Freelance Vendor Management Lead

Freelance Vendor Management Lead - 14562-1

📍 Location: Amsterdam (2 days per week onsite)

📅 Contract Length: 6 Months

⏰ Hours: 40 hours per week

💶 Rate: €94 per hour + VAT (paid on top)

About the Role

We are seeking a highly organised and commercially minded Freelance Vendor Management Lead to join a global organisation in Amsterdam. This is a hands-on individual contributor role focused on creating greater visibility, financial control, and governance across a large vendor landscape.

You'll work closely with Procurement, FP&A, Accounts Payable, contract owners, and vendor stakeholders, bringing together financial and contractual data to help leadership make informed decisions on vendor spend, contract renewals, and optimisation opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

Vendor Operations & Administration

• Manage and track Purchase Orders (POs), Goods Receipts (GRs), and invoices
• Resolve invoice and PO discrepancies
• Support end-to-end vendor administration processes
• Act as the key point of coordination between Procurement, Finance, AP, and vendors

Financial Control & Budget Management

• Monitor vendor spend, budgets, and burn rates
• Work closely with FP&A on monthly financial reporting and forecasting
• Identify budget variances and spending risks
• Improve visibility of financial commitments across vendors

Contract Governance

• Maintain oversight of contracts, Statements of Work (SOWs), and amendments
• Track renewal and expiration dates
• Proactively engage contract owners ahead of key renewal milestones
• Ensure contractual commitments are effectively managed and reported

Reporting, Dashboards & Strategic Insights

• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting frameworks
• Analyse vendor performance, spend, and contractual data
• Identify cost-saving and optimisation opportunities
• Use AI-enhanced analytics and reporting tools to generate actionable insights
• Present recommendations to senior stakeholders to support strategic decision-making

Required Experience

• Proven experience in Vendor Management, Procurement Operations, Finance Operations, or Contract Management
• Strong hands-on experience with PO tracking, invoice management, and PO matching
• Experience managing budgets, burn rates, and financial reporting
• Solid contract governance and renewal management experience
• Advanced Excel reporting and dashboard creation skills
• Experience working within SAP environments
• Exposure to Ivalua or similar procurement platforms
• Comfortable using AI tools to analyse and interpret business data
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Able to work independently and take ownership of deliverables

What's Important?

This is not a people-management role. The hiring manager is looking for someone who is prepared to be hands-on, own the process end-to-end, and bring together information from multiple stakeholders to improve visibility, governance, and decision-making across the vendor portfolio.

If you have a strong blend of vendor operations, financial control, contract governance, and data-driven reporting experience, we'd love to hear from you.

Izvor: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4479401073/

Nivo: senior