Remote Senior Vendor Management Lead

TFS HealthScience; Lunds kommun; Remote; SEK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Growth opportunities

Job summary

TFS HealthScience in Sweden is seeking a Manager, Vendor Management to lead governance, oversight and performance across a vendor portfolio in a global CRO. This remote role allows home-based work in multiple countries and requires 6+ years of vendor management experience, strong analytics, and stakeholder influence to deliver quality, value and compliance.

You will drive onboarding, renewals, risk management and cost optimisation while supporting enterprise Vendor Management goals and

Qualifications

• Requires 6+ years in Vendor Management, Procurement, Operations, Quality or related functions in CRO, pharma or biotech environment.
• 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

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

TFS HealthScience in Sweden is seeking a Manager, Vendor Management to lead governance, oversight and performance across a vendor portfolio in a global CRO. This remote role allows home-based work in multiple countries and requires 6+ years of vendor management experience, strong analytics, and stakeholder influence to deliver quality, value and compliance.

You will drive onboarding, renewals, risk management and cost optimisation while supporting enterprise Vendor Management goals and