Vendor Manager (12 month Fixed Term Contract)

Company Description

Depop is a peer-to-peer circular fashion marketplace where anyone can buy sell and discover secondhand fashion. Our mission is simple: to make fashion circular by making secondhand as exciting and rewarding as buying new.

Founded in 2011 Depops diverse community has helped move resale into the mainstream where buying secondhand is no longer an alternative but how people of different ages now engage with fashion. Today more than 56 million registered users come to Depop to find great value express their own personal style and give clothes a longer life. We believe that everything you want already exists and our role is to help people discover it.

Powered by a team of over 500 people our company is headquartered in London with offices in New 2021 Depop became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Etsy - the global marketplace for unique and creative goods - and continues to operate as a standalone company. For more information visit

We aim to create an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome no matter who they are or where theyre from. Just as our platform connects people globally we believe our workplace should reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We thrive on the power of different perspectives and experiences knowing they drive innovation and bring us closer to our users.

Were proud to be an equal opportunity employer providing employment opportunities without regard to age ethnicity religion or belief gender identity sex sexual orientation disability pregnancy or maternity marriage and civil partnership or any other protected status. Were continuously evolving our recruitment processes to ensure fairness and are open to accommodating any needs you might have.

AI Disclosure: We use AI tools (Google Gemini) to help our team source and review applications for roles with a high volume of applications. These tools assist our recruiters in identifying great talent but do not replace human decision-making. At Depop every hiring decision is made by a human.

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Were looking for a Vendor Manager to join Depop on a 12 month fixed-term contract and support the day-to-day management of our external suppliers and related financial operations.

This is a great opportunity for someone early in their career who is interested in vendor management finance procurement or business operations and wants to develop their skills in a fast-paced cross-functional environment.

Working as part of the vendor management team youll help keep vendor processes running smoothly across areas such as supplier coordination purchase orders invoice tracking contract administration and compliance support. Youll collaborate with teams across Finance Legal IT Engineering Product Marketing Insights and CX to help ensure Depops supplier operations are organised efficient and well managed.

This role sits within the COO Org and reports directly to the Lead Vendor Manager

• Support the day-to-day coordination of vendors and third-party suppliers used across Depop

• Help maintain accurate records of vendor contracts key dates and commercial documentation

• Raise purchase orders and support invoice processing in partnership with Finance

• Track spend and budgets across Product & Engineering helping to flag discrepancies or issues

• Assist with resolving vendor invoice or procurement-related queries with relevant internal teams

• Maintain and update supplier trackers contract calendars and outsourcing records

• Support vendor due diligence and compliance processes including gathering documentation and following up on approvals

• Help coordinate contractor and outsourcer onboarding and offboarding with Talent People and IT Support

• Work with stakeholders across the business to keep supplier-related activity moving and ensure clear visibility of status actions and timelines

• Escalate risks blockers or gaps to the Senior Vendor Manager where appropriate

• Youre organised detail-oriented and comfortable managing multiple tasks at once

• Youre confident working with numbers and data and have a good level of spreadsheet literacy

• Youre a clear and thoughtful communicator who enjoys working with different teams

• Youre proactive reliable and happy to take ownership of your day-to-day responsibilities

• Youre comfortable learning new systems and processes in a fast-moving environment

• You approach work collaboratively and enjoy building positive working relationships

• Youre curious adaptable and motivated to grow your skills and career

• Some experience in an operations finance procurement vendor management or administrative support role

• Exposure to purchase orders invoice processes contract administration or supplier coordination

• Experience working in a fast-paced tech marketplace retail or scale-up environment

• Familiarity with compliance due diligence or supplier governance processes

Additional Information

Health Mental Wellbeing

• PMI and cash plan healthcare access with Bupa

• Subsidised counselling and coaching with Self Space

• Cycle to Work scheme with options from Evans or the Green Commute Initiative

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 confidential support

• Mental Health First Aiders across the business for support and signposting

Work/Life Balance:

• 25 days annual leave with option to carry over up to 5 days

• 1 company-wide day off per quarter

• Flexible Working: MyMode hybrid-working model with Flex Office Based and Remote options *role dependant

• All offices are dog-friendly

• Ability to work abroad for 4 weeks per year in UK tax treaty countries

Family Life:

• 18 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time regular employees

• IVF leave shared parental leave and paid emergency parent/carer leave

Learn Grow:

• Development discussions to support continuous learning and professional growth.

• Upskilling our employees with company wide training workshops materials and resources

Your Future:

• Life Insurance (financial compensation of 3x your salary)

• Pension matching up to 6% of full base salary with Aviva