6-months Contract
- Vendor Management Office (VMO), IT Budgeting & Vendor Governance

Location:
Airoli, Mumbai, Maharashtra Engagement Type: Fixed-term contract – 6 months only Contract Extension: Not extendable Joining: Immediate joiners only

Experience:
6+ years Industry: Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences About the Opportunity We are looking for an experienced Vendor Management Office (VMO) qualified with strong IT budgeting, financial governance, vendor lifecycle management and reporting capabilities for a leading pharmaceutical client at its Airoli, Mumbai office. This is a strictly 6-month, fixed-term contract assignment with no possibility of extension . We are specifically seeking Mumbai-based professionals who are available to join immediately and are comfortable working in a contractual engagement. Please apply only if you meet the mandatory criteria listed below.

Key Responsibilities
- VMO & Vendor Governance: Support Vendor Management Office operations, vendor governance, performance tracking, compliance monitoring and stakeholder coordination.
- IT Budgeting & Financial Planning: Manage IT budget tracking, expenditure monitoring, budget-versus-actual analysis, financial forecasts, variance analysis and cost optimization.
- Pharma IT Budgeting: Support IT financial planning and budget governance in a pharmaceutical or life sciences environment, including coordination with IT, finance, procurement and business stakeholders.
- Vendor Lifecycle Management: Manage or support vendor onboarding, due diligence, contract documentation, renewals, performance reviews, risk tracking and vendor offboarding.
- Cloud Cost & Financial Governance: Understand cloud consumption, cloud expenditure tracking, cost allocation, budget monitoring and cost optimization.
- CIO Dashboards & MIS: Prepare executive-ready dashboards and reports covering IT budgets, actual spend, forecast, vendor performance, financial variances, risks and savings opportunities.
- Advanced Excel & Reporting: Use Excel for financial analysis, reconciliations, data consolidation,



pivot tables, lookups, reporting automation and management reporting.
- Stakeholder Management: Coordinate with CIO-office stakeholders, IT leaders, finance, procurement, vendors and other relevant teams to support governance and decision-making. Mandatory Requirements Applicants must meet all the following criteria: 1. Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience, with demonstrable experience in VMO, IT financial management, IT budgeting or vendor governance. 2. Practical experience in IT budgeting, expenditure tracking, forecasting and budget-versus-actual reporting. 3. Relevant experience supporting IT budgeting or financial governance for a pharmaceutical or life sciences client. 4. Hands-on vendor lifecycle management and vendor governance experience. 5. Working knowledge of cloud services and cloud cost or expenditure management. 6. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel for financial analysis and management reporting. 7. Experience preparing CIO-level, IT leadership or executive management dashboards. 8. Currently based in Mumbai and able to work from the client's Airoli office. 9. Available to join immediately, with zero notice period . 10. Willing to accept a fixed-term contract of exactly 6 months, with no extension. 11. Comfortable disclosing current and expected annual CTC in INR. Important Engagement Conditions
- This is a contractual engagement, not a permanent employment opportunity.
- The contract is for 6 months only and is non-extendable.
- Immediate joining is mandatory; candidates serving notice periods will not be considered.
- Only Mumbai-based candidates who can commute to the Airoli office should apply.
- Candidates seeking permanent roles, contract extensions or relocation assistance should not apply. Application Instructions Please apply only if you satisfy every mandatory requirement. Your application should clearly demonstrate your experience in VMO, IT budgeting, pharma-sector IT financial management, cloud cost governance, Excel reporting and CIO dashboards. Applications that do not meet the mandatory eligibility criteria will not be considered.

📌 6-Months Contract | Vendor Management Office (Mumbai)
🏢 BDO India
📍 Mumbai