Your new companyWe are supporting a well-established public sector organisation in Bristol to recruit an experienced Contracts Manager on a 14-month fixed term contract. You''ll sit across, Procurement, Commercial and Finance teams to deliver strong commercial outcomes and ensure value-for-money across a range of IT contracts.Your new roleAs the Contracts Manager, you will take ownership of a broad portfolio of around 200 IT-related contracts, with varying levels of involvement based on risk and strategic importance.Key responsibilities:* Manage the full contract life cycle, ensuring robust governance, service performance, supplier management, and value for money across major agreements.* Work closely with technical teams in IT Services and key partners across procurement and finance to lead on negotiations and retenders of high value contracts.* Advising stakeholders, and shaping the commercial direction of some of the organisation''s most significant supplier relationships.* Drafting KPIs and reviewing management information to guiding colleagues on contractual terms and overseeing variations.* Enabling effective, compliant, and commercially advantageous outcomes.What you''ll need to succeed* Proven experience managing all phases of the contract life cycle, ideally within a complex, multi-supplier environment* Strong negotiation skills, including the ability to shape strategy and influence internal and external stakeholders* Confidence working with a wide variety of contrac