Job Description
About the team
PXC’s ambition is to be the UK’s leading wholesale platform, and as part of that vision the Supply & Partnerships team are responsible for leveraging the competitive supply opportunity and creating a unique market advantage for PXC and our partners. To achieve this, we are bringing more choice to our Partners with Alternative networks (Alt-Nets) to deliver FTTP and Ethernet at scale. To be successful it’s imperative that we develop and establish strong relationships with new and current Alt-Nets.
This has created an opportunity for a talented professional to play a pivotal role as the Contract Manager for our new & existing Alt-Nets, supporting the negotiation & operationalising of commercial agreements, and responsible for the contract management.
About your role
Candidate must be based in the North West and able to commute to the office twice a week.
Within Supply and Partnerships, we’ve created a working environment where you can be yourself and give your all. Adding value in this role will require the following responsibilities to be executed:
* Lead, maintain and develop contractual relationships with all Alt-Nets.
* Daily management of contractual obligations, including risk management, compliance & analysis on build plans.
* Ability to build good relationships and establish positive stakeholder management across all PXC teams.
* Responsible for contractual improvements and simplification, ensuring we have processes in place to manage the commitments within the contracts.
* Socialising the mechanics and principles of the contracts across all PXC teams, driving contractual adoption and adherence.
* Ability to review and simplify complex information and concepts and communicate internally (contractual and regulatory documentation).
* E2E ownership of any contractual changes required for in-life commercial changes.
* Collaborate with the finance, accounting and data teams to take a data-led approach to articulate problem statements and interpret financial statements, and commercial KPIs.
* Support the management and negotiations of commercial terms (both the initial set-up and the ongoing monitoring, benchmarking, and evaluation of commercial offers).
* Align with finance and trading teams to agree Alt-Net forecasts in line with budget assumptions and contractual commitments.
* Provide weekly updates on contractual commits, risks, issues and escalations
* Provide thought leadership on key commercial initiatives.
* Support accounting teams on Invoicing and reconciliation
* Report to the Commercial & Engagement Director
This is a highly visible role in a dynamic business with ambitious strategic plans. We are therefore looking for credible, highly talented candidates, who readily take responsibility and have proven ability.
We seek a professional who can build credible relationships with the experience and the ambition to drive growth and make a serious contribution to the success of PXC.
Key Responsibilities in your role
The Altnet Contract Manager will have the following prior experience:
* Proven commercial and contract acumen.
* Background in the telecoms sector and a strong understanding of industry trends and insights with the ability to utilise this to build credible and lasting internal and external relationships at the most senior level.
* Ability to build “C suite” level relationships across a wide range of organisations and the gravitas to command respect.
* Ability to be an external ambassador.
How we look after our employees .
* Our brand new “PXC Flex” benefit will launch in January 2025, which will include Flex30, an additional 30 hours* of leave every year for you to use how you wish
* Our hybrid working policy offers you flexibility to work from home 60% of the time, with the other 40% connecting with your colleagues in one of our fantastic, accessible and collaborative office spaces
* A starting holiday allowance of 25 days* holiday and up to 10 extra days* leave via our holiday purchase scheme
* Free private healthcare for all employees, competitive pension scheme and the opportunity to earn bonus
* Free broadband for all employees plus gifts for major life events such as marriages and births
* Flexible salary sacrifice scheme including dental, gym, electric car scheme and much more, plus a huge range of shopping and leisure discounts so you can save even more cash
* A range of inclusive employee networks to help integrate employees into life at PXC