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The manager collaborates with IT, legal, and finance teams to negotiate contracts, mitigate supply chain risks, and maintain strong vendor performance and security standards.\nKey Responsibilities:\nStrategic Sourcing & Vendor Management\nDevelop and execute procurement strategies for cybersecurity tools, services, and infrastructure (e.g., firewalls, endpoint protection, SIEM, threat intelligence, cloud security, and managed security services).\nIdentify, evaluate, and onboard cybersecurity vendors and technology providers.\nNegotiate pricing, licensing, and service level agreements (SLAs) with a focus on value, performance, and security compliance.\nMaintain a vendor risk management framework to assess supplier security posture and regulatory compliance.\nContracting & Compliance\nCollaborate with Legal and Information Security teams to draft and review cybersecurity-related contracts, NDAs, and data protection agreements.\nEnsure all procurements comply with cybersecurity standards 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