TenneT is growing fast to realize its strategic ambitions. We play a leading role in driving the energy transition. Recruitment of new talent plays a crucial role in this growth ambition. We are looking for a passionate Contract Manager who will contribute to this and that might be you?
Your contribution to TenneT
TenneT is a leading European electricity transmission system operator (TSO), with activities in the Netherlands and in Germany. TenneT has over 5000 (internal) employees in both countries together.
One of the tools the L&D team provides to support and facilitate learning and development is the TenneT Academy, our Learning Management System (LMS). The TenneT Academy is meant to support employees in finding and booking the learning interventions they need (training, e-learning, coaching) and managers to monitor learning. Furthermore, all mandatory trainings and certifications are registered and monitored in the TenneT Academy. These are important for TenneT's license to operate.
The L&D team takes care of the services around the TenneT Academy like organizing in-company trainings, booking, planning, registration, certification as well as invoicing and contract management for preferred suppliers.
All contracts with preferred suppliers for corporate mandatory trainings and corporate strategic programs will be taken care of by TenneT. In total the L&D team has about 50 contracts to manage.
In order to further shape and maintain professional contract management for the PPL unit to monitor the quality of suppliers and to make sure suppliers match business needs, we need a contract manager.
Most important tasks of the PPL contract manager:
- Formulates and co-creates a PPL wide contract strategy
- Professionalizes the (knowledge) level regarding contract management within PPL
- General point of contact within PPL regarding suppliers
- Has overall insights into contracted suppliers
- Manages all contractual agreements, obligations, expectations, risks, and goals from to the moment of signing the contract till ending the contract
- Maintains all contractual progress, finances, risks, agreements, actions and contract issues
- Eliminates and/or reduces contractual defects, gaps, uncertainties and differences in interpretation
- Takes care of contract changes based on a clear process
- Advises and aligns with the business on suppliers
- Further shapes and monitors a quality system / business process for contract management
- Supports where necessary tender procedures for contracting new preferred suppliers
- Conducts contract negotiations/meetings together with buyer with both existing as well as new preferred suppliers; based on SLA and other existing agreements (such as AVG), with input from contract users
Your profile and background
- A finished legal study on academic level
- At least 8 years of experience with contract management, preferable in a technical environment
- Customer and market orientation
- Communication & Networking Skills
- Advanced Negotiation Skills
- High Level of English and Dutch Proficiency
Our recruiting process
Our offer
Additional information
- As of April 2024
- The weekly working time is 40 hours
- The position is permanent
Salary
4369 € - 8594 €
TenneT is a leading European grid operator. We are committed to providing a secure and reliable supply of electricity 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, while helping to drive the energy transition in our pursuit of a brighter energy future – more sustainable, reliable and affordable than ever before. In our role as the first cross-border Transmission System Operator (TSO) we design, build, maintain and operate over 25,000 kilometres of high-voltage electricity grid in the Netherlands and large parts of Germany, and facilitate the European energy market through our 17 interconnectors to neighbouring countries. We are one of the largest investors in national and international onshore and offshore electricity grids, with a turnover of EUR 9.2 billion and a total asset value of EUR 45 billion. Every day our 8,300 employees take ownership, show courage and make and maintain connections to ensure that the supply and demand of electricity is balanced for over 43 million people.
TenneT is an equal opportunity employer for ALL and is fully committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for recruitment, promotion and employment regardless of their ethnic origin, skin colour, religion or belief, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual identity, marital/family status.
Lighting the way ahead together
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