IT Contract Specialist (Procurement)

As a Contract Specialist, your primary responsibility is to oversee and manage contracts within the IT category throughout their lifecycle, ensuring that all parties adhere to the agreed -upon terms and conditions.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive IT Contract Specialist to support our IT and Procurement teams in managing vendor relationships, negotiating contracts, and optimizing cloud service engagements.

As a Contract Specialist, your primary responsibility is to oversee and manage contracts within the IT category throughout their lifecycle, ensuring that all parties adhere to the agreed -upon terms and conditions. You are also expected to oversee and manage the relationships between Publicis and its vendors and so will be assigned with a portfolio of vendors within the IT category.

This role is ideal for candidates with foundational experience in IT and procurement, and a keen interest in cloud technologies and vendor management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the full lifecycle of IT contracts.
• Maintain accurate records of contracts in the Groupe contract repository.
• Build in-depth knowledge and understanding of the contracts within your portfolio.
• Address any performance, service or relationship issues Identifying and mitigating risks associated with vendor relationships.
• Identify and mitigate any potential vendor risks, i.e. financial stability, data security, compliance, and business continuity.
• Build and maintain effective and efficient internal and external relationships.
• Act as the main point of contact and subject matter expert for the vendor contracts within your portfolio.
• Identify opportunities to deliver further value for money for the company.

• Work closely with all internal stakeholder groups to ensure contracts are compliant with Groupe Policies and any statutory and/or regulatory requirements.

• Develop, implement and lead regular vendor evaluations including performance reviews, service meetings and Quarterly Business Reviews to ensure compliance with terms and service obligations such as SLA’s or KPI’s

• Monitor cloud service utilization and identify opportunities for improvement.