Strategic SCM Partner for Savings & Delivery

Vodafone; Portugal; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health & well-being program

Learning resources (Harvard Business)

Job summary

Vodafone in Portugal seeks an SCM Business Partner to manage supplier relationships, drive category strategies, and optimize demand management. The role emphasizes strong negotiation, contract knowledge, and English fluency within a hybrid work setting.

The successful candidate will develop performance objectives, deliver savings targets, and collaborate across teams to balance pricing, equipment diversity, and process standardisation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong business acumen and commercial mindset.
• Proven experience in Supplier Management and Stakeholder Management.
• Solid knowledge of Commercial Contract Management and Demand Management processes.
• Experience in developing and implementing Category Strategies.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong commercial background with a good understanding of procurement and sourcing practices.
• Sound contractual knowledge and ability to manage contract-related activities effectively.
• Strong negotiation skills, with the ability to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Supports team or self manages own requirements to develop/maintain local market and supplier relationships through delivery of the stakeholder management framework.
• Improves supplier delivery and performance, bringing additional value add via the Supplier Performance Management and Commercial Contract Management frameworks.
• Inputs into the development and implementation of category strategy, making recommendations on balancing competitive pricing, equipment diversity & process standardisation.
• Delivery of Demand Management leading to accurate forecasting whilst ensuring an optimised and fully utilised resource structure.
• Delivers agreed savings targets and Value Add targets in line with RBS methodology and related SCM measures across categories.
• Manages Business Partners or Self through development of objectives and targets for performance and career development.

Skills

Supplier management

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Category strategy

Demand management

Negotiation

English proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business Management, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Vodafone in Portugal seeks an SCM Business Partner to manage supplier relationships, drive category strategies, and optimize demand management. The role emphasizes strong negotiation, contract knowledge, and English fluency within a hybrid work setting.

The successful candidate will develop performance objectives, deliver savings targets, and collaborate across teams to balance pricing, equipment diversity, and process standardisation.