About

• Partner One is a global acquirer and operator of mission-critical software companies. We drive operational excellence, financial discipline, and long-term value creation across our portfolio. Our teams work in fast-moving, high-accountability environments focused on efficiency, compliance, and sustainable growth.
• Role Overview
• The Vendor Management & Cost Optimization Manager is responsible for leading vendor rationalization initiatives across all Partner One companies. This role ensures each portfolio company maintains a lean, efficient vendor ecosystem, eliminates unnecessary spend, and achieves maximum value through contract renegotiation.
• The ideal candidate is persistent, detail-oriented, highly analytical, and unafraid to challenge internal stakeholders. This person will push for justification of all vendors, identify redundancies, negotiate improved terms, and drive meaningful cost savings across the organization.
• Key Responsibilities
• Vendor Governance & Rationalization
• • Review all active vendor lists across every P1 portfolio company.
• • Identify redundant, unused, or unnecessary vendors and drive consolidation.
• • Challenge internal teams to justify vendor usage and enforce accountability.
• • Maintain accurate vendor inventories and spend tracking dashboards.
• Cost Optimization
• • Lead initiatives to reduce spend across software, services, telecom, cloud, and operational vendors.
• • Analyze historical spend and contract terms to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• • Establish KPI targets related to cost reduction, vendor consolidation, and contract improvements.
• Contract Review & Negotiation
• • Review vendor contracts, terms, renewals, and SLAs for risks and inefficiencies.
• • Renegotiate pricing, terms, and contract structures to secure favorable outcomes.
• • Work with Legal and Finance to ensure contracts comply with P1 standards.
• • Proactively manage renewal calendars to avoid auto-renewals and unnecessary commitments.
• Cross-Company Collaboration
• • Work directly with Finance, IT, HR, Operations, and GMs across all portfolio companies.
• • Drive adoption of preferred vendor lists, centralized purchasing, and volume-leveraged pricing.
• • Provide regular updates to leadership on savings achieved and upcoming opportunities.
• Reporting & Analytics
• • Build and maintain dashboards on vendor counts, spend categories, renewal timelines, and savings.
• • Present regular reports to the CFO and executive leadership.
• • Track ROI on renegotiations, cancellations, and vendor consolidations.
• • 4+ years’ experience in procurement, vendor management, finance, or operations.
• • Strong negotiation skills and comfort driving difficult conversations.
• • Highly persistent, assertive personality with strong follow-through.
• • Strong analytical skills; ability to interpret contracts and spend data.
• • Experience in SaaS or multi-entity environments an asset.
• • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and prioritization skills.
• • Comfortable working in a high-velocity, cost-focused environment.