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Autodesk is seeking a Principal Supplier Manager in Bengaluru, India, to oversee technology supplier management, focusing on building strategic partnerships and ensuring compliance and cost efficiency. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in technology vendor management and strong influencing skills, particularly at the executive level.
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Job Summary
This role serves as a trusted business partner and owns a diverse portfolio of technology suppliers across cloud, SaaS/PaaS, infrastructure, security, professional services, and emerging AI technologies.
Responsibilities include developing and executing vendor management strategies, leading executive-level business reviews, and partnering cross-functionally on RFx processes.
The position requires building and evolving strategic, mutually beneficial vendor partnerships that deliver measurable business value and enable Autodesk to innovate faster.
Matching Summary
Match Score: 75
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Autodesk is seeking a Principal Supplier Manager in Bengaluru, India, to oversee technology supplier management, focusing on building strategic partnerships and ensuring compliance and cost efficiency. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in technology vendor management and strong influencing skills, particularly at the executive level.
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Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Technology supplier landscape management
End-to-end vendor management expertise
Strategic vendor partnerships
Risk, compliance, and financial governance
Cross-functional initiative leadership
Nice-to-have
AI literacy and curiosity
Transformational change in vendor management
Adaptability, resilience, and creativity
Key Requirements
5+ years of progressive experience in technology vendor management
Proven success managing enterprise-scale professional services vendors
Strong negotiation, influencing, and presentation skills
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives