Contract Manager

Computacenter; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is seeking a Contract Manager to oversee in-life management of key accounts, ensuring service requirements, SLAs, charges and other contract parameters are managed to mitigate risk and protect profitability. You will interpret contracts, assure project contracting, and act as a trusted adviser to sales and operations teams.

You will handle disputes and negotiations to drive positive outcomes for Computacenter, requiring problem solving, contract knowledge, and familiarity with IT

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing large and complex contracts.
• Strong drafting capability for contractual documentation.
• Ability to assess and manage complex risks and issues.
• Excellent communication across senior management levels.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain contract documentation and calendars.
• Manage obligations and change control in line with contracts.
• Escalate to legal advisers as needed and liaise with sales/ops teams.
• Negotiate contract terms and provide commercial solutions in-life.
• Act as trusted adviser to ensure contractual obligations are met.

Skills

Contract management

Drafting

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Dispute resolution

Security clearance

Job description

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Contract Manager

Location: GBR - CC Reading, GBR - CC Blackfr. CC, GBR - CC Cardiff, GBR - CC Hatfield Adm, GBR - CC MiltonKeynes | Job-ID: 218319 | Contract type: Standard | Business Unit: Legal

Life on the team

Placed within our contract management team (as part of our group legal and compliance function), a Contract Manager will be responsible for the in-life contract management of one or more key accounts for Computacenter; ensuring any change to service requirements, service levels, charges, and other contractual parameters are managed effectively to mitigate risk, and to maintain / grow account profitability.

Working as a Contract Manager you will be involved in matters of contract interpretation, assurance of project contracting and will be seen as a trusted advisor, working in collaboration with the Service & Account Management functions.

In this capacity a Contract Manager will become heavily involved in managing and handling disputes and negotiations, with the intent of ensuring a positive outcome for Computacenter.
You will need to bring problem solving skills, knowledge of contracts and the ability to draft and review contractual terms, knowledge of IT services and proven relevant experience in previous roles to succeed in this role.

Contract Managers are a key conduit for the Service and Account Management teams into the legal function and are therefore also client facing, and there will be a requirement for travel as a result (which is client dependent).

What you’ll do

• Create and maintain relevant contractual and commercial control documentation (e.g. Contract Calendar; Change Control Log, W@R Register etc); with the assistance of the assigned Legal Adviser as appropriate
• Obligations Management: tracking of key customer and supplier obligations required to be fulfilled
• Ensure Charging, Relief and Change Control and other key contract and commercial mechanisms are operated in accordance with the contract and the Change Policy
• Draft Complex CCNs and other ancillary contract documentation such as updated conformed contracts and Financial Models as required by the terms of the Contract
• Act as the principle contact for sales and operational teams on contract issues and single point of contact for escalation to legal advisers
• Act as a trusted adviser to sales and operational teams to assist in delivering contractual obligations and to assist in identifying commercial and contractual solutions to in life issues
• Interface with Customers and internal departments to understand Contract Change / and additional service requirements and negotiate certain contract terms
• Liaise with and escalation to relevant Group area for policy queries and act as a subject matter expert in managing the contract in accordance with appropriate Company Policies e.g. Commercial Policy
• Implementation of best practice regarding Deal Risk: i.e. pro-active monitoring of key risks identified at bid stage and ensuring risks are identified, tracked and reviewed on a regular basis by the Account Team
• Provide accurate feedback with assigned Legal Adviser to pre-sales functions regarding deviation from modelled solutions and issues in contract operation

What you’ll need

• Proven experience managing large and complex contracts
• Good standard of drafting capability
• Ability to work within senior teams and advise and escape as appropriate
• Ability to understand and manage complex risks and issues
• Good communication skills and ability to operate across different levels of management and senior management
• Understanding of managed service commercials including P&L, Balance Sheet and associated internal finance systems
• Excellent Project Management and planning skills on major contract negotiation
• Experience of dispute resolution
• “Can do” attitude to problem solving within team dynamic
• Work closely and collaboratively with the assigned legal adviser.
• Ability to be security cleared

About us

We are a leading independent technology and services provider, trusted by large corporate and public sector organisations. We are a responsible business that believes in winning together for our people and our planet. We help our customers to source, transform and manage their technology infrastructure to deliver digital transformation, enabling people and their business.

We’re a place where you can belong

With over 21,000 people across 22 countries, we are proud of our inclusive culture - where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and truly belong.

You’ll see this reflected in our recruitment process too. We aim to provide fair access to opportunities and an inclusive, barrier‑free experience. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values, and bring the skills and experience we need.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme. If you opt in and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you’ll be guaranteed an interview, and we’re happy to support any reasonable adjustments. Please let us know when you apply.

If you share our values and want to make a meaningful impact in a supportive, forward-thinking environment - we’d love to hear from you!