Senior Commercial Contracts Manager

I am working with a major UK Retailer in their search to a hire a Senior Commercial Contract Manager
. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially focused contract professional to take ownership of customer contract management across a dynamic and fast-paced organisation.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, you'll lead the end-to-end contract lifecycle, drafting and negotiating complex, high-value customer agreements while ensuring strong governance, risk management and regulatory compliance.

As Senior Commercial Contract Manager
, you will be responsible for managing and delivering contract management activities across the wholesale function. You'll work closely with Sales, Finance, Legal, Operations and Compliance teams to ensure contracts accurately reflect agreed commercial positions while protecting the business from contractual and commercial risk.

• Own the end-to-end contract management process across the wholesale business.
• Draft, review and negotiate multi-million-pound B2B customer contracts.
• Lead contract negotiations with corporate customers and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with legal, governance, risk and commercial frameworks.
• Identify, assess and mitigate contractual risks.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on contract-related matters.
• Support investigations and resolution of contract disputes, compliance breaches and incidents.
• Maintain accurate contract records and document management systems.
• Produce contract performance and status reporting for senior leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement in contract templates, processes and governance standards.

You'll be an experienced contract management professional with strong commercial acumen, outstanding stakeholder management skills and a proven ability to negotiate complex agreements.

We're looking for someone with:

• Strong understanding of contract law and contract lifecycle management
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
• Strong knowledge of governance, risk and compliance frameworks
• Exceptional attention to detail and contract governance discipline
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capability
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• High levels of integrity, resilience and professional judgement

• Competitive salary of £60,000 - £80,000
  , depending on experience
• Annual bonus of up to 10%, based on individual and company performance
• 28 days' annual leave
  , increasing to 32 days with length of service, plus bank holidays
• Generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 10%
• Comprehensive private healthcare cover