Contract Manager
A strategic role with direct impact on margin and growth
Hybrid | Payroll | Reporting to Head of Finance
About Optimile
Optimile is a leading software company specializing in digital solutions for the electric vehicle (EV) charging industry. Our innovative platforms empower Charging Point Operators (CPOs) and Mobility Service Providers (MSPs) to deliver seamless and efficient EV charging experiences.
As we continue to scale internationally, we are looking for an experienced Contract Manager who can strategically support our commercial growth while protecting margins and managing risk.
The Role
As Contract Manager, you are end-to-end responsible for Optimile’s full contractual landscape, both on the sales and procurement side.
You combine strong commercial insight with structured contract management and play a key role in safeguarding margins, controlling risks, and enabling scalable growth.
You work closely with Sales, Finance, and Legal, acting as the bridge between commercial ambition and contractual reality.
Reporting line: Head of Finance
Your Impact
This role directly influences:
- Margin protection and pricing strategy
- Risk management and compliance
- International scalability
- Professionalization of contract processes
You are not just managing contracts you are shaping deals that drive Optimile’s growth.
Key Responsibilities
1. Contract Negotiations & Lifecycle Management (Sales Side)
- Negotiate customer contracts (pricing structures, margins, payment terms, SLAs, liability clauses)
- Structure scalable and profitable white-label agreements
- Ensure proper contractual treatment of platform and network costs
- Draft addenda for evolving business models and expansions
- Safeguard margins under commercial pressure
- Advise Sales on complex deals and pricing strategies
👉 You translate commercial opportunities into robust, future-proof agreements.
2. Contract Management & Procurement (Supplier Side)
- Negotiate pricing and collaboration terms with suppliers and partners
- Optimize and restructure existing agreements
- Identify cost-saving and efficiency opportunities
- Harmonize diverse contractual setups
- Support strategic procurement decisions
3. Structuring & Professionalization
- Implement a clear contract lifecycle management approach
- Ensure end-to-end follow-up, including annual renewals
- Proactively manage contractual risks
- Clean up and align historically grown agreements
- Improve internal processes and cross-team collaboration
4. Insurance & Risk Management
- Negotiate with insurance providers
- Evaluate adequacy of current coverage (liability, employee benefits, etc.)
- Follow up on claims
- Optimize coverage in line with growth and international expansion
Your Profile
You combine analytical thinking with commercial sharpness and strong negotiation skills.
We are looking for someone who:
- Holds a Master’s degree (or equivalent through experience)
- Has 5+ years of relevant experience in contract management, procurement, or commercial negotiations
- Has experience with supplier contracts and procurement
- Ideally worked in a SaaS, technology, or scale-up environment
- Has strong financial insight into margins, pricing mechanisms, and profitability
- Works in a structured and analytical way, with attention to both detail and business impact
- Is proactive and solution-oriented
- Can conduct difficult negotiations constructively
- Collaborates easily with Sales, Finance, and Legal
- Communicates fluently in English and Dutch (French is a plus)
Nice to have
- Experience with international contracts
- Knowledge of contract lifecycle management tools
- Experience with white-label or platform agreements
What We Offer
- A strategic role with visible impact on growth and profitability
- A place in an innovative scale-up in sustainable mobility
- High autonomy and direct collaboration with leadership
- Competitive salary with extra-legal benefits
- Flexible and hybrid working environment
- International projects and growth opportunities
Ready to make an impact?
Excited to structure deals that accelerate our growth? Click Apply and help shape the future of mobility at Optimile.
We look forward to meeting you.