Contract Manager

Position Objective:
This role sits within the Contract Management team and is expected to work with a wide range of stakeholders and business units to review, implement, and negotiate third-party vendor contracts for IT services being provided to Company.
The Contract Manager will be heavily involved in IT contracts, with a specific focus on software licensing and SaaS subscriptions.
Key Objectives for the role include:
1.Driving contractual and commercial outcomes for Company
2.Ensuring contracts meet Company’s high standards
3.Identifying and minimising risk within Company’s IT contracts
4.Seeking to maximise flexibility within Company’s IT contracts
5.Ensuring the correct allocation of risk between Company and third-party vendors.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Follow the Group Technology IT Contract Management Guidelines (where applicable), the Contract Management Contracting Playbook, and other Company’s Policies, Standards, or process that may be applicable.

Key responsibilities include:

Implementing new IT contracts, orders, and statements of work between Company shared services entities and third-party vendors.
Renewing existing IT contracts, orders, and statements of work between Company shared services entities and third-party vendors.
Driving contractual and commercial outcomes with third-party vendors, which may include achieving cost savings and cost avoidance, while enhancing the maturity of our IT contract clauses.
Ensuring IT contracts meet Company’s high standards, as defined by the Contract Management Contracting Playbook and similar existing contracts and clauses.
Identifying and minimising risks within Company’s IT contracts, including reducing onerous third-party vendor clause obligations upon Company.
Seeking to maximise flexibility within Company’s IT contracts, ensuring that Company secures the right to use technology broadly with limited licensing restrictions.
Ensuring the correct allocation of risk between Company and third-party vendors.
Communicating with vendors as part of the negotiation and contracting process.
Collaborating with various stakeholders involved with projects.
Collaborating with various technical IT stakeholders that are involved with preparing operational, services, and general IT content for inclusion in contracts, orders, and statements of work.
Managing communications with key stakeholders and business units.
Leading and participating in conversations between shared services entities and business units.
Advising stakeholders on contract status, questions, and clause interpretations.
Supporting the maintenance of an accurate agreement repository with all documents and emails stored for future reference.
Engaging with other Contract Management team members and functional stakeholders as required (e.g., Legal, Finance, Risk, Tax).
Coordinating and participating in both internal and external meetings.
Leveraging internal Contract Management team tools and repositories to drive outcomes.

Minimum Job Requirements :
Education –
University graduate in a relevant discipline

Experience –
Minimum 8-10+ years of relevant working experience.
Experience in vendor, contract management, or procurement functions.
Experience with contracts and master agreements.
Experience with negotiations.
Experience with statement of work drafting and quote/order reviews.

Skills –
Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work in dynamic environment
Detail oriented
Project delivery focus with ability to engage with cross functional teams