Job Description

Job Advert Summary

Eduvos is seeking to appoint a

Senior Manager: Vendor and Commercial / SAM

within our IT department, on a permanent basis

Position Type

Full-time

Location :

National ( can report to any of our 12 national campuses)

Purpose of the role

Own vendor strategy, contracts, licensing and commercial optimisation

Minimum Requirements

Honors Degree/Postgraduate Diploma in IT, Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, or a related field SAM/ITAM and contract/procurement certifications FinOps training or certification and have applied it in practice 7 years experience managing IT vendors, contracts and licensing at an enterprise level

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Maintain vendor relationships, contract renewals and SLAs.

Ensure license compliance; prepare for audits and optimise spend.

Run vendor risk/performance reviews and commercial negotiations.

Publish vendor/SAM dashboards and insights for leadership.

Key Skills

SAM tooling, contract management, vendor risk, negotiation, cost optimisation, audit prep.

Primary Tools

Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 CE/F&O, Azure, Power Platform, Fabric/Power BI, GitHub/Azure DevOps, Monday.com, Teams/SharePoint, Purview (role-dependent)

Functional and Behavioural Competencies

Initiative and responsibility Constructive teamwork, relations and networking Influence Analysis and Judgment / Vision and strategy Innovation and change Systematic approach * Business development and bottom-line focus