Contracts Lead (MBNL)
HybridNewbury, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Develop and own the contract management plan to oversee the in-life cycle of large-scale contracts with key suppliers and partners. Provide contractual clarity to internal stakeholders, highlight risks to the Partnership Lead, and present mitigation plans. Collaborate with Operational teams on network design and build deliverables, liaise with Finance for payments and credits, and act as the primary point of contact for all contractual matters. Proactively track supplier compliance, manage contract changes, and resolve disputes using legal resources. Define and develop strategies to mitigate contract risk while ensuring milestones and scope are adhered to. Report conformance and key issues to stakeholders and guide the Strategy team on implications for the optimising grid.
Required Qualifications
- Experience of translating complex contracts into an operationalised contract management plan in Telecommunication sector
- Good understanding of Contract Risk and management strategies to reduce risk
- Strong commercial and partner management experience, and demonstratable evidence of creating value
- Relationship management of suppliers or partners
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts in a way that is easy to understand and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the organisation
- Strong analytical skills – able to solve complex problems and make effective decisions
- Subject Matter Expert and primary point of contact for all contractual matters under the contractual frameworks
- Proactive implementation and management of effective processes to track, monitor and report Supplier or Partner and VodafoneThree compliance with all contractual obligations
- Provide reporting to all key stakeholders where appropriate, outlining conformance with contractual requirements and key risk and issues
- Management of all contractual disputes, utilising legal resource to provide advice and support
- Ownership of all contractual communication with supplier or partner
- Management of and proactive engagement with key stakeholders, both internal and external to ensure contractual obligations, relevant milestones and scope are understood and adhered to
- Managing contract risk and the definition and development of mitigation strategies
- Background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks
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