Vendor Manager

**About Worldline**

Worldline is a global payments company, employing 20 000 employees Worldwide, with innovative technology that addresses the challenges of the payment world. We design and operate leading digital payment and transactional solutions that enable sustainable economic growth and reinforce trust and security in our societies.

ANZ provides banking and financial products and services to around 10 million individual and business customers. Employing around 50,000 people worldwide and operating in 33 markets internationally, we are one of the four largest banks in Australia and one of the 25 largest banks in the world by market capitalization. At ANZ, everything we do boils down to ‘why’ - our purpose - to shape a world where people and communities thrive. We’re as focused on seeing our people thrive as well as our customers.

ANZ and Worldline have formed a long term Alliance through a joint venture. This new company will bring added value to merchants while combining ANZ large banking network and established positions with Worldline State-of-the-art payment technology stack and business expertise. The joint venture will be focused on creating an environment where people’s talent and dedication to excellence can thrive, and with access to Worldline’s large range of ambitious and career enhancing development programs. These include formal training, career development programs, learning days, tech forums, mentoring and an Expert Network community

**The opportunity**:
Vendor Manager is responsible for the overall relationship and management of the end to end lifecycle of supplier management for Worldline Australia company entities. This incorporates the engagement, development and negotiation of supplier contracts, onboarding of suppliers, assisting in the relevant due-diligence of supplier engagements, financial management of supplier spend including budget and cost-savings initiatives and reporting, supporting tenders and industry benchmarking of supplier spend, and the management of contract compliance obligations.

**Your responsibilities include**:

- Development and negotiation of supplier contracts working closely with business stakeholders, finance and legal in the development of supplier contracts in accordance with company policies.
- Support the business with supplier onboarding/off-boarding processes that include supplier setup/maintenance, budget and forecasting, and working with business stakeholders and suppliers in the raising and paying of purchase orders and invoices as required. This may include supporting and completing any supplementation governance and business case documentation as part of Worldline’s investment and purchasing policies.
- Be the day to day contact for supplier engagement and ongoing relationship management, working closely with internal stakeholders in the monitoring of supplier contract and service performance obligations. This will include assistance with any resolution of escalations of supplier and Worldline issues to resolution, meeting regularly with suppliers in formal governance settings.
- Develop and work alongside business stakeholders to develop supplier strategies for the portfolio of suppliers that identify opportunities for improved business value and cost-savings in accordance with business strategy and Worldline’s procurement and purchasing policies.
- Identification and reporting of any supplier key risks and controls in the overall supplier goods and services being provided. This may include the participation and facilitation of supplier due-diligence, identification and management of existing and new risks as a result of changes to the environment and supplier landscape and industry trends.
- Management of the key contract obligations and deliverables including governance reporting, service levels management, and compliance obligations outlined in relevant contracts.

**Skills we need**:

- Minimum 5 years’ experience in managing key supplier contracts, ideally in a financial services/payments environment.
- 3 years’ experience in leading strategic initiatives within a supplier management function or related discipline.
- Demonstrated ability in managing multiple supplier portfolios in a fast and dynamic and emerging business environment.
- Commercial acumen in the assessment and management of supplier risks and governance processes.

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