Your new company We are supporting a well-established public sector organisation in Bristol to recruit an experienced Contracts Manager on a 14-month fixed term contract. You'll sit across, Procurement, Commercial and Finance teams to deliver strong commercial outcomes and ensure value-for-money across a range of IT contracts. Your new role

As the Contracts Manager, you will take ownership of a broad portfolio of around 200 IT-related contracts, with varying levels of involvement based on risk and strategic importance.

Key responsibilities:

* Manage the full contract life cycle, ensuring robust governance, service performance, supplier management, and value for money across major agreements. * Work closely with technical teams in IT Services and key partners across procurement and finance to lead on negotiations and retenders of high value contracts. * Advising stakeholders, and shaping the commercial direction of some of the organisation's most significant supplier relationships. * Drafting KPIs and reviewing management information to guiding colleagues on contractual terms and overseeing variations. * Enabling effective, compliant, and commercially advantageous outcomes.

What you'll need to succeed

* Proven experience managing all phases of the contract life cycle, ideally within a complex, multi-supplier environment * Strong negotiation s...