Strategic Procurement & Vendor Management Lead

Fidelis Partnership; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fidelis Partnership is seeking a Procurement & Vendor Management Specialist to join a hands-on team supporting technology, professional services, information services and corporate suppliers. You will handle supplier renewals, PO creation, onboarding and reporting while maintaining accurate records.

The role requires strong commercial judgment, Excel data analysis and experience with ERP/P2P systems. You will collaborate with business owners and specialist teams to optimize procurement

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, purchasing, vendor management, finance operations, contract administration or similar.

Responsibilities

• Manage software, data and service renewals, including renewal dates, notice periods, usage, quotations and stakeholder decisions.
• Ensure renewal and commercial decisions are managed ahead of deadlines, allowing renegotiation or exit as needed.
• Review procurement requests and quotations for completeness, commercial logic, coding, approvals and alignment with business requirements.
• Create and maintain purchase orders, ensuring supplier records and supporting approvals remain accurate.
• Reconcile contracts, budgets, purchase orders, commitments and invoices, investigating and resolving exceptions.
• Analyse supplier, spend, renewal and purchasing data using Excel and other reporting tools.
• Support supplier onboarding, governance reviews, reassessments and offboarding by coordinating evidence, approvals and actions.
• Negotiate routine pricing and terms, escalating complex matters when needed.
• Maintain auditable records of decisions, approvals, savings, obligations and follow-up actions.
• Work with business owners and suppliers to coordinate procurement and vendor management activity.
• Support workflow improvements, templates, and data quality with proper controls.

Skills

Commercial Judgement

Financial & Purchase-to-Pay Knowledge

Excel & Data Analysis

Organisation & Delivery

Supplier & Stakeholder Communication

Control & Evidence Discipline

Systems & Process Improvement

Procurement/Vendor Management

Supplier renewals & onboarding

ERP / P2P knowledge (SAP/Oracle/Coupa/

Education

CIPS study or procurement/finance qualification

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Coupa

Ariba

Excel

Power BI

Job description

The Fidelis Partnership is seeking a Procurement & Vendor Management Specialist to join a hands-on team supporting technology, professional services, information services and corporate suppliers. You will handle supplier renewals, PO creation, onboarding and reporting while maintaining accurate records.

The role requires strong commercial judgment, Excel data analysis and experience with ERP/P2P systems. You will collaborate with business owners and specialist teams to optimize procurement