Contracts and Commercial Lead

As a Contract and Commercial Manager within the IT space at Mace, you will play a crucial role in establishing and continuously improving strong commercial governance and practices across IT. Your responsibilities will include: - Managing IT contracts to ensure obligations are known, documented, managed, and reported across IT suppliers. - Being accountable for commercial strategies for key IT suppliers, including benchmarking and opportunity review. - Maintaining guidelines and standards for IT contracts, including security standards and compliance with data protection regulations. - Negotiating new and existing IT contracts, including key commercial terms. - Managing risks and issues across IT contracts. - Developing and implementing a supplier management framework, including supplier scorecards and improvement plans. - Driving continuous improvements in processes through the application of best practices and lessons learned. - Contributing to strategy development, developing plans, overseeing delivery, and managing the area. - Leading a team to achieve success and key performance indicators, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. To be successful in this role, you will need: - A Bachelor's degree in civil. - Experience in the relevant field. Mace is an inclusive employer and encourages applications from a diverse range of candidates, regardless of whether you meet all the criteria listed. Your application could still make you the best candidate for this role or another within the organization.,