Digital & IT Vendor Manager - Hybrid & Purposeful Impact

Scottish Environment Protection Agency; Holytown; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and Flexible working

Up to 35 days annual leave + publichol

LGPS

Training & development

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is recruiting a Vendor Manager for the Digital & IT domain in a permanent, full-time role. You will lead the contract portfolio, ensuring governance, supplier performance, and value for money across procurement, project teams and business stakeholders.

We seek strong contract management, risk oversight, and relationship building with internal teams and strategic suppliers, with hybrid working options and a focus on flexible, inclusive employment.

Qualifications

• Strong Digital & IT commercial and contract management knowledge, with ability to interpret contracts, manage risk, support negotiations and secure value for money.
• Demonstrable experience in contract and supplier management, including supplier performance, commercial governance, risk management, contract review, change control, renewals, disputes and continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders across Procurement, Finance, Information Security, Data Protection and service owners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the effective management of SEPA’s Digital & IT contract and supplier portfolio, ensuring robust commercial governance, supplier performance management and clear accountability for delivery.
• Provide specialist supplier, commercial and contract management advice to procurement, project teams and business stakeholders on high-visibility, high-risk CSM issues including escalations, leading supplier risk resilience and response strategies.
• Develop and embed effective CSM policy and processes, tools and reporting; monitor contract costs, invoice approvals, and overall spending to prevent budget overruns.
• Develop and lead key internal and external relationships across Procurement, Finance, Digital and IT project teams, service owners, contract owners, senior stakeholders and strategic suppliers.
• Execute exit and renewal plans; track critical milestones and expiration dates to smoothly negotiate renewals, execute extensions, or manage supplier transition and offboarding

Skills

Digital & IT contract management

Supplier relationship management

Risk management

Contract negotiations

Analytical & communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

SCQF 11 (post graduate / masters level) or comparable leadership & specialist experience

Job description

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is recruiting a Vendor Manager for the Digital & IT domain in a permanent, full-time role. You will lead the contract portfolio, ensuring governance, supplier performance, and value for money across procurement, project teams and business stakeholders.

We seek strong contract management, risk oversight, and relationship building with internal teams and strategic suppliers, with hybrid working options and a focus on flexible, inclusive employment.