Contract Manager

Aspire Personnel Ltd; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly bonus (10%)

Company benefits

Job summary

Aspiring Contract Manager position in Milton Keynes is focused on negotiating and managing NHS and partner contracts, ensuring governance, risk control and regulatory compliance across the diagnostic portfolio. The role involves tender support, performance monitoring and coordination with legal teams.

Ideal candidates will have proven experience in complex commercial contracts, multi-supplier management, and familiarity with procurement regulations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience negotiating and executing commercial contracts with NHS customers.
• Experience delivering multi-supplier managed service contracts.
• Understanding of NHS procurement processes and public procurement legislation.
• Degree or equivalent business qualification.
• Experience interpreting pricing models, SLAs and KPI mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiation, execution and governance of managed service contracts.
• Monitor contract performance against SLA/KPI and drive improvements.
• Support sales with tender responses and commercial opportunities.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and manage commercial risk across contracts.
• Maintain documentation and systems (CLMS/SAP) and coordinate with legal teams.

Skills

Contract management

NHS contracts

Risk management

Tender responses

Stakeholder management

Procurement regulations

Commercial awareness

Software literacy

Education

Bachelor degree or equivalent business qualification

Tools

CRM systems

CLMS

SAP

Job description

Salary £72,500 pa plus 10% bonus and excellent benefits (full time 9-5pm)

We are recruiting a Contract Manager for our client who are a leading diagnostic solutions and medical equipment provider based in Milton Keynes. As a Contract Manager you will be responsible for leading the negotiation, execution, governance and ongoing management of Managed Service Contracts, commercial agreements and Partner Supplier sub-contracts across the company diagnostic portfolio. You will act as the commercial contract subject matter expert, supporting major tender opportunities, contract mobilisation, performance management and contract renewals whilst ensuring regulatory compliance and effective management of commercial, contractual and operational risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Tender Response and Contract negotiation - Successful completion of all commercial contract negotiations and documentation on behalf of the business when supplying direct to customers within the NHS or Private Sector. Liaising with the company’s lawyers as well as legal representatives from customers and Partner Suppliers to finalise commercial contract negotiations (including KPIs) both during the tender process and following award. Ensure compliance with procurement regulations including PCR2015 and PA23
• Contract Delivery and Contract Performance - Management and monitoring of contract performance post implementation including delivery against SLA and KPI contractual obligations by both the business and Partner Suppliers
• Business Development and sales support, presenting to customers and meetings with customers as part of the pre-sales and the Tender Processes. Working with other members of the Commercial Support Services Department to produce and collate tender responses
• Administration – ensuring all documents are completed according to the required standard and quality. Create and update as required documentation relating to training, installation, SOPs and regulatory issues. Lead on CLMS System implementation and maintain database. Update CMS / CRM / SAP systems as needed
• Personal Training – take responsibility for personal training and development, attend all required company training
• Health & Safety – Attend all H&S required training. Adhere to company and customer H&S rules and regulations
• Environmental – Adhere to company environmental rules and regulations.

Essential skills and qualification requirements

• Proven experience in a Contract Management role – negotiating and executing Commercial Contracts with NHS customers
• Proven track record of negotiating and delivering successful commercial contracts with Partner Suppliers and managing multi-supplier Managed Service Contracts
• Demonstrable experience identifying, assessing and mitigating commercial and contractual risk.
• Demonstrable experience of working collaboratively to support sales / business development teams deliver their performance objectives
• Detailed understanding of NHS procurement processes, framework agreements and public procurement legislations
• Educated to degree standard or an equivalent business qualification
• Experience interpreting commercial pricing models, financial schedules, service credits, KPI mechanisms and contract profitability metrics.
• Full driving license
• Experience managing complex commercial contracts within IVD diagnostics environments.
• Experience with Contract Law, Procurement Challenges and Contract Termination
• Foundation Certificate in Commercial & Contract Management (World CC or other provider)
• Knowledge of the main laboratory-based IVD supplier technologies and capabilities preferably business diagnostic technologies
• Experience implementing and rolling out software