# Competences — ICT vendor relationship manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e8bbc7fd-cfa2-406f-a664-57e5024cfbc5).

## Essential

- **analyse supply chain strategies** (skill/competence)
- **analyse supply chain trends** (skill/competence)
- **contract law** (knowledge)
- **coordinate purchasing activities** (skill/competence)
- **crowdsourcing strategy** (knowledge)
- **electronic communication** (knowledge)
- **ICT market** (knowledge)
- **ICT sales methodologies** (knowledge)
- **identify suppliers** (skill/competence)
- **insourcing strategy** (knowledge)
- **issue purchase orders** (skill/competence)
- **maintain relationship with customers** (skill/competence)
- **maintain relationship with suppliers** (skill/competence)
- **manage budgets** (skill/competence)
- **manage contracts** (skill/competence)
- **outsourcing strategy** (knowledge)
- **prepare purchasing reportings** (skill/competence)
- **supply chain management** (knowledge)
- **track price trends** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- adhere to organisational guidelines (skill/competence)
- assess supplier risks (skill/competence)
- build business relationships (skill/competence)
- business processes (knowledge)
- carry out tendering (skill/competence)
- compare contractors' bids (skill/competence)
- design process (skill/competence)
- forecast workload (skill/competence)
- hardware components suppliers (knowledge)
- manage staff (skill/competence)
- negotiate buying conditions (skill/competence)
- perform procurement processes (skill/competence)
- perform project management (skill/competence)
- software components suppliers (knowledge)