Senior Supplier Management Consultant

For an international project, we are looking for a Senior Supplier Management Consultant who will support the development of a global network of training service providers. This is a role for someone who feels comfortable at the intersection of supplier management, project coordination, procurement processes, and working with data. You will be responsible for searching for and evaluating suppliers, supporting their onboarding, working with commercial terms, and ensuring the quality and organization of the entire supplier database.

Engagement terms:

Location: 100% remote Start: ASAP (we accept candidates with a max 1-month notice period) Rate (determined individually): 120 - 145 PLN net / h Engagement: B2B (outsourcing via 1dea), full-time, long-term

Daily tasks

• searching for and analyzing potential learning service providers in various markets,
• evaluating suppliers in terms of their competencies, reach, experience, cooperation model, and service delivery capabilities,
• building and updating the global supplier database,
• coordinating the onboarding process, including documentation, compliance, procurement, risk, independence, and information security,
• collaborating with procurement, contracting, risk, bid, and delivery teams,
• supporting negotiations of rates, pricing, and cooperation terms,
• ensuring the up-to-date nature of rate cards, supplier data, statuses, and information used in the catalog,
• preparing reports and materials for governance purposes,
• monitoring cooperation with suppliers, service quality, SLA, feedback, and potential risks,
• identifying ways to improve processes related to supplier management.

Requirements

experience in supplier/vendor management, procurement, managed services, learning operations, project coordination, or a similar area, experience in coordinating multiple topics, suppliers, and deadlines simultaneously, very good analytical skills and the ability to compare offers/information and draw recommendations, experience working with databases, trackers, documentation, and reporting, good knowledge of commercial processes: pricing, rate cards, contracting, purchase orders, service levels, knowledge of supplier onboarding processes, due diligence, compliance, procurement, independence, and information security, very good communication and organizational skills, fluency in cooperating with suppliers and teams from different countries, good knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams,

Must have: MS Excel, Management