Commercial Contract Manager

Location

Secunderabad | India

Job description

About Kagool  

We are a fast-growing IT consultancy specializing in the transformation of complex Global enterprises. We are looking for passionate and hardworking individuals to help deliver for our global customer base. We embrace the opportunities of the future and work proactively to make good use of technology. As you can imagine, this means that we have a vibrant and diverse mix of skills and people making Kagool a great place to work.

About the Role  

The CCM function at Kagool is growing. You will be joining a small, high-performing team that has successfully managed the rapid growth Kagool has enjoyed over the last ten years. As a Junior Contracts Manager, you will be working closely with an existing Junior Commercial Manager and Contract Manager, answerable to the company Head of Commercials, supporting with initial contract management duties and composition, end-to-end contract lifecycle management (including stakeholder support), contact change support and internal support. 

You will frequently engage with internal stakeholders, and where required sometimes support vendor and procurement activities and external Commercial Management requirements, such as contract reviews. 

A fantastic opportunity to be part of a critical and dynamic team. 

Key functional skills  

• Autonomy and Understanding: With input, demonstrate the ability to implement contract terms needed to cover a common situation with unique requirements, risks and performance or compliance requirements. 
• Effective communication: prepare and deliver clear, concise and coherent verbal and written communications to organizational stakeholders, senior management, suppliers and others. 
• Fluency in legalese: the ability to read, understand, translate and occasionally write in the language of contracts. 
• Project management: plan, arrange and manage the Contract Lifecycle workload in a disciplined and organized way using project management principles via a contract management plan – carry with you an understanding of Kagool contracts 'from Cradle to Grave.' 
• Risk management: learn how we approach risk in terms of policies, practices and any internal guidelines, identify and estimate the likelihood and impact of contract-related risk with the ability to report on it, and establish mitigation methods, and track the ongoing relevance and effectiveness of those mitigations 
• Stakeholder engagement: work with, influence and rely on people from many different business functions with different agendas, establish common goals, reach a consensus about what needs to be done and why, foster a sense of team membership and inclusivity, and reduce wasted time. 

Critical knowledge  

• Contract lifecycle management: a general understanding of end-to-end CLM, its stages and common activities, and the individual steps in each activity using Kagool technology. 
• Contract types and terminology: familiarity with the kinds of terminology and clauses commonly encountered in our organization's usual contract types. 
• Performance measurement: understanding of methods available for measuring contract performance in several areas and how to interpret the numbers. 
• The regulatory environment: familiarity with the main regulatory topics applicable to your business under the governing law agreed to in at least each key contract. 
• Understanding our business: what it does and where, the current business environment, strategic suppliers / customers and the most critical contracts. 
• Our policies and practices: covering staff behavior, general procurement, CLM decision rights and delegated authority levels. 

Key personal characteristics  

• Adaptable: a positive mindset plus an ability to discard what has been done, regardless of the effort involved, and quickly change direction 
• Attention to detail: to spot errors, omissions, inconsistencies, ambiguous language and undefined terms in all forms of documents. 
• Collaborative: a willingness to help and engage with the many people involved with a contract 
• Command of the language the contracts are written in to derive intent, understand nuance, express concepts clearly. 
• Good listener: to hear what has been said and not said and respond to people in a way which shows they've been heard. 
• Organized: to deal with the known workload and allow for the unknown and unexpected 
• Problem solver: to anticipate issues and institute preventative measures and/or deal with unanticipated issues, instituting remedial and preventative measures. 
• Self-motivated: a natural inclination to just get on with the job, autonomously or as directed 
• Thorough: to ensure that nothing slips through the cracks, that all applicable avenues have been explored and points of view considered. 

Required  

• 3-4 years of experience in Commercials and Contracts Management (IT experience preferrable). 

Career at Kagool  

A career at Kagool will give you a path towards progression and opportunities, with the current rate of growth we at Kagool have dedicated time a full Learning and Development Team, and commitment towards individual growth, recognizing individual contributions. Our aim is to ensure our team members are filled with a strong sense of purpose along with providing a fun, flexible and friendly work environment. 

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