.Job Title: Vendor Manager - Airport ITSummary: Amadeus Airport and Airline Operations (AAO) provides our Airport customers with innovative cloud-based technology and hardware, pioneering operational efficiencies for the benefit of airport authorities, airlines, and ultimately a better passenger experience. The Vendor Manager will be responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies across multiple categories, managing and improving the existing supplier performance across our product portfolio, and seeking new suppliers. This role has a particular focus on Partnerships within Purchasing. You will identify, develop, and manage strategic partnerships that support strategic business deliverables.You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to create and manage partnerships that align with AAO goals. Your duties include negotiating agreements, managing relationships, and ensuring partnership activities deliver results. In this role, you will actively seek new partnership opportunities but importantly, nurture existing ones. The Vendor Manager will have a comprehensive understanding of the industry and use it to recommend best practices, ensure improvements, and influence the strategic direction of the department. You will support the implementation of the procurement strategy.Key Responsibilities:Work with the Airline Operations partnership team to create a streamlined Partnership Governance program in AAO, and jointly implement the AAO Partnership strategy as defined by Product Management and Strategy.Develop and implement effective partnership strategies.Maintain successful relationships with key partners.Monitor and report on partnership performance.Negotiate agreements and contracts.Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align partnerships with business goals.Ensure that the program remains aligned to the Partner Governance Board direction.Manage communication plan defined in the governance structure.Responsible for guiding procurement bidding processes, vendor selection, and contract negotiations across different departments.Coordinate with all stakeholders pre and post-award vendor selection functions for procurement involving contracts for supplies, equipment, services, and projects.Identify savings and cost avoidance opportunities such as volume and vendor consolidation opportunities, and best-in-class purchasing/contracting practices.Active participation to ensure that cooperative negotiation with suppliers takes place, and information and best practices are openly shared.Provide support to stakeholders' needs in terms of reporting on vendor performance, spend analysis, and contract information.Provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) to relevant solicitors on contract and sourcing activities to support internal departments and meet targets.Develop key vendor/partner relationships to ensure Amadeus benefits from competitive pricing and cooperative relations from reputable suppliers and supplier networks
