Contract Performance Expert for UAE

VAM Systems is a Business Consulting, IT Solutions and Services company.

VAM Systems is currently looking for Contract Performance Expert for our UAE operations with the following skillsets & terms and conditions:

Qualifications – Required education, minimum work years experience

• 6-10 years’ experience in IT transformation contract and vendor management preferably within the Telco industry.
• Vendor management related certifications (such as MCIPS, CPCM, etc.) are desirable but not mandatory. Priority will be given to demonstrable skills.
• Knowledge of Atlassian tools such as Confluence/Jira for contract management is preferable.

Technical skills

• Strong expertise in contract management and drafting
• Strong expertise in vendor governance and vendor risk management
• Strong expertise in IT/Technology/Digital contract T&Cs, including agile ways of working
• Proven track record of successfully managing and fostering positive vendor relationships towards obtaining the required business objectives
• Excellent verbal & written English
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Good numerical and analytical skills

Responsibilities

Contract Negotiation:

• Support IT and Sourcing/Legal teams on drafting technical schedules and review MSFA, SOW, WOs, amendments, and CRs
• Define the governance model with vendors and establish KPIs/SLAs performance to track vendor relationship
• Liaise with the different Business Units to capture all required information for the contract, such as volumetric/forecasts

Vendor Management and Performance:

• Responsible for leading the efforts associated with life cycle management
• Monitor and manage the performance of the signed contract with the selected partner(s)/supplier(s) and ensure adherence to the contract governance
• Serves as the point of contact on all vendor contractual discussion matters together with the Sourcing team
• Support Technical and Sourcing teams to negotiate change requests and contract deviations
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