• Strong commercial acumen, critical thinking and informed decision-making.
• Governance and process improvement: establish, manage, or improve frameworks and reporting.
• Influencing and stakeholder engagement: communicate with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Working with technology/change: AI/data literacy and adaptability to new tools.
• Problem solving in complex environments with proactive, practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build confidence in supplier partnerships by governance, performance monitoring and value delivery.
• Drive better commercial outcomes by identifying opportunities and cost-saving initiatives.
• Turn data into insights via reporting, scorecards, risk IDs and recommendations.
• Strengthen cross‑functional relationships to resolve issues and align goals.
• Support continuous improvement of vendor management practices and governance.

Skills

Relationship building

Commercial acumen

Analytical thinking

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

AI & data literacy

Problem solving

Job description

Transurban is seeking a Vendor Manager to optimise value from technology partnerships within the ERP and Corporate Applications team in Melbourne. You’ll collaborate across Technology, Procurement, Risk, Finance, Legal and external suppliers to strengthen governance, monitor performance, and drive cost efficiencies that benefit the business and customers.

In this role you’ll influence partnerships, lead data-driven decision-making, and implement improvements to licensing and governance across a