Contract Manager

First Recruitment Group; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Principal Contract Manager to drive organisational success through effective contract management and stakeholder engagement. This role involves leading a team, ensuring compliance with public procurement regulations, and fostering a high-performance culture. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in public sector procurement and contract management, with a focus on delivering value and mitigating risks. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to impactful projects in a dynamic environment, where your expertise will help shape the future of contract management.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge in public procurement regulations and contract management.
• Experience in managing complex stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team to enhance organisational outcomes.
• Manage supplier performance and implement effective contract strategies.

Skills

Public Procurement Regulation Knowledge

Stakeholder Management

Contract Management

Budgetary Control

Team Management

Education

NEC Practitioner Accreditation

Professional Services Background

Tools

CEMAR

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Location – Reading

12 month contract

Inside IR35

Must be Sole British

• Has previously managed Professional Services Contracts
• Hands on / a doer

Role:

As the Principal Contract Manager, you will lead and develop your team to drive organisational outcomes, promoting a customer-centric ethos and high standards. Foster a high-performance culture that enhances commercial value, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement. Ensure contracts align with safety and quality systems.

Manage complex relationships with stakeholders, including delivery, commercial and government partners. Ensure the Intelligent Client requirements are met through the contract. Manage supplier performance. Implement supplier segmentation and SRM, monitor and mitigate supplier risks, and develop corrective action plans. Develop contracting and supplier strategies, ensure robust contract control systems, and contribute to building commercial capability.

Support cost management and compliance with legal requirements. Implement effective contract reporting and engagement strategies, identify and mitigate contract-related risks, and ensure a robust SRM delivery plan for critical suppliers.

Requirements:

We are seeking individuals with public procurement regulation expert knowledge with significant experience in public sector procurement / contract management. An NEC practitioner, accreditation, or significant NEC experience ideally from a Professional Services background, and contract management tools such as CEMAR.

You will have experience in business governance and public sector governance, scoping deliverables, contract variation management and budgetary control.

We would like you to have some experience of:

• End to End procurement experience - pre and post contract,
• Team or Line Management responsibility,
• Strong stakeholder management skills at all levels,

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Management

Industries

• Staffing and Recruiting

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Reading, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago