Vendor Management Specialist

We are looking for a vendor management specialist who thrives and can make an impact in a fast-paced and ever changing environment. You’re a great coordinator, love taking ownership and enjoy improving processes!

Your Opportunity

• You’ll be our first vendor management specialist so there is a lot of room to further scope your role!

• You’ll work on a broad range of topics, such as supplier relations, supplier performance, contract management, supplier on- and off boarding, third party risk management, our third party register, including ownership of the systems we use for these processes. You’ll learn a lot!     

• There is a great opportunity to streamline and automate processes.

• You’ll report directly into our Procurement Lead.

• You’ll be part of a broader Finance team and a company with a great energetic atmosphere and many opportunities to socialize with your colleagues. 

  
  

What you’ll be doing

• Operational Ownership of Supplier Tooling & Procurement processes

• Manage & improve our onboarding/offboarding processes for external suppliers;

• Monitor supplier performance metrics;

• Managing the supplier performance review processes;

• Monitor Contract Lifecycle & Renewals; 

• Streamline and where possible automate our supplier management processes;

• Coordinate projects that relate to supplier management; 

• Promote awareness on best practices for Supplier Management. 

Third Party Risk Management

• Maintain Mollie’s Third Party Register, ensuring ongoing data accuracy and completeness; 

• Implement and maintain a Register of Information (as part of the new EU DORA requirements);

• Coordinate our third party risk management processes and work closely with our Risk and Compliance teams on regulatory requirements around this topic. 

Collaboration with Business Stakeholders

• Supporting the Procurement Team in upcoming renewals and targeting sourcing project timelines;

• Work closely with our planning & analysis team on forecasting at supplier level;

• Work closely with Legal, Compliance & Risk on effective supplier management;

• Create awareness within the company about supplier management responsibilities in a proactive and engaging manner;

• You’ll work with a broad range of stakeholders ranging from junior to senior ones within the company. 

  
  

What you'll bring

• Around 3-5 years of relevant work experience, ideally in vendor management;

• Strong analytical skills;

• Bachelor degree, preferably in a business or finance discipline.

• Strong project management skills;

• Hands on, a do-er and a strong sense of ownership;

• Experience (or affinity) with risk-related topics on supplier management; 

• Eager to learn and proactively picking up new things;

• Embracing change, curious to what lies beyond.