Supplier Manager
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22 hours ago
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Job Summary
At CDW we make it happen together. Trust connection and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. Its why were coworkers not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where were headed. Were proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW.
Job Summary
The Supplier Manager is responsible for managing and developing CDWs global supplier and distribution partner ecosystem spanning approximately 850m of annual supplier spend across the UK and Rest of World. This role owns relationships with Tier 1 distribution partners and international service delivery suppliers ensuring CDW has the right commercial coverage capability and performance to support its global sales and solutions strategy. The role combines commercial ownership supplier development tendering performance governance and executive-level relationship management including leadership of CDWs 700m annual distribution tender and oversight of the Global Partner Network (GPN). The Supplier Manager acts as CDWs primary interface to strategic suppliers ensuring performance accountability scalability and commercial advantage.
What You Will Do
- Manage approximately 850m of annual supplier spend across Tier 1 distributors and global service partners
- Own and develop 1050 strategically important high-spend suppliers across distribution and global delivery
- Lead the annual 700m distribution tender ensuring best commercial service and capability outcomes
- Identify onboard and qualify international service delivery partners to support global customer requirements
- Drive competitive pricing margin improvement and commercial efficiency across the supplier base
- Lead supplier performance management including KPIs service levels market share and commercial outcomes
- Own supplier governance including due diligence contracts compliance and risk management
- Act as the primary escalation point for supplier performance delivery failures and commercial disputes
- Lead QBRs and strategic business reviews with senior and executive supplier stakeholders
- Align supplier capability and investment with CDWs sales solutions and global delivery strategy
- Work closely with Sales Service Delivery Commercial Legal Compliance and Finance teams to match the right partner to the right opportunity
- Maintain and continuously improve GPN processes systems and reporting to support scalability
- Represent CDW at supplier meetings reviews and industry events
- Act as the single relationship owner for assigned suppliers within CDW
What We Expect of You
- Strong commercial mindset with experience in supplier vendor partner or distributor management
- Proven ability to lead negotiations tenders and commercial governance
- Confidence managing executive-level supplier relationships and QBRs
- Experience owning KPIs reporting and supplier performance management
- Background within IT distribution technology vendors or global services ecosystems (highly advantageous)
- Ability to manage risk contracts and compliance across a multi-supplier multi-country environment
- Strong relationship-building and influencing skills internally and externally
- Comfortable operating in a high-value high-impact commercial environment
- Structured proactive and detail-oriented with the ability to manage complexity and change
- Familiarity with supplier or partner management platforms (e.g. Salesforce Coupa or similar) is beneficial
- Ambitious and capable of owning and growing a strategic supplier portfolio
We make technology work so people can do great things.
CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business government education and healthcare customers in the United States the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together we unite. Together we win. Together we thrive.
CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.
CDW is committed to fostering an equitable transparent and respectful hiring process for all applicants. During our application process CDWs goal is to get to know you as an applicant and understand your experience strengths skills and qualifications. While AI can help you present yourself more clearly and effectively the essence of your application should be authentically yours. To learn more please review CDWs AI Applicant Notice.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Project / Program Management
- Change Management
- Succession Planning
- Procurement
- Program Management
- ISO 9001
- Lean Six Sigma
- Quality Systems
- Quality Management
- Supplier Management
- HACCP
- As9100
About Company
CDW UK is a leading IT company which brings together the right technology & expertise to solve your most complex organisational challenges. Our consulting, cloud & integrated technology solutions, and managed services help you drive & manage innovation.
