Band 8a Senior Contracts Manager

CY Executive Resourcing; Truro; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a Band 8a Senior Contracts Manager to lead complex provider relationships and contract management activities within a large healthcare organisation. This senior role requires confidence in negotiating, drafting and managing high‑value contracts and in using performance data to inform decisions.

The successful candidate will chair meetings independently, manage challenging conversations with providers and drive contractual performance across a hybrid, 6-month engagement.

Qualifications

• Extensive contracts management experience within healthcare, local government or another complex public-sector environment.
• Experience drafting, negotiating and managing high-value contracts.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and use performance data.
• Resilient and credible stakeholder management style, with the confidence to challenge providers where required.
• Experience chairing or leading meetings independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex provider relationships and contract management activities within a large NHS organisation.
• Drafting, negotiating and managing contracts and driving contractual performance.
• Use data and performance information to support strategic decision-making.
• Manage challenging conversations with providers and drive improvements in performance.

Skills

Contracts management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Leading meetings

Job description

Band 8a Senior Contracts Manager

We are recruiting for a senior contracts professional to lead on complex provider relationships and contract management activities within a large NHS organisation.

This is a highly visible role requiring an individual who is confident operating at a senior level, managing challenging conversations with providers and driving contractual performance. The successful candidate will have significant experience drafting, negotiating and managing contracts and be comfortable using data and performance information to support decision-making.

Key requirements:

• Extensive contracts management experience within healthcare, local government or another complex public-sector environment.


• Experience drafting, negotiating and managing high-value contracts.


• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and use performance data.


• Resilient and credible stakeholder management style, with the confidence to challenge providers where required.


• Experience chairing or leading meetings independently.

Duration: 6 months

Working Pattern: Hybrid with flexibility for the right candidate