Contracts Manager

Tria Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Contracts Manager/Commercial Manager for a 6-9 month contract in the United Kingdom. This role involves managing the full life cycle of contracts, particularly with technology outsourcing suppliers. The ideal candidate will have extensive contract management experience, particularly with supplier novations and transitions. Stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills are essential. The position can be based in London or Sheffield, requiring some travel.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in contract management, preferably in technology outsourcing.
• Experience with supplier novation and transitions.
• Ability to manage stakeholder relationships at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Full life cycle contract management with major technology services suppliers.
• Author and manage contract schedules and service level agreements.
• Track issues across agreed services and manage supplier novations.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Supplier management

Stakeholder engagement

Problem-solving

Tools

Proficiency in contract management software

Job description

Contracts Manager/Commercial Manager

Contract: 6-9 months
Day Rate: TBC, inside IR35
Location: Sheffield or London (some travel to Sheffield will be required if based in London)
Onsite Requirement: 2 days per week

Are you an experienced Commercial Manager/Contracts Manager with extensive experience of large-scale technology outsourcing agreements? Do you have experience leading contract novations and ideally supplier transitions? If so, please apply now for this new contract opportunity.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an enterprise scale organisation at a time of major transformation and modernisation. There are two roles available, which can be based in either London or Sheffield. Time will be required in Sheffield initially to get up to speed.

The Commercial Manager/Contracts Manager will be working closely with outsourced technology providers to negotiate and agree commercial terms, author and agree contract schedules, track issues and risks and manage licensing agreements.

It is essential that the Commercial Manager/Contracts Manager has experience of managing supplier novation contracts.

The Commercial Manager/Contracts Manager will have worked in large-scale, complex supplier landscapes, working with large outsourced providers of technology services. You'll be hands‑on in terms of negotiating, agreeing and drafting contract schedules.

You will either have had experience on managing supplier contracts for digital services including licensing agreements or ideally have experience of managing application development and support (AD&M) contracts.

Stakeholder engagement and relationship management will be key. You'll interface at all levels internally and externally and must have a pro‑active, problem‑solving approach.

Key Responsibilities and required experience:

• Full life cycle contract management with major technology services suppliers
• Author contract schedules, service schedules, and SLA frameworks-ensuring contractual structures are robust, enforceable and fit for purpose
• Tracking issues across agreed services
• Managing supplier novations and transitions
• Analyse extensive, disparate data sources to build a clear view of current contracts, incident volumes, categories and contract scope
• Conduct deep‑dive reviews of supplier contracts, identifying obligations, performance gaps, and optimisation opportunities
• Engage effectively with senior internal and external stakeholders across technical, commercial and operational teams
• Operate successfully in a changing organisation, building trust, leaning into challenges and taking ownership of problem areas.

This is an exceptional opportunity and we'd love to hear from you if it's of interest. For further information, please apply online.

Commercial Manager, Contracts Manager, SLA, contract novation, supplier management, vendor management, ADM, Application development management, software licensing, supplier transition