Vendor Manager
Job Fit Check
Base Career helps you apply smarter for this job.
Key skills for this role
About the Role
Square Yards Dubai seeks an experienced Vendor Manager to oversee vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and ensure cost-effective procurement. Requires 1+ year of vendor management or procurement experience, strong negotiation skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard new vendors and suppliers
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing vendors
- Negotiate pricing, contracts, service level agreements (SLAs), and terms of service
- Monitor vendor performance against agreed KPIs and SLAs
- Resolve supplier related issues, disputes, and escalations
- Conduct regular vendor reviews and performance assessments
- Collaborate with internal departments to understand procurement requirements
- Analyze market trends and supplier capabilities to identify cost saving opportunities
- Ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and contractual obligations
- Manage vendor risk assessments and business continuity planning
- Prepare reports on vendor performance, spending, and procurement activities
Requirements
- Min 1 year of experience as a vendor manager, procurement, sourcing, or supply chain operations
- Prepare, review, and validate BOQs and BOMs to support sourcing, procurement planning, budgeting, and vendor evaluation processes
- Coordinate with engineering, project, and operations teams to ensure accuracy of material specifications and quantity requirements
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills
- Excellent communication and relationship building abilities
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with procurement or ERP systems is preferred
Full Job Posting
Job Summary
- We are seeking an experienced Vendor Manager to oversee vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, monitor supplier performance, and ensure cost effective procurement of products and services. The ideal candidate will have strong negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard new vendors and suppliers.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing vendors.
- Negotiate pricing, contracts, service level agreements (SLAs), and terms of service.
- Monitor vendor performance against agreed KPIs and SLAs.
- Resolve supplier related issues, disputes, and escalations.
- Conduct regular vendor reviews and performance assessments.
- Collaborate with internal departments to understand procurement requirements.
- Analyze market trends and supplier capabilities to identify cost saving opportunities.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and contractual obligations.
- Manage vendor risk assessments and business continuity planning.
- Prepare reports on vendor performance, spending, and procurement activities.
Required Qualifications
- Min 1 year of experience as a vendor manager, procurement, sourcing, or supply chain operations.
- Prepare, review, and validate BOQs and BOMs to support sourcing, procurement planning, budgeting, and vendor evaluation processes.
- Coordinate with engineering, project, and operations teams to ensure accuracy of material specifications and quantity requirements.
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
- Excellent communication and relationship building abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience with procurement or ERP systems is preferred.
Preferred Skills
- Strategic sourcing and supplier management.
- Data analysis and reporting.
- Risk management and compliance knowledge.
- Project management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple vendors and priorities simultaneously.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Cost savings achieved through negotiations.
- Vendor performance and SLA compliance.
- Supplier quality metrics.
- On time delivery rates.
- Contract compliance.
- Vendor risk mitigation effectiveness.
Pay
- AED4,500.00 AED7,000.00 per month
Work Location
- In person
Apply for this job in 1 click
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
More jobs at Square Yards Dubai
Category Manager
Dubai, UAE
Square Yards Dubai seeks a Category & Merchandising Manager to build a competitive product ecosystem for interior fit-out. The role involves brand sourcing, stock availability, margin growth, and merchandising. Requires
Legal Counsel
Dubai, UAE
Square Yards Dubai is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to manage contentious matters including customer claims, vendor disputes, and labour disputes in the UAE. The role requires 5+ years of UAE legal experience with
Relationship Manager
Dubai, UAE
Square Yards Dubai seeks a dynamic Relationship Manager to build client relationships, generate sales opportunities, and manage property portfolios in the UAE real estate market. The ideal candidate has 1-3 years of UAE
Portfolio Manager
Dubai, UAE
Square Yards Dubai seeks an experienced Portfolio Manager to manage and grow a portfolio of properties and clients in the UAE real estate sector. The role requires strong market knowledge, analytical capabilities, and cl
Property Consultant/Senior Property Consultant
Dubai, UAE
Square Yards Dubai is looking for a dynamic Property Consultant to assist clients in buying, selling, and renting properties in the UAE. The role requires 1-4 years of real estate sales experience in the UAE, strong comm
Sales Team Lead
Dubai, UAE
Hi everyone We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Sales Team Lead to oversee and manage a team of real estate sales professionals. The ideal candidate will be responsible for driving sales performance, mentoring th
Regional Head - Sales
Dubai, UAE
We are looking for high-impact Sales Leaders to take ownership of entire business units with full P&L responsibility. We are hiring multiple Business Heads – Sales who can build, lead, and scale revenue engines across ma
Category Manager
Dubai, UAE
Legal Counsel
Dubai, UAE
Relationship Manager
Dubai, UAE
Portfolio Manager
Dubai, UAE
Property Consultant/Senior Property Consultant
Dubai, UAE
Sales Team Lead
Dubai, UAE
Regional Head - Sales
Dubai, UAE