Role: Senior Contracts Manager REF 81566 Contract Length:18 months Location : Hybrid/Aldermaston 2 days in office IR35: Inside Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate Security Clearance: SC requested Spinwell is recruiting for a Senior Contracts Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SENIOR CONTRACTS MANAGER Creating a highly motivated, skilled, and professional contract management team that delivers contract performance outcomes, aligned to business and HMG commercial requirements, with the capacity to meet business demand plan.
Act as subject matter expert for assigned contracts, providing professional advice to enable business to effectively deliver contract objectives.
Ensuring all contracts, they are responsible for, have a robust Contract Management Plan with defined procedure for delivery performance management, invoice applications, risk management and contract reviews.
Ensure contracts are delivered in accordance with business management system, priorities and conduct internal audits to ensure compliance with government regulations and legislation.
Working collaboratively with stakeholders and with the SCM sub-unit Leadership Team (specifically the Head of Strategic Sourcing/the Head of Category Management) to understand their detailed business requirements and championing contract best practice.
Influence key decision makers to secure best contract solutions to satisfy Board and HMG requirements.
Implement the Supplier Relationship Management framework for assigned key suppliers who have a significant impact on business, with the objective of managing risk, managing performance, and extracting more value from the supplier base.
Support the development and drive the implementation of Supplier Strategies for assigned suppliers, with the objective of minimizing risk for client and maximizing value.
Support procurement activity through providing best practice contact advice to develop contract templates and bespoke terms.
Ensuring contracts maximise value for money and have defined performance outcomes.
Ensuring all contracts have clear business ownership to track and monitor contract performance against KPIs and cost, quality, and time obligations.
Working with the SCM Delivery Unit Sourcing/Category team to lead contract negotiations pre-contract award and apply lessons learned to enhance contracting models and support supplier selection.
Leading contract negotiations and apply diplomacy to mitigate contract risks to client benefit and where necessary develop contract litigation strategies.
Implementing the Supplier Relationship Management framework and strategy for defined portfolio of contracts, creating trusted industry alliances to drive business innovation/efficiencies and developing optimum systems of business intelligence and relationships.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE SENIOR CONTRACTS MANAGER Private sector experience advantage Industry experience Large, complicated programmes Challenging stakeholder management NEC experience and construction experience is a bonus not essential If you are a Senior Contracts Manager, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.
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