Vendor Manager

Flow Progressive Logistics; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Flow Progressive Logistics seeks an experienced procurement and vendor-management professional to lead sourcing, supplier governance and cost optimization in Saudi Arabia.

You will manage RFQs, negotiations, risk, and performance across the vendor lifecycle, ensuring compliant, cost-effective outsourced transportation capacity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Business or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in transportation vendor-management or procurement.
• CIPS, CSCP or CLTD preferred.
• Strong transport-market, tendering and negotiation capability.
• Contract, P&L and cost-management acumen.
• Advanced Excel; ERP/TMS and Power BI capability.
• Vendor risk, HSSE and compliance discipline.
• Analytical problem-solving and commercial judgment.
• Stakeholder, change and team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop the sourcing strategy, market map and capacity forecast.
• Maintain a diversified vendor portfolio aligned with growth and service needs.
• Lead RFQs, commercial evaluations and negotiations with Procurement.
• Benchmark rates and track verified savings and cost avoidance.
• Allocate volumes based on service, cost and risk within delegated authority.
• Lead due diligence, onboarding and operational readiness.
• Maintain vendor master data, documents, rates and approved scope.
• Manage renewals, suspension and exit jointly with Procurement.
• Own vendor scorecards, reviews and performance-improvement plans.
• Resolve commercial and service disputes and elevate material exceptions.
• Identify and implement new outsourcing opportunities.
• Monitor concentration risk, continuity, insurance and contingency capacity.
• Enforce HSSE, regulatory, security and company-policy compliance.
• Maintain audit evidence and close governance gaps.
• Lead the Vendor Supervisor and set priorities and review cadence.
• Drive accountability and collaboration across vendors and internal teams.

Skills

Vendor management

Procurement

Negotiation

Stakeholder leadership

Strategic sourcing

Cost management

Supply chain

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field

Tools

ERP/TMS

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Secure reliable, compliant and cost-effective outsourced transportation capacity. Own vendor sourcing, onboarding, performance, risk and relationship management across the lifecycle, while improving service and outsourced cost. Vendor Management owns capacity and vendor performance; Procurement owns sourcing governance and contracts, Operations owns dispatch and execution, and Finance validates financial results and savings.

Responsibilities

• Develop the sourcing strategy, market map and capacity forecast.
• Maintain a diversified vendor portfolio aligned with growth and service needs.
• Lead RFQs, commercial evaluations and negotiations with Procurement.
• Benchmark rates and track verified savings and cost avoidance.
• Allocate volumes based on service, cost and risk within delegated authority.
• Lead due diligence, onboarding and operational readiness.
• Maintain vendor master data, documents, rates and approved scope.
• Manage renewals, suspension and exit jointly with Procurement.
• Own vendor scorecards, reviews and performance‑improvement plans.
• Resolve commercial and service disputes and elevate material exceptions.
• Identify and implement new outsourcing opportunities.
• Monitor concentration risk, continuity, insurance and contingency capacity.
• Enforce HSSE, regulatory, security and company‑policy compliance.
• Maintain audit evidence and close governance gaps.
• Lead the Vendor Supervisor and set priorities and review cadence.
• Drive accountability and collaboration across vendors and internal teams.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Business or a related field
• More than 5 years of experience
• Relevant transportation vendor-management or procurement experience
• CIPS, CSCP or CLTD preferred
• Strong transport‑market, tendering and negotiation capability
• Contract, P&L and cost‑management acumen
• Advanced Excel; ERP/TMS and Power BI capability
• Vendor risk, HSSE and compliance discipline
• Analytical problem‑solving and commercial judgment
• Stakeholder, change and team leadership