Remote Vendor Management Lead – Global CRO

TFS HealthScience; Lisboa; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TFS HealthScience is seeking a Manager, Vendor Management to lead governance, oversight and performance management for an assigned vendor portfolio, ensuring quality, value and compliance while supporting business objectives. This home-based role spans multiple countries, including Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

The successful candidate will manage vendor relationships, governance activities, and lifecycle processes from onboarding to offboarding, while driving cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 6/7+ years of relevant experience in Vendor Management, Procurement, Operations, Quality or related functions in CRO/pharma/biotech.
• Experience managing supplier or vendor relationships.
• Experience leading governance and performance management activities.
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned vendor portfolios and governance activities.
• Lead vendor performance reviews, business reviews and escalation activities.
• Manage vendor qualification and lifecycle oversight, including onboarding, renewals and offboarding.
• Manage vendor risks and support mitigation activities.
• Support cost control, benchmarking and optimisation initiatives.
• Manage commercial reviews and optimisation opportunities within the vendor and supplier portfolio.
• Support contract governance and commercial reviews.
• Analyse and report on portfolio risks, trends and opportunities.
• Contribute to portfolio optimisation and preferred supplier initiatives.
• Support implementation of Vendor Management processes, standards and governance frameworks.
• Contribute to capability development and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Vendor management

Procurement

Operations

Quality

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

TFS HealthScience is seeking a Manager, Vendor Management to lead governance, oversight and performance management for an assigned vendor portfolio, ensuring quality, value and compliance while supporting business objectives. This home-based role spans multiple countries, including Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

The successful candidate will manage vendor relationships, governance activities, and lifecycle processes from onboarding to offboarding, while driving cost