IT Vendor Management Expert

Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. Our purpose—we bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress—is a call to go beyond, to reinvent future forms of progress and create sustainable shared value for all through the power of science. In a world facing an ever-growing population and quest for resources, we aim to be the driving force triggering the next breakthroughs to enable humanity to advance while protecting the planet we all share.

We bond with customers and partners to address today and tomorrow’s megatrends. As a global leader in Materials, Chemicals and Solutions, Solvay brings advancements in planes, cars, batteries, smart and medical devices, water and air treatment, to solve critical industrial, social and environmental challenges. You can count on our innovative solutions to contribute to safer, cleaner and more sustainable future.

Role Overview

**Position overview**

The Vendor Management team is concentrating on the management of the relationship with the Key suppliers of Solvay Digital Technology (DT), representing 65% of total external IT expenses.

**Partnership Team mission**
DT Vendor Management maximizes value from DT key vendors while establishing, maintaining, and monitoring an effective long-term relationship.
We drive supplier effectiveness by implementing strong governance, identifying megatrends and supporting them.
Develop DT vendor management expertise to enable the organization to reduce risks, drive cost reduction and be the reference within our organization.

**The Vendor Management Leader's main missions are**:
To establish, maintain, monitor and evaluate vendor relationships. To reduce risks, deliver improvements to vendor performance, drive greater levels of innovation and help to deliver competitive advantages to Solvay IT.
Manage and implement the sourcing roadmap.
To Coordinate DT and group corporate stakeholders like DT product / plateform owner, delivery manager, legal, compliance, data privacy, cyber security during the RFP/contract preparation process and the contract life cycle, to make our Partners and contracts compliant with Group Policy
Support carve out project (power of 2) by managing the key supplier strategy (TSA, split of contract ) and action plan associated.

Portfolio: Cloud providers, hosting and software
Portfolio may change according to changes in the organization

**In particular**:
Leverage Vendor Management best practices
Drive Partners innovation and continuous improvement
Manage and improve vendor relationships
Guarantee the vendor performance through establishment of a strong Governance (mirror organization, service review meetings) and Performance management (SLAs in contract, SLAs reported on, effectiveness of improvement plans) with the DT product / plateform owners
Implement the DT sourcing roadmap, and rationalize vendors
Participate in contract terms negotiations (mainly on SLA, compliance, GDPR clauses)
Coordinate Supplier risk management (BCP, DRP, export control )

**Qualifications / Skills**

Master degree (or similar level of formal qualification) in Purchasing, IS Management or IT engineer
A 5+ year experience in the IS outsourcing project (Infrastructure, Move to Cloud ) or in Purchasing in a IT or technical environment
You have as well a supplier / contract management experience either in Purchasing or IS delivery
You are able to interact within a complex environment, and act as a leader to efficiently animate/challenge internal customers and sourcing team
Good negotiation and communication skills.
Project management skills
English and French
Result orientation, initiative, collaboration and autonomy

**You will get**:
Competitive salary
Health insurance
Life insurance
16 weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave
Free language courses (24 languages available)
Additional local benefits

Additional information:
Location(s): Brussels (Belgium) / Paris (France) / Lyon (France) / Carnaxide (Portugal) / Bollate (Italy)

Remote working

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Additional Information

Solvay’s purpose is to bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. We can only fulfill this purpose with a diverse workforce that feels respected and appreciated, and has equal opportunities to work, grow and thrive. Our differences, visible or not, are valued. As Solvay seeks to promote unity and not uniformity, we invite you - regardless of background, age, gender, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity - to consider a future with us.