Commercial Contracts Manager (IT)

Senior Commercial IT Services Contracts Manager needed for a Global Technology company's Services and Consulting division. Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate recent experience in services/consulting industry roles and specifically post-award contract management.

This is a PAYE contract role initially until December 2024 with a likelihood to last 18 months in total.

Hybrid role with UK travel expected to be approximately 20 - 30 %

The role:

You will be a key player in the contractual management of multi-million dollar deals and programmes, which will require you to liaise between the various internal business areas and the delivery of IT programme contracts. You will be an integral part of a large programme management team, providing commercial contract insights that contribute to the strategic direction and overall health of the contract and relationship with the company's partners and partner ecosystem.

Skills needed:

• Ability to solve problems in a cross-functional IT services environment
• Extensive experience managing contracts and related documents at a large-scale corporation, law firm, or government entity (IT Services).
• A history working in a complex cross-functional business environment
• Track record of building strong internal business and supplier relationships at all levels.
• Regular interaction with senior stakeholders, internally and externally, within an enterprise scale organisation

Duties:

• Work alongside the Commercial & Contracts Lead to shape the strategic approach to commercial contract management.
• Manage contracts and contractual processes to meet contractual obligations of the customer
• Ensure contract management is compliant with internal processes, and where necessary gain business support for new practices to be implemented.
• Manage suppliers to meet and exceed contractual obligations.
• Support and lead commercial negotiations including work order and contract variation approvals.
• Work with PMO, procurement, legal and finance functions to ensure new suppliers and/or opportunities are smoothly transitioned into the program.
• Participate in pre-sales activities, and then provide contractual oversight in the resulting delivery program.
• Support the Client Delivery Partner and Program Directors by providing them with all necessary contractual obligations and insights to effectively deliver program outcomes.

People Source Consulting Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. People Source specialise in technology recruitment across niche markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Public Sector, Healthcare, Finance and Oil & Gas.