# Contract Specialist

**Company**: Telstra
**Location**: Australia (Flexible)
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a Contract Specialist to join our team. As the Contract Specialist, you will work with your team to provide procurement expertise to assist stakeholders to plan, develop, source and manage procurement arrangements to effectively meet organisational and business objectives.

The Field Contract Governance (FCG) team oversees the governance of Field Services suppliers to ensure they are compliant to the terms and conditions of their contract. FCG operates cross-functionally, focusing on compliance, supplier key performance indicators, commercials and QHSE assurance.

Your role will be instrumental in facilitating and enabling the governance, support and compliance of several Field Services suppliers across the Telstra Group. You will contribute to the implementation of strategic and operational sourcing, Procurement, contracting and supply management strategies, and operations processes to ensure the organisation attains the best value in the goods and services required to enable achievement of its goals.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Review, improve and sustain Field Services supplier compliance to HSE, strategic contractual KPIs & clauses, assurance, and minimum requirements for the scope of works.

- Conduct regular and effective governance meetings, reviewing compliance, reporting and analytics on supplier performance across relevant functional units.

- Monitor and evaluate supplier performance against contractual key performance indicators for multiple programs across the Telstra Group.

- Engage with cross-functional, key internal stakeholders to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives regarding Field Supplier Governance, Supplier Risk, assurance, and customer experience.

- Act as a point of escalation for both Field Services suppliers and Telstra internal stakeholders in contractual and commercial matters.

- Engage with a large network of cross-functional stakeholders and external stakeholders to understand their objectives and challenges to develop resourcing and capability strategies to further develop the contract manager cohort across Telstra.

- Ensure supplier relationship management standards are met for strategic and critical vendors.

- Coordinate with Procurement and the Functional Units to perform onboarding and assessment for new Field Services suppliers.

**What will help you succeed:**

- Understanding of Field and/or Construction industries

- Experience with Managing Contracts

- Experience with Health and Safety standards

- Strong Communications Skills

- Strong Negotiating Skills

- Conflict Management Experience

- Strong Interpersonal Skills

- Problem Solving and Analytical Experience

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## Skills

### Required
- Managing Contracts
- Health and Safety standards
- Communications Skills
- Negotiating Skills
- Conflict Management Experience
- Interpersonal Skills
- Problem Solving and Analytical Experience

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