Commercial & Contract Manager

**Why join DXC Technology?**

At DXC we pride ourselves on delivering excellence in everything we do. What this means for you is the opportunity to be a part of delivering innovative solutions and helping to solve real business problems for a wide variety of valued clients. Be a trusted advisor to our clients and great leader to our practice management team in New Zealand.

**What you will be doing**

Working with a highly supportive team and reporting to the Contracts Industry Lead, you will manage a portfolio of IT services contracts.

**This role will**:

- Provide advice and support in connection with a range of contracts, including drafting and reviewing change control notices research and contract interpretation.
- Have a passion for continuous improvement and an understanding of how the best data is captured, sorted, analysed, used and reported to bring new and significant value.
- Complete regular account performance reporting and participate in ad-hoc data analysis and requests.
- Establish and maintain excellent business relationships with the account management assigned to you.
- Influence stakeholders with using strong problem-solving skills and sound commercial advice.
- Develop and execute negotiation strategies that minimize potential losses and benefit the organization’s financial performance.
- Monitor deadlines on deliverables and communicate on an ongoing basis with business partners and internal clients about contractual issues.
- Proactively monitor early warning and profit leakage triggers and development of handling plans.
- Proactively develop handling plans for high-risk matters.
- Develop detailed contract management plans.
- Provide ongoing expert advice to account teams regarding legal and commercial implications of specific terms and conditions in contracts.
- Monitor adherence to client policies, procedures and processes.
- Provide sales transactional support in connection assigned accounts portfolio.

**The skills you will bring**
- Bachelors’ degree, diploma or certifications and and/or government or major corporation. Outsourcing/supplier experience desirable.
- World Contract and Commercial Practitioner Certification would be an advantage.
- Contract and commercial drafting and assessment experience required, including a level of client (internal or external) engagement.
- Ability to provide guidance/interpretation on existing contract provisions.
- Ability to work remotely and within a team, build relationships with other business functions and become a trusted advisor (legal, finance, compliance etc).
- Demonstrable knowledge and judgment about contractual and commercial risks/issues in transactions.
- Demonstrate ability to think outside the box.
- Good working knowledge of the fundamental legal provisions of commercial contracts.
- Working location will be a flexible combination of home office and the local office of DXC. Location is flexible, with a preference for capital cities Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane or Canberra.

**Your working environment**

Our ‘people first’ mindset comes to life offering the ultimate in working flexibility. We take a virtual first approach and our teams are spread across multiple geographies delivering a broad range of customer projects, which means we can tailor working arrangements that work for our people.

No matter where you are located, you’ll never feel alone and will always be supported with our diverse range of employee interest and social support groups. Whatever your passion, you will be amongst friends - from #PetsofDXC to photography, cycling or cooking groups, or we welcome you to make your mark and start your own group.

**Our culture and benefits**

DXC is committed to building better futures for our customers, colleagues, environment, and communities. We take care of each other and foster a culture of inclusion, belonging and corporate citizenship. We put this to action developing and implementing societal initiatives within our Social Impact Practice. #WeAreDXC

As an employer of choice, our “people first” philosophy means we offer competitive remuneration, benefits, training and career opportunities that reflect our commitment to improving the lives of our employees, and the communities in which we live and work. Some of these include;
- Extensive resources to support your onboarding and continual development including DXC University
- DXC Recognition, our global virtual platform that fosters a culture of appreciation and celebration with real-time reward and recognition
- We know that great people refer great people. We will reward you when you bring your friends and family to work at DXC
- More time to do the things you love with flexible leave options, including purchased leave
- Take time to give back with charitable and emergency services volunteer days
- Well-being matters to us and our Employee Assistance Program is there to support you and your family
- And of course, all the basics; novated