IT Contract Manger

Norske Skog is a world leading producer of newsprint and magazine paper, with 14 paper mills around the world. Our business units and sales network confer a unique position. Local presence and knowledge combined with Norske Skog's global strength distinguish it from other paper companies. The world market for newsprint and magazine paper is about 60 million tonnes, and the group has about 10 per cent and five per cent of these segments respectively. The groups operating revenue in 2008 was approximately NOK 26,5 billion. To our Global IT organisation we are now recruiting for a challenging position, which will operate in a very dynamic environment

NSI Global IT is responsible for the central IT environment in NSI. The department is a professional global IT department with more then 10 years experience of extended outsourcing.  

Job Description

Procurement of IT services and products:

• Develop Requests for Proposals
• Evaluate proposals
• Select potential providers
• Develop and negotiate contracts

Follow-up of provider performance:

• Monitor and benchmark provider pricing
• Manage contractual issues
• Execute provider governance processes
• Identify improvement areas and work pro-actively with vendor to implement improvements

Management of IT contracts:

• Renewal of contracts
• Renegotiations of contracts
• Prepare input to IT budgets

Profile

• Higher education: Computer Science or Business Administration (can be compensated by several years of relevant experience)
• Knowledge about:
  - IT contracts
  - IT services and cost
  - Procurement of IT services and products
  - Project management
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong communication skills
• 5 year relevant experience

For further information please contact Christen Nybråten at InterSearch (+47 92 81 37 77). To apply, please send your resumé to christen.nybraaten@intersearch.no before 17 January 2010.