What it's about
- Serve as the primary contact for all investment data vendors and expert networks.
- Source, evaluate, accredit, and onboard suppliers; maintain strong relationships with existing vendors to improve cost, quality, service levels, and delivery performance.
- Negotiate contracts, pricing, payment terms, and service levels to secure best value and protect company interests.
- Coordinate with Legal, Finance, and internal stakeholders in the review, finalization, execution, and filing of contracts to ensure terms are clear, enforceable, and audit-ready.
- Monitor vendor performance against agreed service levels, resolve supplier issues promptly, and implement corrective actions where needed.
- Review, validate, and endorse invoices for assigned vendors by checking contract terms, purchase records, service delivery, and billing accuracy prior to payment processing.
- Provide regular updates to internal stakeholders on sourcing progress, order status, renewals, delivery timelines, and risks or delays.
- Analyze spend and procurement data; prepare reports on savings, vendor performance, contract status, cycle times, and other KPIs to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
- Prepare the annual budget for all vendors in your scope (supported by analysis and business justification) and obtain approvals from budget owners.
- Prepare analysis on usage (including user feedback), review vendor proposals, negotiate with budget owners on cost sharing and recommend final decision on data subscription contracts.
- Conduct market research and supplier benchmarking to identify alternative sources, cost optimization opportunities, and process improvements.
- Ensure all vendor management activities comply with company policies, approval matrices, internal controls, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements
What we expect
The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Finance-related fields and has already gained at least 6-9 years of experience in a procurement position.
For this challenging position, we are looking for a reliable and trustworthy individual with good analytical skills and ability to pay excellent attention to detail, adhere to strict deadlines, can exercise professional judgment, demonstrate a very accurate and organized working style and to be able to deal with pressure.
The ideal candidate is accurate, diligent, and able to work independently, with a strong motivation to learn and succeed. Strong interpersonal, English communication, and MS Office skills are required. Experience in a shared services environment and exposure to accounting systems with a procurement module are essential. Must be amenable to mid-shift work and a 12-month agency contract.
What we offer
- Career opportunity in a global, dynamic and client-oriented environment
- Opportunity to learn the business from some of the world’s leading private market specialists
- Growth-oriented entrepreneurial culture with significant development opportunities
- International working environment
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