Project People
Theale, Berkshire
Contract Manager ( PaaS / IaaS / CaaS ) Permanent Hybrid - Theale office/Home We are partnering with a leading Telecommunications company to recruit an experienced Contract Manager. Role Overview Reporting to the Head of Contract & Commercial Performance, you will lead the execution and lifecycle management of power as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Coverage as a Service (CaaS) contracts. In this pivotal commercial role, you will balance strategic portfolio growth with operational contract delivery, driving customer satisfaction, enforcing service level agreement (SLA), mitigating commercial risk, and optimising revenue generation across the mobile infrastructure portfolio. What You'll Be Doing Develop and implement strategies to optimise contract lifecycle management. Evaluate contract proposals and deliver strategic recommendations aligned with business priorities. Build strong relationships with key decision-makers at potential and existing customer accounts. Provide strategic guidance and facilitate clear communication across senior leadership, internal teams, and customer stakeholders. Manage a portfolio of active PaaS, IaaS, and CaaS contracts throughout their lifecycle, ensuring all deliverable meet agreed timelines and specifications. Proactively monitor performance against SLAs, mitigating risks to ensure operational and regulatory compliance. Oversee all contract amendments, variations, renewals, and dispute resolutions in accordance with policy. Collaborate with internal teams, including Technical Experts, Strategic Account Leads, New Business Managers, Legal, Finance, and Operational teams. Prepare and present reports on contract performance, revenue generation, customer satisfaction, and strategic initiatives. Support regulatory, health & safety, environmental, business continuity, and information security standards. Maintain accurate contract documentation, recordkeeping, and conduct continuous improvement audits. What we are looking for Minimum 3 years of contract management experience within telecommunications, technology, or digital infrastructure sector. Experience managing complex commercial contracts through their full lifecycle with enterprise or public sector customers. Direct experience and familiarity with PaaS, IaaS, or CaaS contracts. Degree in Business, Commercial Management, Law, Engineering, Finance, or equivalent practical experience. Professional certification in contract or commercial management (e.g., WCC, CIPS, CCCM, or NEC qualifications) is a bonus Exceptional communication, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills. Strong organisation and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and work independently in a fast-paced environment. If this role is of interest to you and you would like to find out more, please do apply with an up-to-date version of your CV. Project People is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Contract Manager ( PaaS / IaaS / CaaS ) Permanent Hybrid - Theale office/Home We are partnering with a leading Telecommunications company to recruit an experienced Contract Manager. Role Overview Reporting to the Head of Contract & Commercial Performance, you will lead the execution and lifecycle management of power as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Coverage as a Service (CaaS) contracts. In this pivotal commercial role, you will balance strategic portfolio growth with operational contract delivery, driving customer satisfaction, enforcing service level agreement (SLA), mitigating commercial risk, and optimising revenue generation across the mobile infrastructure portfolio. What You'll Be Doing Develop and implement strategies to optimise contract lifecycle management. Evaluate contract proposals and deliver strategic recommendations aligned with business priorities. Build strong relationships with key decision-makers at potential and existing customer accounts. Provide strategic guidance and facilitate clear communication across senior leadership, internal teams, and customer stakeholders. Manage a portfolio of active PaaS, IaaS, and CaaS contracts throughout their lifecycle, ensuring all deliverable meet agreed timelines and specifications. Proactively monitor performance against SLAs, mitigating risks to ensure operational and regulatory compliance. Oversee all contract amendments, variations, renewals, and dispute resolutions in accordance with policy. Collaborate with internal teams, including Technical Experts, Strategic Account Leads, New Business Managers, Legal, Finance, and Operational teams. Prepare and present reports on contract performance, revenue generation, customer satisfaction, and strategic initiatives. Support regulatory, health & safety, environmental, business continuity, and information security standards. Maintain accurate contract documentation, recordkeeping, and conduct continuous improvement audits. What we are looking for Minimum 3 years of contract management experience within telecommunications, technology, or digital infrastructure sector. Experience managing complex commercial contracts through their full lifecycle with enterprise or public sector customers. Direct experience and familiarity with PaaS, IaaS, or CaaS contracts. Degree in Business, Commercial Management, Law, Engineering, Finance, or equivalent practical experience. Professional certification in contract or commercial management (e.g., WCC, CIPS, CCCM, or NEC qualifications) is a bonus Exceptional communication, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills. Strong organisation and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and work independently in a fast-paced environment. If this role is of interest to you and you would like to find out more, please do apply with an up-to-date version of your CV. Project People is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Project People
