(Senior) Vendor Manager (m/f/d)

(Senior) Vendor Manager (m/f/d)

We are looking for a

(unlimited, full-time) to join our team in Baden-Baden or Verl - flexible working conditions available

Your challenges

• You drive the sourcing of goods and services end-to-end, from market analysis and vendor selection to negotiation and award, while securing the best balance of quality, cost, risk, and long-term value.
• You manage contracts across their full lifecycle, from preparation and signature to renewals, changes and exit, and make sure agreed terms and savings are delivered.
• You build and develop strong, long-term relationships with key vendors, steer their performance and spot risks and opportunities in the market at an early stage.
• You use procurement tools, reports and KPIs to automate routine work, create transparency on spend, vendors and contracts, and prepare well-founded decisions.
• You act as a business partner for business units, advise them on sourcing and vendor topics, and share best practices and knowledge within the team.
• You identify and implement improvements to our procurement processes and tools to make them simpler, faster and scalable across the organization.

Everyone’s story matters. Come shape your story with us at Riverty.

But where does that take you?

To one of our 30 hybrid workspaces - designed for exchanging ideas, learning from others, and shaping the way we work. An international community of over 4,000 people, representing almost 80 nationalities across 11 countries. United by one mission: Combining empathy, advanced technology and data-driven insights to keep people and businesses in flow. With payments made for them. So that they don’t have to worry about it.

And there’s more. We are part of the family-owned Bertelsmann group. Established. Corporate. In a fast-paced industry. We enable flexible payments in various industries, simplifying the financial management of known brands and helping people repay debt to build financial confidence. In short: shaping FinTech.

What you bring to the table

• You have a degree in Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Finance or a comparable qualification.
• You have at least 3 years of relevant professional experience in procurement, with a strong focus on IT and software sourcing, including negotiation, vendor and contract management.
• You bring strong analytical skills and feel comfortable working with KPIs, reports, data and complex requirements.
• You work in a structured and independent way, are a confident communicator with stakeholders and vendors, and understand procurement as a solution-oriented, advisory partner to the business.
• You are fluent in German and English and enjoy working in an international environment.