Description
Our client is looking for an experienced Software Contract Management Consultant
About Software Contract Management
Software Contract Management is a growing team responsible for managing a significant vendor portfolio with a vision to build best-in-class commercial capabilities. The work is a mixture of contract management, spend analysis, advisory services and project support, including negotiation, drafting, dispute resolution, vendor management, market intelligence and vendor governance. There are plenty of opportunities to demonstrate and enhance your skills, build your knowledge, deliver change, optimise value and manage risk across our contract landscape.
Key Responsibilities
- Vendor governance, ensuring contract compliance and benefit realisation
- Driving continuous improvement and innovation
- Driving cost management and value optimisation
- Developing and managing supplier relationships
- Developing and executing commercial strategies
- Consolidating and right-sizing contracts
- Manage integration and separation of contracts as a result of acquisitions, integrations and divestments
- Providing contract subject matter expertise to drive optimal contractual arrangements
- Supplier negotiations individually or in cooperation with the IT sourcing team and IT stakeholders
You will have significant responsibility from the start and be expected to execute and deliver on time and in line with business needs.
The Ideal candidate
You have a minimum of 5 years experience in IT and software contract management with a strong commercial IT background, have widespread experience working with IT software and services vendors in an international company and have, or be working towards, a procurement qualification, such as MCIPS or CCM.
You are passionate about procurement, driven and have a demonstrable track record of successfully driving contract value, through technical excellence, skilled negotiation and effective management.
You are a team player, able to successfully prioritise multiple tasks and meet deadlines. Are open-minded, a good communicator and able to establish relationships across geographical boundaries and cultures. Can work independently having a personal drive and a strategic mind-set. Naturally engages stakeholders and actively manages expectations and you dare to challenge previous beliefs and traditions, persistently driving the business optimisation agenda.
We offer
Our clients is going through times of unprecedented change. As they aspire to secure sustainable growth of their businesses, we need to re-think the way we engage with our customers and partners. Digitisation and IT are taking centre stage in enabling this engagement. Join our client as they re-think what technology can do to drive growth.
Joining our client will enable you to embark on a rewarding journey that includes opportunity for career development, being part of a function driving value to the bottom line of the business along with the multiple benefits of being part of one of the world's largest Transport & Logistics companies.
As an Software Contract Manager, you will gain broad business knowledge of the company's activities globally, as well as understand how the complexity of IT supports the transport and logistics business. You will be exposed to a wide and challenging range of business issues through regular engagement with key stakeholders across all management levels. You will work and communicate across geographical and cultural borders that will enable you to build a strong professional network.
We believe people thrive when they are in charge of their career paths and professional growth. We will provide you with opportunities to broaden your knowledge and strengthen your technical and professional foundation.
We aim to be a world-class professional IT organisation that delivers business value through automation, standardisation and innovation. We believe in empowerment where each of us takes ownership and responsibility for developing and implementing new ways of working.
You will be working either out of our headquarters in Maidenhead, as part of our experienced and passionate team.