Source: https://deftridge.com/job/supplier-negotiation-support-hastings-dt-7008420/ Title: Supplier Negotiation Support, hybrid in Hastings | Deftridge Summary: Supplier Negotiation Support for a manager Procurement & Vendor Manager, hybrid in Hastings. £41-£52 an hour, about 8 hours in total. Starts within 7 days. One-off Posted Nov 2 · DT-7008420 # Supplier Negotiation Support · Agency Manager · Procurement & Vendor Manager · Hybrid · Hastings **£41–£52** / hour About £190–£560 in total. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Performance marketing agency for B2B software · 501–1,000 employeesCL-64164 · based in Hastings - **Where** Hybrid · Hastings - **Format** One-off task - **Time needed** about 8 h in total - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Manager · 7-12 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async **483** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This performance marketing agency for B2B software (501–1,000 employees) is looking for a manager Procurement & Vendor Manager for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Negotiation plan and fallback options. The work is too small to justify a hire and too important to leave to chance. It is an agency, so work is organised around client campaigns and approval rounds. The team sits in Hastings. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. ## What you deliver - Negotiate a three-year renewal with a software supplier and achieve a target discount. - One round of edits after the company's review is included - A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope - A 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer ## How the work runs - Day 1: scope confirmed in writing, files shared - Middle of the period: draft shared for early feedback - Last day: final version and handover note **Duration:** 2 to 3 weeks. Accepted when the company contact confirms the deliverable against the written checklist. One round of edits is included. ## Tools Excel Zoom ## Who fits - 7-12 years of hands-on work as a Procurement & Vendor Manager, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Excel and Zoom - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - Comfortable explaining numbers or decisions to a non-specialist reader - Has worked with a distributed team across time zones ## Not included - Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately - Travel or work at a fixed location - Managing other contractors or employees ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in GBP after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Manager Procurement & Vendor Manager - **Experience** 7-12 years in operations & assistance - **Tools** Excel, Zoom - **Offers** 8 hours in total, weekday evenings - **Rate** £46 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, £46 an hour, is **above** the median manager Procurement & Vendor Manager rate in South East (£45). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median £45 This task £46 £32 £64 [All Procurement & Vendor Manager jobs in United Kingdom](https://deftridge.com/jobs/procurement-and-vendor-manager/united-kingdom/) · [Procurement & Vendor Manager rates in South East](https://deftridge.com/rates/procurement-and-vendor-manager/south-east/) · [Operations & Assistance jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/operations-and-assistance/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-64164 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Supplier Negotiation Support · Agency is noted. 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