Senior Supplier Relations Specialist

Job description

Master Works seeks a Senior Supplier Relations Specialist to manage vendor relationships and serve as the primary contact for commercial and operational matters. Oversees procurement activities including RFQs, RFPs, bid evaluations, negotiations, and vendor selection. Develops, reviews, and administers framework agreements, work orders, purchase orders, and contract amendments. Monitors vendor performance against contractual obligations, KPIs, SLAs, timelines, and deliverables. Reviews commercial proposals, pricing structures, and cost breakdowns to ensure competitiveness and value for money. Coordinates with procurement, contracts, finance, legal, and business teams throughout the sourcing and contracting lifecycle. Tracks agreement utilization, budgets, invoices, payments, renewals, and remaining contract values. Identifies contractual, financial, and operational risks and escalates issues proactively. Supports vendor performance reviews and implements corrective action plans as needed. Maintains accurate records of contracts, vendor documents, approvals, and related correspondence. Ensures compliance with internal procurement policies, governance requirements, and applicable regulations.

Requirements

• Proficient in managing vendor relationships
• proficient in procurement processes and framework agreement management
• knowledge of contract administration, work orders, purchase orders
• experience in pricing evaluation and vendor performance management
• 4-5 years experience in vendor management, procurement, contracts or supply chain
• proficient in commercial evaluation and negotiation
• proficient in budget, invoice and payment tracking
• knowledge of risk identification and issue resolution
• proficient in stakeholder management
• proficient in reporting and data analysis
• strong communication and negotiation skills.

Skills