Senior Contract Manager - IT & Telco

Senior Contract Manager - IT & Telco

Job Number: 557238

Closing at:
Feb 1 2026 - 23:55 GMT

Base

Location:

Reading or Berkshire

Salary: £58,100 - £87,100 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern:
Permanent | Full Time | options available

As a Senior Contract Manager – IT & Telco reporting to the P&C Manager - IT & Telco, you will leverage your expertise to foster productive relationships between IT and Key Suppliers, optimising service delivery amidst our extensive portfolio of property and land assets across the UK and Ireland. Your role involves acting as a commercial advisory to the IT senior leadership team, focusing on ensuring suppliers exceed service, performance, and cost expectations.

Partnering closely with IT Programmes and projects, you'll influence strategic and operational relations with suppliers to ensure successful outcomes.

• Implement, manage and develop productive relationships between IT, BU, P&C and Key IT Suppliers, sometimes at senior exec level.
• Develop and facilitate strategic relationships both within SSE and with Supplier teams, fostering innovation and continuous improvement.
• Apply robust management and governance practices across a portfolio of IT & Telco Suppliers.
• Evaluate Supplier performance against KPIs, discussing commercial and contractual changes and opportunities for improvement.
• Drive and support improvements in cost, quality, delivery, risk, and innovation with long-term Suppliers.

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

Our Procurement & Commercial teams help us get the best service and value from partners, while ensuring suppliers meet compliance, contractual and business obligations.

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest‑free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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