Principal Vendor Management

Job Requisition ID #

26WD97474

Position Overview

Autodesk is seeking a strategic vendor management leader to shape and manage our global infrastructure supplier ecosystem. This role is critical to enabling secure, resilient, scalable, and cost-effective infrastructure services that support Autodesk's business operations and long-term growth.

Reporting to the Manager, Technology Vendor Management, this role will serve as a strategic business partner to key stakeholders and will own a portfolio of suppliers across network, data center, storage, telecom, hardware, and related infrastructure services.

This is an opportunity for a highly experienced vendor management professional to drive supplier strategy, strengthen operational and commercial governance, reduce risk, and deliver measurable business value across critical infrastructure categories.

Location: Vancouver, Canada

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute vendor management strategies aligned with Autodesk's enterprise priorities, with a focus on resilience, service quality, compliance, and cost optimization
• Manage a strategic portfolio of suppliers across network, data center, storage, telecom, and infrastructure-related services
• Lead supplier governance through business reviews, performance evaluations, contract renewals, and executive-level engagement
• Partner cross-functionally with technology, sourcing, legal, finance, security, and business stakeholders on supplier selection, RFx processes, requirements gathering, and commercial evaluations
• Monitor supplier performance against SLAs, KPIs, scorecards, and contractual commitments, and drive issue resolution and continuous improvement
• Identify and mitigate supplier-related risks, including operational, commercial, supply chain, service continuity, and compliance risks
• Deliver commercial value through pricing reviews, benchmarking, contract optimization, and negotiation of favorable business terms
• Build strong internal and external relationships, acting as a trusted advisor to stakeholders and a strategic point of contact for key suppliers
• Contribute to the continued maturity of Autodesk's Vendor Management function by improving governance, processes, reporting, and operating models
• Work closely with the Senior Manager, Technology Vendor Management to strengthen infrastructure supplier governance and improve how suppliers are selected, measured, and managed across the enterprise
• Serve as the primary point of accountability for supplier performance, service delivery, issue management, and stakeholder communication within assigned categories

• 10+ years of progressive experience in vendor or supplier management within technology or infrastructure environments
• Demonstrated experience managing complex supplier portfolios across network, telecom, data center, storage, infrastructure hardware, or related services
• Proven success managing strategic and enterprise-scale suppliers in global environments
• Strong commercial acumen, including experience with contract structures, service agreements, pricing models, renewals, and vendor negotiations
• Experience building and managing supplier governance frameworks, including SLAs, KPIs, scorecards, business reviews, and escalation models
• Strong influencing, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage credibly with senior stakeholders and supplier executives
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive outcomes without direct authority
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.

• Experience managing infrastructure suppliers in a global, highly regulated, or large-scale enterprise environment
• Category expertise in one or more of the following areas: enterprise networking, telecom, colocation/data center services, storage infrastructure, or hardware lifecycle management
• Strong understanding of infrastructure service delivery models, hardware supply chain risks, lead times, and operational dependencies
• Track record of improving vendor management processes and driving transformation within a supplier management function
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, solve complex business problems, and balance strategic priorities with operational execution