Senior Contract Manager, Network & Partnerships

Threeuk; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Pension plan

Paid time off

Job summary

VodafoneThree in Newbury is seeking a Contracts Lead (MBNL) to own the contract management plan for large-scale contracts with key suppliers and partners. You will provide clear contractual positions to internal teams and present mitigation plans to support VodafoneThree’s stance.

You will collaborate with Finance, Procurement and Legal to ensure effective management of payments, governance, compliance and risk, while building strong relationships with suppliers to drive opportunities and ensure

Qualifications

• Significant experience in commercial contract, supplier or strategic partner management.
• Ability to interpret complex contracts and provide pragmatic guidance on contractual rights, obligations, risks and opportunities.
• Experience managing contractual governance, supplier performance, contract changes, disputes and commercial risk.
• Excellent communication and relationship-management skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders, suppliers and partners.
• Experience working with Finance, Legal and Procurement teams to support contract delivery and governance.

Responsibilities

• Act as the subject matter expert and primary point of contact for all contractual matters, providing contract interpretation and guidance to operational stakeholders and collaborating with Legal and Procurement to ensure a consistent understanding of contractual rights, obligations and risks.
• Develop, implement and manage governance and assurance processes to monitor, track and report supplier, partner and VodafoneThree compliance with contractual obligations, commitments and performance measures.
• Provide regular reporting and insight to key stakeholders, highlighting contractual compliance, commercial performance, risks, issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead contract change management activities, including the preparation, review and submission of formal contractual communications, notices and change requests in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Provide contractual guidance and commercial insight to Strategy and operational teams, ensuring contractual frameworks support network optimisation objectives and the delivery of the UK's Best Network.
• Manage contractual disputes and escalations, engaging Legal and Procurement colleagues as appropriate to validate contractual positions, manage risk and support the achievement of commercially effective outcomes.
• Own and coordinate all formal contractual communications with suppliers and partners, ensuring consistency, governance compliance and protection of VodafoneThree's contractual position.
• Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, working closely with operational, Finance, Legal and Procurement teams to ensure contractual obligations, milestones and deliverables are clearly understood and achieved.
• Identify, assess and manage contractual and commercial risks, developing and implementing mitigation strategies while supporting the identification and realisation of opportunities within the contractual framework.

Skills

Contract management

Supplier management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Governance & compliance

Job description

VodafoneThree in Newbury is seeking a Contracts Lead (MBNL) to own the contract management plan for large-scale contracts with key suppliers and partners. You will provide clear contractual positions to internal teams and present mitigation plans to support VodafoneThree’s stance.

You will collaborate with Finance, Procurement and Legal to ensure effective management of payments, governance, compliance and risk, while building strong relationships with suppliers to drive opportunities and ensure