Contract Management Officer

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Contract Management Officer, where your expertise in contract management and compliance will play a vital role in enhancing supplier relationships and ensuring best value for the Council. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with diverse teams, shaping the performance management mechanisms to achieve strategic objectives. Enjoy a hybrid working model, generous annual leave, and a robust pension scheme that supports your future. If you are a dynamic problem solver ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

Agile Working

Annual Leave Entitlement

Bank Holidays

Access to Employee Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Experience in contract management and compliance is essential.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to develop supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Council’s contracts and develop effective supplier relationships.
• Support commissioners and managers in contract management duties.

Skills

Contract Management

Compliance

Data Analysis

Category Management

Supply Chain Management

Procurement

Education

Relevant Degree

Job description

Contract Management Officer

4 x permanent vacancies
37 hours per week, hybrid working

Are you a dynamic problem solver and motivated self-starter? Do you have experience in contract management, compliance, data analysis, category management, supply chain management, procurement? If so, we would really like to hear from you.

As a Contract Management Officer, you will have an important role in the management of the Council’s contracts and development of effective supplier relationships. You will also work closely with commissioners and managers to support them in their contract management duties.

A key element of your role will be to ensure that the corporate Contract Management Framework is applied across all contracts. The post holder will also support the delivery of our new Procurement and Contract Management Strategy. You will recognise that the best way to achieve our objectives are through developing effective relationships and working collaboratively with a wide range of colleagues, including Procurement and Warwickshire Legal Services, and supplier representatives.

You will rapidly develop an understanding of both the performance of your contracts and of the supply markets in which they operate. Using this knowledge, you will develop positive working relationships with our suppliers, ensuring best value is achieved in all areas through efficiency, innovation and control. You will shape the performance management mechanisms within service specifications and monitor and validate provider performance.

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Candidate Pack
Job Description and Person Specification

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels?valued, included, safe, supported,?and?welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!?

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Additional Information

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application

To discuss the role please contact Meghna Belshaw, Delivery Lead - [e-mail]

Closing date:midnight, Thursday 22^nd May 2025

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See?more