Contract and Supplier Relationship Manager

Sopra Steria Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital services company in Manchester seeks a professional to shape the future of contract and supplier management. You'll collaborate with the NHS, manage multiple projects, and enhance service delivery while ensuring data integrity. Ideal candidates have strong collaboration skills and familiarity with public sector procurement processes. Flexibility is offered with primarily home-based work and team collaborations in Salford. Excellent career growth opportunities and a tailored benefits package are part of this role.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Tailored benefits package

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience working within the public sector is highly advantageous.
• Previous exposure to NHS regulations including PA23, PCR2015, and PSR would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the contracts team to improve supplier management.
• Manage multiple projects ensuring adherence to regulations.
• Ensure security and confidentiality of procurement data.

Skills

Collaboration

Project management

Communication

Microsoft Office

Data handling

Education

Level 4 CIPS or willingness to work towards

Job description

Are you ready to shape the future of contract and supplier management as we expand into new markets and deliver innovative services for the NHS? If you have aspirations of joining a forward-thinking team and playing a key role in developing a new service offering, this is an excellent chance to make your mark! We are seeking individuals who want to share their expertise and ideas. Ensuring they have a direct influence in shaping and evolving the services we deliver for our stakeholders. As we embark on an exciting phase of developing new services, entering new markets, and experiencing rapid expansion, you will be instrumental in building and driving our approach to framework management. Collaborating with the Head of Contract and Relationship Management, inspiring change to achieve our objectives. This will be delivered through cross‑functional collaboration across the procurement line of business, forging positive relationships and deeply understanding our customers and suppliers' needs to deliver outstanding solutions. As a Great Place to Work® certified company, we offer excellent career progression opportunities and a benefits package you can tailor to suit your needs! Flexibility is key to supporting a healthy work‑life balance which is why this role is primarily home‑based, with monthly in‑person team collaborations in our Salford office and occasional travel for conferences, networking and client site visits as needed.

What you will be doing:

• Collaborate optimally with the contracts and supplier relationship management team, encouraging a culture of collaboration and cooperation.
• Support ongoing improvement efforts to improve contract and management of suppliers, encouraging better processes and results.
• End‑to‑end project delivery, managing multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring adherence to applicable regulations and standard methodologies.
• Ensure the security, integrity, and confidentiality of procurement data.
• Provide support to colleagues across the team and wider Procurement Solutions team, offering assistance and guidance as needed.
• Nurture and develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders and ensure collaborative working.
• Experience of working within the public sector would be highly advantageous.
• Ability to facilitate clear and open communication channels both within the team and with collaborators to make sure mutual understanding and transparency.
• Leading projects in a procurement setting.
• Skilled in using Microsoft Office, adept at handling large data sets and displaying dashboards in suitable format for diverse audiences.
• Maintains high quality, flexible and responsive service delivery standards.
• Level 4 CIPS or willing to work towards.
• Previous exposure to the NHS and understanding of regulations including PA23, PCR2015, and PSR would be highly beneficial.

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) Overview

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting‑edge technologies and our teams' expertise, in‑depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.

Our Values and Diversity Commitment

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual levels. Join us on our journey. We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.