Vendor Manager
Radiant · Remote · London ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote role
- AI infrastructure focus
- 5+ years experience
- Vendor governance
- Strategic sourcing
Radiant builds purpose-built AI cloud platforms for high-performance workloads. The Infrastructure Team relies on external capacity from GPU providers, OEMs, and datacenter partners to power its supercomputers.
As Vendor Manager, you will own the supplier lifecycle from onboarding to exit. You will transform a fragmented supplier base into a governed portfolio, ensuring commercial terms align with technical needs and operational reliability.
What you'll do
- Manage end-to-end vendor onboarding using a tiered diligence model
- Triage new supplier requests to prevent delivery bottlenecks
- Maintain a central repository for all infrastructure contracts and terms
- Proactively manage renewals with data-backed recommendations
- Track consumption against commitments to optimize budget usage
- Define and report KPIs such as provisioning lead times and accuracy
- Conduct regular vendor reviews and executive quarterly business reviews
- Handle escalations and enforce service credits for underperformance
- Assess third-party risks across security, financial, and legal domains
- Ensure certifications like SOC 2 and ISO 27001 remain current
- Develop continuity and exit plans for critical single-source dependencies
What you'll need
- BSc in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years in vendor management, IT procurement, or strategic sourcing
- Experience managing infrastructure suppliers like GPU or OEM vendors
- Track record negotiating complex tech contracts including MSAs and SLAs
- Strong understanding of compute commercial mechanics and pricing models
- Technical literacy to discuss GPU, networking, and storage with engineers
- Experience designing vendor governance frameworks and risk assessments
- Excellent communication skills for interfacing with diverse stakeholders
- Ability to build processes in fast-moving, high-complexity environments
Nice to have
- Background in HPC, hyperscale, Telco, or AI infrastructure
- Knowledge of GPU and AI hardware vendor landscapes and roadmaps
- Understanding of datacenter commercial models and power contracts
- Familiarity with CLM tooling and ERP procurement workflows
- Exposure to export controls and hardware supply-chain constraints
- Experience supporting SOC 2 or ISO 27001 audits
- Professional procurement qualification such as CIPS or WorldCC
Stack
- NVIDIA
- SOC 2
- ISO 27001
How you'll work
- Fully remote position
- Global availability