Global Is Department Manager For Vendor & Asset Management
ABB UK
Multiple Locations
Hybrid
Vendor and asset management
Global vendor relationships
Software and hardware asset lifecycle
Lead and manage the Vendor and Asset Management function, ensuring services are defined, prioritized, funded, governed, and perform against agreed business, financial, and service outcomes across the full lifecycle
Job Summary
Lead and manage the Vendor and Asset Management function, ensuring services are defined, prioritized, funded, governed, and perform against agreed business, financial, and service outcomes across the full lifecycle.
Accountable for managing high-value vendor relationships and contracts, overseeing vendor performance reviews, contract negotiations, and maintaining preferred vendor lists.
Oversee software and hardware asset lifecycle management, including license compliance, asset data accuracy, lifecycle data retention, and audit support, while minimizing organizational exposure to license non-compliance and contractual risks.
Matching Summary
Lead and manage the Vendor and Asset Management function, ensuring services are defined, prioritized, funded, governed, and perform against agreed business, financial, and service outcomes across the full lifecycle.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Vendor and Asset Management
global vendor relationships
software and hardware asset lifecycle
license compliance
IT governance frameworks
budget planning and financial control
Nice-to-have
stakeholder engagement
strategic collaboration
organizational transformation
risk management
process optimization
change management
Key Requirements
10+ years IT Asset Management, Vendor Management, Procurement, or senior leadership
Proven success managing complex vendor ecosystems
Highly skilled in vendor management frameworks
Deep knowledge of enterprise IT service management
Highly adept in ITSM frameworks (ITIL 4 preferred)