Contract Manager
Abyss Solutions Ltd
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Islamabad • 🇵🇰 Pakistan
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Draft vendor contracts and customer service agreements.
- Negotiate commercial terms with vendors and customers.
- Define and document service level agreements (SLAs) and performance metrics.
- Manage the vendor onboarding and qualification process.
- Coordinate contract review and legal counsel input.
- Track contract lifecycle milestones, including renewals and expirations.
- Monitor compliance with contractual obligations and SLAs.
- Escalate and resolve contractual disputes or non-compliance issues.
- Standardise terms and conditions across contracts to minimize risk.
- Provide contract interpretation and guidance to internal stakeholders.
- Own and maintain contract templates, clause library, fallback positions, and negotiation playbooks; ensure updates with Legal Counsel.
- Establish, track, and report on KPIs (e.g., intake-to-signature cycle time, redline turns, renewal alerts) and administer the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform.
- Mentor and manage two junior vendor operations staff, delegating daily tasks while coaching them on vendor compliance, onboarding, and SLA monitoring.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Supply Chain, or related field (required).
- 5+ years’ experience in contract management, procurement, or commercial roles.
- Experience working with external legal counsel on contract review.
- Familiarity with contract management platforms and reporting tools.
- Preferred Certification in contract management (e.g., IACCM/WorldCC, NCMA CPCM/CCCM).
- Experience in developing or managing ISO-aligned Service Level Agreements.
- Industry experience in engineering services, technology, oil & gas.
- Exposure to cross-border contracts and international trade compliance.
- Strong financial acumen to link contract terms to cost, risk, and value drivers.
- Demonstrated ability to implement or optimise contract management systems (CLM).
- Advanced degree (MBA, JD, or LLM) or equivalent experience.
Benefits
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
contract managementvendor managementnegotiationservice level agreementsperformance metricscontract lifecycle managementKPI trackingcompliance monitoringcontract interpretationrisk management
Soft skills
mentoringcoachingproblem-solvingcommunicationleadershiporganizational skillsdelegationdispute resolutionstakeholder managementfinancial acumen
Certifications
IACCMWorldCCNCMA CPCMNCMA CCCM