Vendor Manager
Job Title: Vendor Manager
Department: Sales and Marketing
Location: Flexible
Salary: Competitive
Closing Date: Wednesday 27th May 2026
We believe that our strength is not just in our steel but the diversity of our workforce. Our people make the difference.
We’re looking for a Vendor Manager to join our Substrate Procurement team and play a key role in managing supplier relationships that keep our UK operations running smoothly.
What you will do
As Vendor Manager, you’ll be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with key suppliers of steel substrate. You’ll ensure that our procurement service is cost effective, reliable and adds real value to our business units across the UK.
Your work will involve:
Leading supplier engagement, tenders and negotiations.
Managing and reviewing contracts, purchase orders and service level agreements.
Monitoring supplier performance and driving improvements.
Conducting supplier visits and reporting on outcomes.
Working closely with stakeholders across Supply Chain, Technical, Legal, Finance and Commercial teams.
Using market intelligence to shape sourcing strategies and secure supply.
What you will need
We’re looking for someone with proven experience in supplier or vendor management, ideally within a complex or technical industry. You’ll bring:
Excellent negotiation, influencing and relationship management skills.
Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage at senior levels.
Organisational and project management ability to handle multiple priorities.
A degree-level qualification (or equivalent experience) – professional membership is desirable.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building long-term, strategic supplier partnerships and has the confidence to represent Tata Steel externally.
For a full job description or if you’d like an informal discussion, please contact: [email protected]
What we can offer you
Tata Steel UK offers their employees significant benefits packages. For this role, you will benefit from:
A market competitive salary
35 days holidays per annum
Annual Pay Review
Bonus Scheme – subject to business performance
Ongoing Tata Steel training, which has built a reputation as one of the best within the industry
Private Healthcare Scheme (Individual cover)
One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)
We also have an extensive list of lifestyle benefits including free onsite parking at all of our sites, an employee assistance programme as well as Employee discount scheme for companies including Vodafone, Jaguar Land Rover and also various local services.
Why us?
Tata Steel is one of the world’s top 10 steel producers. The combined group has an annual aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 33 million tonnes with approximately 80,000 employees across four continents. We’re part of the Tata Group, one of the largest, most diverse conglomerates in the world with businesses in the UK including Tata Steel, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea.
Sustainability is at the very heart of what we do and we are dedicated to managing our operations responsibly and to continuously improving our performance. Innovating for tomorrow, making a positive impact today.
Tata Steel in the UK is committed to our ambition of reducing energy consumption and to becoming a carbon neutral steelmaker by 2045, to find out more about our journey click here Stoves cooking less carbon – YouTube
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Department: Sales and Marketing
Location: Flexible
Salary: Competitive
Closing Date: Wednesday 27th May 2026
We believe that our strength is not just in our steel but the diversity of our workforce. Our people make the difference.
We’re looking for a Vendor Manager to join our Substrate Procurement team and play a key role in managing supplier relationships that keep our UK operations running smoothly.
What you will do
As Vendor Manager, you’ll be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with key suppliers of steel substrate. You’ll ensure that our procurement service is cost effective, reliable and adds real value to our business units across the UK.
Your work will involve:
Leading supplier engagement, tenders and negotiations.
Managing and reviewing contracts, purchase orders and service level agreements.
Monitoring supplier performance and driving improvements.
Conducting supplier visits and reporting on outcomes.
Working closely with stakeholders across Supply Chain, Technical, Legal, Finance and Commercial teams.
Using market intelligence to shape sourcing strategies and secure supply.
What you will need
We’re looking for someone with proven experience in supplier or vendor management, ideally within a complex or technical industry. You’ll bring:
Excellent negotiation, influencing and relationship management skills.
Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage at senior levels.
Organisational and project management ability to handle multiple priorities.
A degree-level qualification (or equivalent experience) – professional membership is desirable.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building long-term, strategic supplier partnerships and has the confidence to represent Tata Steel externally.
For a full job description or if you’d like an informal discussion, please contact: [email protected]
What we can offer you
Tata Steel UK offers their employees significant benefits packages. For this role, you will benefit from:
A market competitive salary
35 days holidays per annum
Annual Pay Review
Bonus Scheme – subject to business performance
Ongoing Tata Steel training, which has built a reputation as one of the best within the industry
Private Healthcare Scheme (Individual cover)
One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)
We also have an extensive list of lifestyle benefits including free onsite parking at all of our sites, an employee assistance programme as well as Employee discount scheme for companies including Vodafone, Jaguar Land Rover and also various local services.
Why us?
Tata Steel is one of the world’s top 10 steel producers. The combined group has an annual aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 33 million tonnes with approximately 80,000 employees across four continents. We’re part of the Tata Group, one of the largest, most diverse conglomerates in the world with businesses in the UK including Tata Steel, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea.
Sustainability is at the very heart of what we do and we are dedicated to managing our operations responsibly and to continuously improving our performance. Innovating for tomorrow, making a positive impact today.
Tata Steel in the UK is committed to our ambition of reducing energy consumption and to becoming a carbon neutral steelmaker by 2045, to find out more about our journey click here Stoves cooking less carbon – YouTube
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