Contracts Manager

NTT Limited; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior Vendor Relations Specialist. This role involves managing vendor contracts and ensuring services are delivered according to SLA. Ideal candidates will have strong negotiation skills and the ability to manage stakeholder relationships. The position is hybrid and requires a proactive approach to vendor management.

Qualifications

• Ability to establish strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to deal tactfully with vendors, suppliers, and contractors.
• Advanced knowledge of accounting, finance, marketing, and logistics.
• Ability to work in high-pressure environments.
• Ability to manage urgent and complex tasks simultaneously.
• Advanced business acumen and commercial skills.
• Strong initiative, self-driven with commitment to succeed.
• Displays excellent persuasion and influencing ability.
• Detailed, meticulous and highly organized.
• Proactive in approach with excellent facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Respond to new business needs and define requirements for vendor contracts.
• Negotiate service level agreements with vendors.
• Analyze vendor performance against contracts and provide feedback.
• Work with the team to process contract renewals.
• Ensure continuous delivery of services according to SLA.
• Monitor and analyze trends in spending and inventory control.
• Develop and enforce supplier guidelines and service level agreements.

Job description

Continue to make an impact with a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. At NTT DATA, we are renowned for our technical excellence, leading innovations, and making a difference for our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can continue to grow, belong, and thrive.

Your career here is about believing in yourself and seizing new opportunities and challenges. It’s about expanding your skills and expertise in your current role and preparing yourself for future advancements. That’s why we encourage you to take every opportunity to further your career within our great global team.

Your day at NTT DATA
The Senior Vendor Relations Specialist is an advanced subject matter expert, responsible for client satisfaction by ensuring that services are delivered according to agreed service level agreements (SLA) and other contractual performance requirements.

This role has the required advanced ability to manage coordinated delivery of service and manage compliance to agreed performance standards.

Key responsibilities:

• Respond to new or changed business needs and/or services and determine and define the requirement for new or updating existing vendor contracts.
• Negotiate service level agreements with vendors that meet business requirements.
• Agrees and signs the required contract with the vendor, ensuring conformance to strategy and process.
• Analyse vendor performance against contract and provide feedback to relevant stakeholders on performance delivery.
• Work with commercial and contract management team to process contract renewals, managing schedule of contract termination dates to meet renewal or termination process requirements.
• Agree points of interaction and escalation with the client and vendor, ensuring the continuous delivery of the service according to the SLA.
• Ensure that the scope of services offered by the vendor is delivered against and that the quality of service delivered is managed appropriately.
• Determines the impact of service improvements identified in relation to the vendor and documents and ensures the appropriate actions are implemented by the vendor.
• Obtain vendor programme requirements and provide information to business on the gaps and requirements to close these in order to maintain the chosen level of vendor accreditation.
• Monitor and analyse trends in company spending and inventory control in order to make recommendations for the future, and to identify areas for possible savings.
• Develop, establish, implement, and enforce supplier and outsourcer guidelines, obligations, and service level agreements to the organisation.
• Maintain a catalogue of preferred suppliers/vendors and develop performance metrics for each category of vendor.
• Performs any other related task as required.

To thrive in this role, you need to have:

• Ability to establish strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to deal tactfully with vendors, suppliers, and contractors who provide a broad spectrum of products and services.
• Advanced knowledge of accounting, finance, marketing, and logistics.
• Ability to work in high-pressure environments.
• Ability to manage urgent and complex tasks simultaneously.
• Advanced business acumen and commercial skills.
• Passionate, strong initiative, self-driven with commitment to succeed.
• Displays excellent persuasion and influencing ability.
• Detailed, meticulous and highly organized.
• Proactive in approach with excellent facilitation skills.

Academic qualifications and certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, marketing, business administration, or a related field.
• ITIL certification is preferable.

Required experience:

• Advanced demonstrated contract / supplier management experience preferably in a multi-national environment.
• Advanced stakeholder engagement experience.
• Advanced demonstrated understanding of the contract lifecycle management.
• Advanced experience managing expectations when balancing alternatives against business and financial constraints.

Workplace type:

Hybrid Working

Continue to make an impact with a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. At NTT DATA, we are renowned for our technical excellence, leading innovations, and making a difference for our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can continue to grow, belong, and thrive.

Your career here is about believing in yourself and seizing new opportunities and challenges. It’s about expanding your skills and expertise in your current role and preparing yourself for future advancements. That’s why we encourage you to take every opportunity to further your career within our great global team.

Your day at NTT DATA
The Senior Vendor Relations Specialist is an advanced subject matter expert, responsible for client satisfaction by ensuring that services are delivered according to agreed service level agreements (SLA) and other contractual performance requirements.

This role has the required advanced ability to manage coordinated delivery of service and manage compliance to agreed performance standards.

Key responsibilities:

• Respond to new or changed business needs and/or services and determine and define the requirement for new or updating existing vendor contracts.
• Negotiate service level agreements with vendors that meet business requirements.
• Agrees and signs the required contract with the vendor, ensuring conformance to strategy and process.
• Analyse vendor performance against contract and provide feedback to relevant stakeholders on performance delivery.
• Work with commercial and contract management team to process contract renewals, managing schedule of contract termination dates to meet renewal or termination process requirements.
• Agree points of interaction and escalation with the client and vendor, ensuring the continuous delivery of the service according to the SLA.
• Ensure that the scope of services offered by the vendor is delivered against and that the quality of service delivered is managed appropriately.
• Determines the impact of service improvements identified in relation to the vendor and documents and ensures the appropriate actions are implemented by the vendor.
• Obtain vendor programme requirements and provide information to business on the gaps and requirements to close these in order to maintain the chosen level of vendor accreditation.
• Monitor and analyse trends in company spending and inventory control in order to make recommendations for the future, and to identify areas for possible savings.
• Develop, establish, implement, and enforce supplier and outsourcer guidelines, obligations, and service level agreements to the organisation.
• Maintain a catalogue of preferred suppliers/vendors and develop performance metrics for each category of vendor.
• Performs any other related task as required.

To thrive in this role, you need to have:

• Ability to establish strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to deal tactfully with vendors, suppliers, and contractors who provide a broad spectrum of products and services.
• Advanced knowledge of accounting, finance, marketing, and logistics.
• Ability to work in high-pressure environments.
• Ability to manage urgent and complex tasks simultaneously.
• Advanced business acumen and commercial skills.
• Passionate, strong initiative, self-driven with commitment to succeed.
• Displays excellent persuasion and influencing ability.
• Detailed, meticulous and highly organized.
• Proactive in approach with excellent facilitation skills.

Academic qualifications and certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, marketing, business administration, or a related field.
• ITIL certification is preferable.

Required experience:

• Advanced demonstrated contract / supplier management experience preferably in a multi-national environment.
• Advanced stakeholder engagement experience.
• Advanced demonstrated understanding of the contract lifecycle management.
• Advanced experience managing expectations when balancing alternatives against business and financial constraints.

Workplace type:

Hybrid Working

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It’s about growing your skills and expertise in your current role and preparing yourself for the future. That’s why we encourage you to take every opportunity to grow your career within our great global team.