About The Role

We are actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone.

Role: Vendor Manager - Software & Security

Location: London (SCC operate hybrid working, which comprises of a mix of office and home working)

Contract Type: 6 - 9 Months FTC

Salary Package: £45,000 - £50,000 plus large company benefits, a broad flexible benefits scheme, and 2 paid-for volunteering days a year

Hours: 9.00 am – 5.30 pm Monday – Friday

Interview Process: 2-stage process

Why SCC?

• An inclusive workplace
• Excellent package: solid basic and company benefits
• Hybrid working & core hours in line with role requirements
• Career development and life-long learning opportunities
• Opportunity to join Europe\'s largest privately-owned IT Company

Role purpose

The Vendor Manager at SCC is responsible for managing and optimizing relationships with key software vendors, specifically focusing on Accelerate and Incubate vendors. This role involves building key stakeholder relationships, driving growth, maximizing value, and ensuring alignment with SCC\'s strategic goals

Key responsibilities

• Vendor Relationship Management: Manage relationships with Accelerate and Incubate vendors, serving as the primary point of contact for vendor-related issues and opportunities.
• Go to Market & Revenue Generating Activities: Collaborate on growth plans with Accelerate vendors and identify and nurture opportunities for Incubate vendors.
• Certification and Compliance: Ensure the highest level of certifications and specializations for Accelerate vendors.
• Strategic Initiatives: Drive and support marketplace partnerships and own the services partners ecosystem.
• Financial Management: Secure development funds and resources (GP).
• Proactive Engagement: Engage with vendor partners to develop their business with SCC.
• Distribution Relationship Management: Manage relationships with aligned distribution partners to maximise incentives, manage cost optimisation and drive value across the distributors resources, market intelligence and data.

Skills and experience

• Industry Knowledge: Extensive experience in vendor management within the technology sector.
• Procurement Systems: Familiarity with procurement and vendor management platforms like SAP Ariba

About Us

SCC is Europe\'s largest privately-owned IT business, based out of the new £7m HQ office in Birmingham and we help clients succeed through IT transformation and exceptional customer experiences. We are a business where innovation is greater as we combine unique ideas, people and disciplines. We are a global company that is passionate about IT and where we look to simplify the complex.

We are an equal opportunities employer

SCC is committed to providing equal opportunities and a proactive and inclusive approach to equality and diversity in employment. No applicant or employee will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of a protected characteristic which are defined as sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender reassignment, trade union membership or non-membership, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race and religion or belief.

If you are selected for interview, and need any reasonable adjustments made for your interview, please let the SCC Talent Acquisition team know, at the point of scheduling.