4373- Vendor Management Officer- Separation Project

Overview

In this interim role, you will govern third-party vendors within a Separation Programme for a global FMCG client, ensuring contracts, performance, and transitions align with milestones. You will collaborate across procurement, legal, finance, and risk to maintain order, documentation, and risk controls. You’ll coordinate governance activities, track issues, and support the move to a future standalone operating model. The role centers on clear ownership, escalation, and timely follow-through.

Pay / Benefits

• free parking at Kingston carpark
• Staff Shop with discounted UL products
• on-site gym (subscription)
• canteen facilities
• shower facilities
• remote working with occasional office visits

Responsibilities

• Support the vendor governance framework for the Separation Programme.
• Coordinate governance forums, service reviews and performance discussions.
• Monitor contract-based performance against SLAs and KPIs.
• Track issues, risks, actions to closure; develop remediation plans.
• Prepare updates for governance forums on performance and risks.
• Coordinate vendor activities with separation milestones and future-state plans.
• Support onboarding, transition, migration, knowledge transfer, stabilisation and offboarding.
• Maintain integrated view of vendor dependencies and critical dates.
• Assist TSA exit planning, readiness tracking and knowledge transfer.
• Escalate delays and risks affecting separation timelines or business continuity.
• Maintain inventory of vendor contracts and amendments; ensure compliance.
• Support contract changes due to separation (novation, scope changes, etc.).
• Coordinate commercial issues with Procurement, Legal and Finance; support spend tracking.
• Support third-party risk assessments, due diligence and ongoing monitoring.
• Maintain vendor risk registers, mitigation plans and compliance docs.
• Track risks related to service continuity, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Escalate material risks and compliance concerns; ensure governance adherence.
• Act as central point for vendor queries and cross-functional resolution.
• Support standardisation, automation, and continuous improvement in vendor management.

Key requirements

• Strong vendor governance, third-party management and contract oversight (3+ years).
• Excellent organisation and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret performance, commercial and risk data.
• Effective stakeholder management across functions and seniority levels.
• Clear written and verbal communication; concise management reporting.
• Proactive, delivery-focused with ability to handle issues, risks and ambiguity.
• Experience in vendor management, supplier governance and performance, outsourcing or service management.
• Experience supporting contract lifecycle activities.
• Experience in business separation programmes is desirable.

• organisation
• attention to detail
• stakeholder management
• SoWs, SLAs, KPIs, change control
• Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint
• vendor risk assessments and due diligence

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