IT Contracts Manager
Posted 4 days ago by Harvey Nash
£550 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Reading, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The IT Contracts Manager role at Harvey Nash involves managing multiple IT supplier contracts for a significant technology programme over a six-month hybrid contract. The position requires strengthening commercial and contract governance while supporting supplier management through formal reviews and performance monitoring. The role also includes managing payment requests, disputes, and facilitating service review meetings with suppliers. Candidates should possess strong commercial acumen and excellent stakeholder management skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage multiple IT supplier contracts for a complex technology programme.
- Strengthen commercial and contract governance.
- Support supplier management, including conducting formal service and contract reviews.
- Monitor performance, milestones, and deliverables.
- Manage requests for payment, disputes, and escalations.
- Chair and facilitate monthly service review meetings with suppliers.
- Act as a central point for capturing and managing feedback from internal stakeholders.
- Review and assure supplier obligations and commitments in line with contractual terms.
- Manage contract variations, changes, and formal change requests.
Key Skills:
- Strong commercial mindset with the ability to balance cost, risk, and delivery.
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Confidence engaging senior internal and external stakeholders.
Salary (Rate): £550 daily
City: Reading
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Harvey Nash are now inviting candidates to apply for the role of IT Contracts Manager, a six month contract hybrid to Reading (fortnightly visits). Inside of IR35/Umbrella only £500 - £550
The Role: This is a £50m+ programme involving the management of multiple IT supplier contracts for a complex technology programme. We require a contract manager to help strengthen commercial and contract governance. The role will support in supplier management, including conducting formal service and contract reviews, monitoring performance, milestones and deliverables.
Other responsibilities:
- Managing requests for payment, disputes, and escalations.
- Chairing and facilitating monthly service review meetings with suppliers.
- Act as a central point for capturing and managing feedback from internal stakeholders, such as Service Delivery Leads.
- Review and assure supplier obligations and commitments in line with contractual terms.
- Scope, outcomes, deliverables, and milestones.
- Manage contract variations, changes, and formal change requests.
We are looking for candidates to have:
- Strong commercial mindset, with the ability to balance cost, risk, and delivery.
- Possess excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging senior internal and external stakeholders.
If your experience matches the above, please apply today with your updated CV.