Theale, Berkshire
Supplier Contracts Manager Permanent Theale/Home - some travel to other locations We're looking for an experienced Supplier Contracts Manager to take ownership of key strategic supplier relationships within Operations. This is a hands-on role focused on supplier performance, contract governance and commercial management, ensuring suppliers deliver against their contractual commitments, KPIs and service levels while achieving the right balance between operational delivery, cost and long-term value. What you'll be doing Own key strategic supplier relationships, acting as the primary point of contact. Lead supplier governance forums, performance reviews and escalations. Monitor KPIs, SLAs and contractual obligations, driving corrective and continuous improvement actions. Review and challenge supplier forecasts, valuations, invoices and commercial claims. Manage contractual issues, disputes, variations and renewals. Ensure appropriate commercial controls, cost management and budget governance are in place. Identify opportunities to improve value, efficiency and supplier performance. Work closely with Operations, Finance, Commercial and Procurement teams. Provide clear reporting and commercial insight to senior stakeholders. Ensure suppliers meet contractual, regulatory and health & safety requirements. What we're looking for You'll have proven experience in supplier management, contract management and commercial governance, ideally within a complex operational environment. You'll bring: Strong experience managing strategic supplier relationships and performance against contracts/KPIs. Proven ability to challenge supplier costs, invoices, valuations and claims. Strong commercial and financial acumen, including cost control and budget management. Excellent negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills. Experience managing contractual disputes and resolving performance issues. Strong analytical skills and confidence working with Excel and supplier performance/financial data. A proactive approach to identifying cost savings, efficiencies and continuous improvement. If you're commercially astute, confident managing strategic suppliers and enjoy holding partners accountable while building strong long-term relationships, we'd love to hear from you. Project People is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Supplier Contracts Manager Permanent Theale/Home - some travel to other locations We're looking for an experienced Supplier Contracts Manager to take ownership of key strategic supplier relationships within Operations. This is a hands-on role focused on supplier performance, contract governance and commercial management, ensuring suppliers deliver against their contractual commitments, KPIs and service levels while achieving the right balance between operational delivery, cost and long-term value. What you'll be doing Own key strategic supplier relationships, acting as the primary point of contact. Lead supplier governance forums, performance reviews and escalations. Monitor KPIs, SLAs and contractual obligations, driving corrective and continuous improvement actions. Review and challenge supplier forecasts, valuations, invoices and commercial claims. Manage contractual issues, disputes, variations and renewals. Ensure appropriate commercial controls, cost management and budget governance are in place. Identify opportunities to improve value, efficiency and supplier performance. Work closely with Operations, Finance, Commercial and Procurement teams. Provide clear reporting and commercial insight to senior stakeholders. Ensure suppliers meet contractual, regulatory and health & safety requirements. What we're looking for You'll have proven experience in supplier management, contract management and commercial governance, ideally within a complex operational environment. You'll bring: Strong experience managing strategic supplier relationships and performance against contracts/KPIs. Proven ability to challenge supplier costs, invoices, valuations and claims. Strong commercial and financial acumen, including cost control and budget management. Excellent negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills. Experience managing contractual disputes and resolving performance issues. Strong analytical skills and confidence working with Excel and supplier performance/financial data. A proactive approach to identifying cost savings, efficiencies and continuous improvement. If you're commercially astute, confident managing strategic suppliers and enjoy holding partners accountable while building strong long-term relationships, we'd love to hear from you. Project People is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
