Procurement & Vendor Manager
Copenhagen - Denmark
Job Summary
Veo is scaling fast and our spend on software and equipment has grown faster than the supporting structure has. Were hiring a Procurement & Vendor Manager to bring that under control. Your first and most important mandate is our software (SaaS) license spend: understanding what we pay for our company needs cutting what we dont use and negotiating the remaining contract terms. Youll also own how we buy office hardware.
This is a hands-on individual contributor role. Youll own procurement end-to-end yourself building the process as much as running it and working closely with teams across IT Finance and the wider business.
Audit and map current software license spend across the company incl. who owns what whats actually used and where were paying for redundant or dormant licenses.
Clean up and rationalize the portfolio: eliminate shelfware consolidate overlapping tools and right-size seat counts.
Build and maintain a renewals calendar so no contract auto-renews without review.
Negotiate renewals and new contracts to reduce cost and improve terms.
Establish lightweight software asset management (SAM) practices and reporting to keep spend visible going forward.
Own purchasing of office hardware incl. laptops peripherals AV and related equipment.
Source vendors negotiate pricing and framework agreements and standardize what we buy where it makes sense.
Lead commercial negotiations on contracts renewals and new vendor deals.
Manage supplier relationships and act as the internal point of contact for procurement.
Partner closely with IT Finance and department heads to align buying with real needs and budget.
A complete accurate picture of current software spend.
Measurable savings from eliminated/renegotiated licenses.
A functioning renewals process that prevents surprise auto-renewals.
Clear repeatable ways of buying software and hardware that scale with the company.
Solid procurement/vendor management experience ideally with a strong focus on SaaS and software licensing.
A track record of finding and delivering cost savings: You know how to read a contract and where the levers are.
A confident commercially sharp negotiator.
Comfortable operating in a fast-moving less-structured environment and building processes from the ground up.
Strong stakeholder skills and able to work across IT Finance and the business and to influence without direct authority.
Experience with software asset management (SAM) tools or spend-management platforms.
Familiarity with a scaling tech / SaaS company environment.
Required Experience:
Manager
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