Vendor and Commercial Manager

Pepco is building a new Technology Hub in Porto – a key investment supporting our digital transformation and the growth of our retail operations across Europe. Our goal is to create a modern, scalable, and innovative technology organisation that will power Pepco’s future.

About the Role

We are now recruiting a Vendor & Commercial Manager – a strategic role responsible for shaping how Pepco manages IT budgets, supplier partnerships, and commercial agreements. This is a
- impact position at the core of our new IT organisation, helping us ensure that technology investments are efficient,
- governed, and aligned with business goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage IT financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
• Track and report IT spending, including software licenses, subscriptions, cloud consumption, and hardware assets.
• Lead cost optimisation initiatives across IT services, software, cloud, and infrastructure.
• Work closely with Finance, Procurement, and Legal to ensure transparent financial governance and alignment with business strategy.
• Oversee supplier contracts, renewals, and commercial negotiations to secure favourable terms and cost efficiencies.
• Ensure commercial agreements with key vendors are compliant,
  - governed, and legally sound.
• Develop and maintain vendor management and financial risk frameworks to reduce organisational and
  - related risks.
• Manage strategic relationships with key technology vendors from a financial and commercial perspective.
• Provide regular financial insights and reporting to IT and business leadership to support
  - making.
• Ensure procurement processes, spend, and supplier governance meet compliance and business requirements.

Education Requirements

• Degree in Finance, Business, IT, or related field.
• Qualification in procurement, financial management, or contract law (desirable)
• Training in IT financial planning, forecasting, or asset management.
• Knowledge of IT procurement and vendor management best practices.
• Familiarity with cloud cost optimisation and software asset management.

Experience Requirements

• 8+ years in IT finance, procurement, or vendor management.
• Experience in financial planning, cost control, and reporting.
• Strong background in contract negotiation and supplier governance.
• Experience working with IT leadership on budget management.
• Knowledge of IT asset tracking and cost optimisation strategies.

Required Knowledge, Technical, Professional and Soft Skills

• Strong financial acumen and commercial awareness.
• Excellent negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Ability to align financial strategy with IT and business objectives.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to shape the foundations of Pepco’s new Technology Hub in Porto
• Work in a
  - growing, international retail organisation
• Build and lead a team driving true business transformation
• Hybrid model – 2 to 3 days per week onsite at the Tech Hub in Porto

If you’re excited about building something new and making real impact across a large European retail group – we’d love to meet you.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Information Technology and Product Management

Industries

Retail, Digital Accessibility Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting