IT Contract Manager

Provide direction to the collaboration with strategic IT suppliers and ensure that contracts deliver maximum value. Are you the IT Contract Manager who brings together technology, commerce, and stakeholder management? Then read on.

What you will do as an IT Contract Manager
As an IT Contract Manager, you are responsible for the full contract and supplier management of IT services, software, cloud solutions, and technology partners. You ensure that contracts align optimally with the needs of the organization, that commercial and operational risks remain manageable, and that sustainable collaborations are built. With your knowledge of the IT market, supplier landscape, and contract negotiations, you connect IT, Procurement, Finance, Security, Legal, Compliance, and the business. In doing so, you realize maximum value from existing and new IT investments and prevent opportunities, risks, and interests from being insufficiently aligned.

• Managing the complete contract portfolio for software, cloud solutions, infrastructure, and IT service providers;

• Monitoring contractual agreements, license terms, durations, and renewals, while identifying risks and opportunities in a timely manner;

• Ensuring compliance with legal, privacy, security, and compliance requirements, including ISO27001, DORA, and NIS2;

• Inventorying needs from IT and the business and advising on sourcing strategies and market developments;

• Guiding RFI, RFQ, and RFP processes and selecting suppliers based on functional, technical, commercial, and strategic criteria;

• Leading contractual and commercial negotiations and realizing optimal agreements regarding price, service levels, flexibility, innovation, and risk distribution;

• Drafting business cases and substantiated proposals to support decision-making;

• Building sustainable relationships with strategic IT suppliers and organizing supplier reviews and performance evaluations;

• Stimulating suppliers to actively contribute to innovation, continuity, and cost optimization;

• Connecting stakeholders within IT, Architecture, Security, Procurement DPG Media, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and the business, and translating technical and commercial issues into clear advice

Team
Of course, you won't do this alone, but together with a group of pleasant and driven colleagues. In this role, you will work intensively with colleagues from IT, Procurement, Finance, Security, Legal, Compliance, and the business. You are the connecting link between these disciplines and external technology partners, ensuring clear agreements and sustainable collaborations.

What we are looking for
You are a proactive professional who likes to take ownership and sees opportunities to continuously improve supplier performance and contract agreements. You understand both the technical and commercial sides of IT and know how to successfully bring different interests together. Additionally:
Required

• Completed HBO/WO degree;

• At least 3 to 7 years of relevant experience in contract management, supplier management, IT procurement, or a similar role;

• Affinity with IT, software development, cloud platforms, and digital technology;

• Knowledge of the IT supplier market, such as parties like Oracle, Databricks, Blueconic, cloud providers, or similar providers;

• Experience with contract negotiations and making commercial agreements;

• Knowledge of ISO27001 and DORA regulations;

• Experience managing multiple contracts and suppliers simultaneously;

• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management.

Desired

• Knowledge of software licenses, SaaS contracts, and cloud agreements.

• Experience with supplier management within a complex IT environment.

• Familiarity with frameworks such as ITIL, FinOps, or Vendor Management best practices.

• Experience with contract and asset management or procurement tools.

Why Independer?
At Independer, you will get the space to make an important contribution to the quality and continuity of our IT organization. You will work with strategic technology partners and have a direct influence on the way we optimally utilize our IT investments. In an environment where collaboration, ownership, and development are central, you will get the freedom to deploy and further expand your expertise.

The DNA of Independer is characterized by optimism, customer focus, and active collaboration. This is reflected in a work environment where you can be completely yourself, have control over your professional development, and receive all the freedom to carry out your work according to your own judgment. Additionally, you work in a place where you can play pool or table tennis during breaks, and you also get the opportunity to work hybridly.

We may officially call ourselves a Great Place to Work. We have received this title from our colleagues and Great Place to Work Netherlands. What does that mean? Our colleagues call this a pleasant organizational culture where they want to work with much pleasure, trust, and pride.

Interested? Apply directly!
Have you become enthusiastic and do you recognize yourself in the profile above? Then click the 'Apply' button and who knows, we will see you soon at our office in Hilversum.