Location: Windmillhill Street, Civic Centre, ML1 1AB
Salary: £46,872 - £51,557 per year
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
Work From Home: Hybrid
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF At North Lanarkshire Council, we're committed to embracing cutting-edge technology and fostering a world that thrives on digital connectivity and inclusivity. We're seeking a confident and self-assured team member to enhance our Contracts & Finance Team within the Business and Digital division.
As a Supplier & Contracts Manager, you will report to the Contracts & Finance Manager and work closely with our corporate procurement teams. You will identify and implement opportunities to deliver savings and best practice across a range of supplier and contract management activities.
You will manage ICT suppliers' performance to ensure the delivery of cost-effective and efficient ICT solutions, agreeing recognised and measurable Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that meet business requirements. Your responsibilities will include identifying and overseeing essential ICT services, evaluating and enhancing current business processes in collaboration with our ICT providers, and ensuring potential suppliers commit to NLC's support and change processes.
A degree, SVQ Level 4, HND, or equivalent relevant qualification is essential, along with experience in contract and service management, particularly in handling multiple third-party vendors. Ideally, you will have played a key role in managing and maintaining relationships between a major organisation and its suppliers. You should demonstrate commercial skills in identifying and managing external partners, negotiating supplier contracts to ensure value for money, and provide evidence of experience in contract procurement, preferably within an ICT environment.
Working within the Contracts & Finance Team for North Lanarkshire Council, you will have the flexibility of our hybrid work model, blending homeworking with time spent at our Civic Centre and Civic Square offices in Motherwell.
This post is temporary for a period until 1 May 2026. Working here at North Lanarkshire Council If you're considering a career with us, you'll be keen to know what's in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family, including 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care, you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.
***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***
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