Global Vendor Strategy & Partnerships Leader

Jobgether; Turkey; On-site; TRY 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Career progression opportunities

International exposure

Collaborative culture

Pharmacovigilance and regulatory focus

Meaningful work and impact

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Senior Vendor Management leader to shape and govern outsourcing relationships in a regulated life sciences context. You will drive centralized vendor strategy, governance, and cost optimization across diverse business units, coordinating with Legal, Quality, Finance, and Operations to ensure compliance and performance.

In this international role, you will manage the full vendor lifecycle, lead negotiations, advance continuous improvement, and mentor a developing team,

Qualifications

• Significant experience in vendor management, procurement, strategic sourcing, outsourcing, or partnership management within regulated life sciences environments.
• Proven track record of developing and optimizing high-performing vendor networks.
• Strong understanding of pharmacovigilance, regulatory affairs, quality/compliance, and outsourced service delivery models.
• Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements and large-scale vendor contracts.
• Experience designing vendor governance, performance management, SLAs, and risk management programs.
• Strong commercial/financial acumen including cost optimization, budgeting, forecasting, and expenditure analysis.
• Knowledge of the vendor lifecycle from identification to offboarding.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong communication, negotiation, relationship-building, and conflict-resolution abilities.
• Proven ability to lead change and drive continuous improvement in a growing organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the centralized vendor management and outsourcing function with a strategic, global scope.
• Partner with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to align vendor capabilities with business goals while ensuring quality and compliance.
• Develop and implement a centralized vendor strategy across units, focusing on cost efficiency and service delivery.
• Oversee sourcing, qualification, onboarding, performance governance, and offboarding of vendors.
• Maintain oversight of vendor networks and ensure alignment with current and future needs.
• Establish scalable qualification and onboarding processes in collaboration with QA and stakeholders.
• Monitor vendor capacity and performance, driving improvements and risk mitigation.
• Conduct market assessments to identify new suppliers and cost-saving opportunities.
• Lead negotiations and develop pricing strategies that balance value and quality.
• Drive continuous improvements in vendor management processes and enable automation/technology adoption.
• Provide training and mentorship to build team capabilities across vendor management.

Skills

Vendor management

Procurement

Strategic sourcing

Outsourcing

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Cost optimization

Risk management

Continuous improvement

Education

Relevant degree in life sciences or business

Tools

Vendor Management Systems (VMS)

ERP/CRM systems

Job description

Jobgether is seeking a Senior Vendor Management leader to shape and govern outsourcing relationships in a regulated life sciences context. You will drive centralized vendor strategy, governance, and cost optimization across diverse business units, coordinating with Legal, Quality, Finance, and Operations to ensure compliance and performance.

In this international role, you will manage the full vendor lifecycle, lead negotiations, advance continuous improvement, and mentor a developing team,