Contract Performance Manager

This role plays a critical governance and advisory function, ensuring contracts are effectively managed to deliver value for money, manage risk, and achieve service outcomes. You will act as a subject matter expert, mentor operational contract managers, and drive continuous improvement in contract performance frameworks, systems and reporting.

About the role
Reporting to a senior procurement leader, you will:

• Provide expert advice on contract management policy, procedures and best practice
• Lead the ongoing development and implementation of a contract management framework, including guidelines, templates and training
• Oversee contract management reviews and prepare high-quality performance and compliance reporting for senior stakeholders
• Maintain and optimise the contract management system to support strong governance and data-driven decision-making
• Mentor and coach contract managers across the organisation to lift capability and consistency
• Manage and develop a small team, promoting high performance and professional growth
• Support complex issue resolution, negotiations and formal dispute processes in collaboration with legal and procurement stakeholders
• Stay informed on industry trends and emerging contract governance practices

Key challenges

• Managing risk, compliance and performance across a broad and diverse contract portfolio
• Balancing multiple, time-sensitive priorities in a complex stakeholder environment
• Influencing and supporting teams with varying levels of contract management maturity

About you
You will bring:

• Extensive experience in contract management, procurement governance or a related discipline
• Strong knowledge of contract performance frameworks, continuous improvement and risk management
• Proven ability to engage, influence and advise senior stakeholders across multiple functions
• Experience mentoring, coaching or leading others
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including professional report writing
• Strong analytical capability and attention to detail
• Experience developing and delivering training or capability uplift initiatives

If you are interested in this role, apply now or contact Andrew.murphy@Chandlermacleod.com  


At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.