Vendor & Channel Partnerships Manager

Axians UK; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Shares Scheme

Pension

Medical Insurance

Hybrid Working

Training and Personal Development

Job summary

Axians UK is seeking a Vendor Relationships Manager to oversee relationships with our IT vendors and distributors, ensuring supplied products and services meet customer needs and organisational standards.

You will work across marketing, finance and sales to align vendor activities, develop business plans, and optimise costs while maintaining high service quality. Hybrid working is supported in the UK.

Qualifications

• Competent using Microsoft Office applications (Excel/Word/Outlook).
• Extensive years’ experience in vendor relationships with the ability to create business plans and execute with multiple teams.
• Demonstrate practical knowledge of ICT technologies and full project life cycle implementation.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Strong negotiation, communication, analytics and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage relationships with vendors and distributors supplying IT products and services.
• Collaborate with marketing to enable content creation and develop vendor-aligned business plans.
• Monitor vendor performance, KPI reviews, and drive cost savings and process improvements.
• Ensure vendor certificates and training requirements are maintained; coordinate with SLT on trainings.

Skills

Vendor relationships

Microsoft Office

Presentation skills

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Job description

Axians UK is seeking a Vendor Relationships Manager to oversee relationships with our IT vendors and distributors, ensuring supplied products and services meet customer needs and organisational standards.

You will work across marketing, finance and sales to align vendor activities, develop business plans, and optimise costs while maintaining high service quality. Hybrid working is supported in the UK.