IT Contract & Vendor Manager

IT House is integrating a professional into its team to reinforce, in an international context, the management of technology contracts and vendors for a reference client.

Responsibilities

• Manage the lifecycle of large-scale IT contracts or portfolios, at an international level, anticipating renewals and preparing RFP processes
• Monitor and report financial execution, controlling actual consumption, approved value, and cost containment actions, contributing to the budgeting process
• Design, create, and maintain vendor reporting tools and dashboards to monitor performance and spend
• Coordinate the preparation and execution of Vendor Committees, focusing on performance and spend, and conduct root-cause analyses of performance issues
• Ensure contractual governance and relationship management, guaranteeing results aligned with corporate objectives, in complex contexts of system implementation and change management
• Support contract stakeholders in optimization and value extraction, promoting interaction with different vendor areas (Business Partners, Platforms, Procurement, Legal, Compliance)
• Manage the invoicing and payment process, including the issuance of purchase orders and the application of penalties when applicable, ensuring the correct configuration of support tools
• Implement improvements and automation in contract management processes

Profile

• Experience in IT contract and vendor management, ideally in an international context
• Solid knowledge in budgetary and financial management of contracts
• Analytical capacity and experience in creating reporting tools and dashboards
• Good communication and relationship skills with multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Critical thinking, autonomy, and problem-solving orientation
• Good level of English, written and spoken

We Offer

• Integration into a dynamic team and challenging international projects
• Remuneration compatible with demonstrated experience
• Opportunities for continuous professional development

Applications to the email catarina.afonso@ithouse.pt with the reference X98Y566R.