Vendor Governance Manager

Green Light are seeking a talented Vendor Governance Manager to join our Client Delivery Team in Sydney.

As an experienced Vendor Governance Manager, you will be highly adaptable and be happy to “roll your sleeves up and get stuck in!”. We are looking for someone with strong commercial acumen, a positive attitude with the ability to work with different level stakeholders and manage conflict resolution.

Responsible for establishing and maintaining a robust governance framework to manage third-party vendors, ensuring compliance with internal policies, contractual obligations, regulatory requirements and cost optimization. This role is critical in mitigating vendor-related risks and enhancing performance, transparency, and accountability across the vendor lifecycle.

This role is Hybrid, 2 days in the office.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage the enterprise vendor governance framework, policies, and procedures.
• Lead vendor onboarding, offboarding, transition planning and due diligence processes in collaboration with sourcing, legal, and business units.
• Monitor, evaluate and manage vendor performance against contractual service levels (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Conduct regular vendor reviews and risk assessments, including operational, financial, and reputational risks.
• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of experience in vendor management, governance, or procurement.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Ability to work with and analyse large sets of data efficiently & effectively
• Strong understanding of third-party risk management frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with vendor management systems and governance tools.
• Understanding or experience with auto-electrical installations/GPS tracking
• A strong desire to learn and upskill
• Certification in risk, procurement, or compliance (e.g., CTPRP, CRVPM, CPSM, CISM)
• 12 Months Contract, likely to extend, Sydney Based. Hybrid 2 days per week in the office.

Green light is one of Australia’s most successful and fastest growing IT Services businesses. We offer a wide range of IT Services in Security, Infrastructure and Systems Integration to a diverse customer base throughout Australian, New Zealand, SE Asia and Europe.

Apply online to be considered for this role or contact Tegan Lisyak on [email protected] for a confidential discussion.