Senior Commercial Contract Manager

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you’ll do

You’ll be responsible for contract and commercial management of some of our largest technology agreements, supporting teams across our Technology domains who consume these services.

• Driving application of consistent governance and control frameworks associated with vendor, contract and commercial management primarily of TCS relationship across all IT domains.
• Driving and embedding IT contract management framework and then ongoing commercial and contractual activities with various domains and other partner organisations as needed.
• Responsible for coaching, supporting and executing commercial and contractual activities within domains
• Subject matter expert in all aspects of contract operation, provides advice and support across the Woolworths in matters relating to the contract
• Subject matter expert in application development and maintenance services contracts, able to support transformation of enterprise contract to accommodate greater managed services focus and introduce mainstream dev / ops elements
• Supporting sourcing activities, vendor negotiations, contract development and variation in relation to nominated partner contract / s and provide recommendations around contract change, variation and extension across partners

What you’ll bring

• A minimum of 10 years work experience working within a Commercial field related to technology and at least 5 years Information Technology Experience.
• Strong knowledge of commercial arrangements, contract terms, financial management and technology sourcing.
• Previously independently managed large scale outsourced contracts with core offshoring elements
• A strong track record in IT Commercial environment (Sales, Procurement, Vendor Management or Finance) administration within a matrixed organisation
• Broad IT knowledge with experience of large diverse operating budgets and commercial deal structures
• Ability to effectively support large Procurement activities including vendor negotiations and contractual terms that may be complex in nature
• Bachelor degree in IT, Business, law or related discipline.

What you’ll experience

We embrace diversity of thought and love to take on challenges with a pragmatic and innovative approach. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, care, curiosity, openness, and a proactive attitude. We continually seek ways to pair, collaborate, support, and learn from each other as a team!

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network
• A progressive and flexible ‘work from anywhere' policy that gives you the opportunity to harmonise work, life and your wellbeing
• Parental Leave provisions and various leave types, including but not limited to Study Leave and Sports Representation Leave

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential. We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

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