Vendor Manager

Il y a 2 jours

Brussel Hoofdstad, Belgique GFMD Women in Media Working Group Temps plein 60 000 € - 85 000 €/an

The Fix is seeking a Vendor Manager to build and manage the vendor ecosystem behind NewsTech, its shared media services platform that gives independent newsrooms access to discounted enterprise-level software, tech consultancy and shared services. The role involves recruiting SaaS and service providers, negotiating discounts and keeping the provider catalog current.

Key responsibilities

  • Source and recruit SaaS/service vendors relevant to media use cases (reader revenue, CMS, editorial analytics, workplace tools, financial management, and more)
  • Vet each vendor against NewsTech's four-part framework: media fit, pricing for scale, geographic coverage, and support quality
  • Negotiate discount terms, commission structure, and contract length
  • Maintain the provider catalog and keep listings accurate
  • Manage ongoing vendor relationships, renewals, and renegotiations
  • Hand off an approved vendor brief (terms, positioning, launch assets) to the
  • Community/Comms manager for onboarding comms, and remain the point of contact for anything commercial afterward

Requirements

  • Experience in vendor/partnership management, business development, or SaaS sales - ideally B2B
  • Comfortable negotiating commercial terms and contracts
  • Organized to manage a growing catalog of vendor relationships and renewal timelines
  • Interest in, or experience with, the media/journalism sector is a plus
  • Familiarity with the CEE region and its media landscape is a plus
  • Fluent English; additional CEE languages a plus