We are looking for a talented Commercial Business Partner / Commercial & Contracts Manager to join our UK Client Commercial Team. This is an exciting and challenging role incorporating commercial, financial and legal acumen along with stakeholder management. Nobody knows consumers better than Kantar. Providing insight and inspiration to help clients flourish in an extraordinary world, we bring together 9 of the world's leading research, data and insight brands. At the heart of WPP, our global team of 30,000 people in more 100 countries delivers specialist insight, business strategies and consultancy support. KEY OUTCOMES Personally lead the end to end management of master service agreements and commercial discussions on behalf of Kantar UK and its Divisions. This will include client and legal/procurement management, contract negotiation encompassing commercial terms, and stakeholder coordination. Serve as subject matter expert and trusted advisor to Kantar UK and its Divisions on client commercial or client contract related queries. Ensuring compliance with company and parent company policies, where applicable. Work with the team to help develop new ways of working, or maintain existing tools, systems and processes. Manage key client relationships e.g, legal, Procurement etc. CAPABILITIES Hands-on experience directly reviewing and marking up contracts and then negotiating with client procurement and legal teams. Commercial mind-set, balancing the business's commercial interests with risk/compliance needs to achieve an optimal outcome. Excellent communication and influencing skills with external and internal stakeholders, both written and verbal; ability to harness a variety of in-person and virtual mediums. Key team player with positive mind set and the ability to manage own workload /priorities, along with the ability to escalate for additional support or technical expertise when required. JOIN US At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver. We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that's out of the ordinary and join us.