Strategic Vendor Manager for AI/Hardware & Contracts

Hammerjack Pty Ltd; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Innodata is seeking a Vendor Manager to own end-to-end relationships with third-party suppliers, managing vendor strategy, negotiating contracts, and ensuring supply continuity for programs operating at scale.

You will coordinate with engineering, project execution, and maintenance management to ensure external vendors deliver services that meet contractual obligations, performance standards, and the company’s quality requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business or related field.
• 8+ years of vendor/supplier management, procurement, or technical program management in hardware/robotics.
• Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements (MSAs, SOWs, NDAs).
• Familiarity with hardware development cycles (NPI, DVT/PVT, manufacturing ramp).
• Strong analytical skills; able to build and present data-driven business cases.

Responsibilities

• Own vendor selection, onboarding, and performance management for AI/hardware and component suppliers (compute, sensors, actuators, precision mechanical parts, etc.).
• Define, negotiate, and finalize comprehensive SLAs and KPIs for all critical vendors/suppliers.
• Own the development and approval of TORs, scopes of work, and RFPs for new projects and services, ensuring alignment with requirements, budget, risk controls, and long-term objectives.
• Partner with engineering and technical program managers to translate product roadmaps into vendor capacity and capability requirements.
• Lead business reviews (QBRs/ABRs) with strategic suppliers.
• Identify supply chain risk and build mitigation/dual-sourcing strategies.
• Collaborate with legal on IP, data security, and export control terms specific to hardware.
• Drive cost-reduction and innovation roadmaps jointly with vendors.
• Support new product introduction timelines by aligning vendor capacity with launch schedules.
• Assess and manage vendor capacity, financial viability, and compliance with EHS and local regulatory standards.

Skills

Vendor management

Contract negotiation

Data-driven decision making

Supply chain analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business

Advanced technical degree

Job description

Innodata is seeking a Vendor Manager to own end-to-end relationships with third-party suppliers, managing vendor strategy, negotiating contracts, and ensuring supply continuity for programs operating at scale.

You will coordinate with engineering, project execution, and maintenance management to ensure external vendors deliver services that meet contractual obligations, performance standards, and the company’s quality requirements.