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Overview
ICT vendor relationship managers maintain business relationships between an organisation, its ICT suppliers and internal stakeholders, with attention to contracts, purchasing processes and supply-chain communication.
In job descriptions, look for supplier selection, outsourcing strategy, contract management, purchase orders, budget follow-up, tendering, supplier risk and communication between ICT teams and vendors.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
The work often sits between ICT operations, procurement and supplier account management. It can involve running tender steps, keeping supplier discussions aligned with internal processes, tracking purchase orders and turning service needs into contract follow-up.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes contract law, ICT market knowledge, supply-chain management, outsourcing and insourcing choices, budget handling and supplier risk assessment. Strong roles combine negotiation with practical reporting on price trends, workload and vendor performance.
Salary context
Pay is usually shaped by supplier portfolio size, budget authority, contract complexity and whether the role can negotiate buying conditions or only administer existing agreements.
Career paths
Career movement can lead toward ICT procurement, vendor management, service delivery management, project management or broader ICT operations leadership with larger contract and supplier authority.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names the supplier categories, contract scope, tender responsibilities, reporting tools and decision authority. This separates strategic vendor management from routine purchasing administration.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include ICT product manager, ICT environmental manager and ICT operations manager.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
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The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Managers, All Other
11-9199.00
O*NET occupation is broader
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The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
63Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Information and communications technology service managers (1330)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e8bbc7fd-cfa2-406f-a664-57e5024cfbc5 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 1330.8 |
| ISCO group | 1330 |
| Concept type | Occupation |