Contract Manager

Cedar; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious consultancy is seeking an experienced Contract Manager to join their team in Birmingham. This hybrid role focuses on managing critical contracts across Corporate Services and Professional Services. The successful candidate will ensure contract performance while minimizing commercial risks. The position offers a competitive salary of £48,750 and an array of benefits, including CIPS funding and a Civil Service Pension. Applicants must be capable of obtaining SC Clearance to proceed.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Civil Service Pension

CIPS Funding

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain SC Clearance.
• Experience in managing corporate and professional service contracts.
• Proven track record in contract performance management.

Responsibilities

• Manage several contracts across Corporate Services and Professional Services.
• Ensure performance and value are achieved, mitigating commercial risk.
• Address underperformance and develop improvement actions.

Skills

Contract Management

Procurement

Sourcing

Risk Mitigation

Education

CIPS Certification (if required)

Job description

Cedar are exclusively working with a key Central Government client who are looking to hire a Contract Manager. The starting salary on offer for this role is £48,750 and has a range of great benefits which include CIPS Funding (if required), 25 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays - this can rise to 30 after 5 years' service), Civil Service Pension and a range of other perks. The role will operate on a hybrid working basis with the expectation to go on-site 2 days per week at the office in London and occasional team meeting (1 day per month) at offices based in Leeds. This is an exciting role offering great development opportunities as well as variety to your workload across Procurement, Sourcing and Contract Management. Candidates applying must be able to obtain SC Clearance in order to commence this role.

Reporting into the Head of Contract Management, the successful candidate will manage several contracts covering areas such as Corporate Services, Professional Services and DDaT. The successful candidate will be responsible for the Contract Management of a range of the most strategically important contracts in the department, ensuring performance and value are achieved whilst mitigating commercial risk. You will be responsible for managing the performance of the contracts you are responsible for ensuring that under performance is addressed and formal improvement actions are developed and monitored. You w...