Job details
Salary: Competitive
Hours: 37.5 hours, Mon – Friday
Location: Hybrid, 3 days per week at VHQ, Crawley
Contract: 6 month fixed term contract
Closing Date: 18th May 2026
Interviews: 19th May – 28th May
Start Date: 29th June 2026
In a nutshell
At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world. Our Technology teams power the systems, platforms and partnerships that keep our operation moving globally — and we’re looking for a commercially astute Contract & Relationship Manager to help shape and manage our strategic IT supplier landscape. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Technology Management Office and play a key role in ensuring our global technology suppliers deliver outstanding service, value and innovation across a complex multi-million pound portfolio.
Day to day
As Contract & Relationship Manager, you’ll lead the commercial management of a diverse range of IT suppliers spanning software, hardware and technology services. Acting as the primary relationship owner and escalation point, you’ll ensure suppliers meet contractual commitments, deliver against SLAs and continuously improve service performance. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across Technology, Procurement, Legal, Finance and Risk to drive commercial value, maintain robust governance and support strategic technology objectives. This is a highly collaborative, hands‑on role that combines supplier management, negotiation, financial oversight and stakeholder engagement.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Managing strategic relationships with global IT vendors and service providers
* Leading supplier governance activities including monthly service reviews, quarterly business reviews and strategic planning sessions
* Monitoring supplier performance against contractual obligations, SLAs and KPIs
* Driving service improvement initiatives and resolving supplier-related issues
* Negotiating contract schedules and commercial terms alongside Procurement and Legal teams
* Tracking supplier spend, validating invoices and supporting budgeting and forecasting activities
* Identifying opportunities for cost optimisation and supplier consolidation
* Producing insightful reporting for senior leadership on supplier performance, compliance and commercial risk
* Maintaining accurate contract records and ensuring alignment with governance standards
About you
You’ll bring strong commercial and relationship management experience within a technology environment, along with the confidence to influence stakeholders at all levels.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Significant experience in IT contract and supplier management
* Proven track record of successful negotiation and cost reduction
* Strong financial and commercial management capability
* Experience managing SLAs, supplier performance metrics and contractual obligations
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
* Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
* Degree qualified or equivalent professional experience
* Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable
* Experience working with a broad IT supplier ecosystem
* Knowledge of CMM or similar maturity models
* Project management experience
Be yourself – Our differences make us stronger
Virgin Atlantic are committed equal opportunities employers and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible applicants regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy and maternity. Diversity brings strength which is why we strive to provide an inclusive environment where individuality is celebrated, and we can ignite the potential of our forward‑thinking mix of people.
Please be aware as part of our recruitment process we may look to use a variety of resourcing tools to help us understand your skills and experience in relation to the role you have applied for. These may include application questions, video interviews or online testing. Please feel free to contact us at recruitment@fly.virgin.com if there are any reasonable adjustments to our process that you would like us to consider, for example use of hearing loops, sign language interpreter etc. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if there are any issues preventing you from being at your best during your application or assessment process. Any issues raised after your assessment is completed or once a decision has been made will be too late for us to consider within our process.
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