Senior Manager, Contracts Management
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About the Role
Xplore Inc. seeks a Senior Manager, Contracts & Vendor Management to lead contract execution and vendor governance across a multi-vendor telecom environment. The role involves team leadership, vendor relationship management, and process improvement.
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Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Contracts Managers, driving accountability and high performance
- Oversee vendor relationships to ensure effective, professional, and collaborative engagement
- Address vendor performance issues and drive accountability where required
- Provide oversight on contract execution, compliance, and risk management
- Partner with internal stakeholders (including Legal) on contract review and issue resolution
- Support negotiation strategies aligned with business objectives
- Identify and implement improvements to workflows, tools, and team efficiency
- Standardize templates, processes, and documentation
- Act as an escalation point for complex contract or vendor issues
Requirements
- Experience leading teams in contracts management, vendor management, or similar functions
- Strong people leadership skills with a track record of improving team performance
- Experience operating in multi vendor, stakeholder heavy environments
- Ability to influence, coach, and drive behavioural change
- High attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Background in telecom, infrastructure, construction, or related industries is an asset
- Successful completion of a Criminal Background Check
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Overview
- The Senior Manager, Contracts & Vendor Management leads the execution, governance, and continuous improvement of contract and vendor management practices across a multi vendor environment.
- This role is accountable for driving team performance, strengthening vendor relationships, and ensuring contracts are executed with consistency, quality, and commercial discipline.
- This is a high impact leadership opportunity to shape contract and vendor strategy within a rapidly scaling national telecom organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Team Leadership & Performance: Lead, coach, and develop a team of Contracts Managers, driving accountability and high performance.
- Set clear expectations, monitor performance, and provide ongoing feedback and development.
- Foster a culture of ownership, urgency, and solution oriented execution.
- Vendor Management: Oversee vendor relationships to ensure effective, professional, and collaborative engagement.
- Address vendor performance issues and drive accountability where required.
- Ensure consistency and quality in all vendor facing interactions.
- Strengthen the organization’s reputation as a preferred partner.
- Contract Oversight & Governance: Provide oversight on contract execution, compliance, and risk management.
- Partner with internal stakeholders (including Legal) on contract review and issue resolution.
- Support negotiation strategies aligned with business objectives.
- Ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality across all contract documentation.
- Process Improvement & Operations: Identify and implement improvements to workflows, tools, and team efficiency.
Ideal Candidate
- Experience leading teams in contracts management, vendor management, or similar functions.
- Strong people leadership skills with a track record of improving team performance.
- Experience operating in multi vendor, stakeholder heavy environments.
- Ability to influence, coach, and drive behavioural change.
- High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Background in telecom, infrastructure, construction, or related industries is an asset.
Condition of Employment
- This position is subject to the successful completion of a Criminal Background Check.
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