Source: https://deftridge.com/job/supplier-negotiation-support-sheffield-dt-1467040/ Title: Supplier Negotiation Support, hybrid, Sheffield | Deftridge Summary: Supplier Negotiation Support for a senior Procurement & Vendor Manager, hybrid in Sheffield. £32-£40 an hour, about 8 hours in total. Starts next week. One-off Posted Nov 3 · DT-1467040 # Supplier Negotiation Support Senior · Procurement & Vendor Manager · Hybrid · Sheffield **£32–£40** / hour About £140–£430 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** Aerospace supplier in space launch · 5,000+ employeesCL-97271 · based in Vancouver - **Where** Hybrid · Sheffield - **Format** One-off task - **Time needed** about 8 h in total - **Start** Starts next week - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async **483** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This aerospace supplier in space launch (5,000+ employees) is looking for a senior Procurement & Vendor Manager for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Negotiation plan and fallback options. A fresh pair of experienced eyes is needed, and the result is a document or file the team can use straight away. It works in aerospace, where change control and documentation are formal. The team sits in Sheffield. 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 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer - A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope ## 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 after the walkthrough. Edits requested within three working days are part of the price. ## Tools Excel Zoom ## Who fits - 5-10 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 - A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late - Comfortable explaining numbers or decisions to a non-specialist reader ## Not included - On-call availability outside the agreed window - Managing other contractors or employees - Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so ## 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** Senior Procurement & Vendor Manager - **Experience** 5-10 years in operations & assistance - **Tools** Excel, Zoom - **Offers** 8 hours in total, weekday evenings - **Rate** £36 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, £36 an hour, is **above** the median senior Procurement & Vendor Manager rate in Yorkshire and The Humber (£35). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median £35 This task £36 £23 £48 [All Procurement & Vendor Manager jobs in United Kingdom](https://deftridge.com/jobs/procurement-and-vendor-manager/united-kingdom/) · [Procurement & Vendor Manager rates in Yorkshire and The Humber](https://deftridge.com/rates/procurement-and-vendor-manager/yorkshire-and-the-humber/) · [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-97271 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 is noted. 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