Contract Support Officer

ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LTD; Southampton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LTD is seeking a Contract Support Officer for a temporary contract in Southampton. The role focuses on supporting a new e-procurement and contract management system, ensuring contract and supplier data are accurate and migration-ready.

The successful candidate will have experience in contracts, procurement, or finance administration, with strong Excel skills (filters, lookups, pivot tables) and the ability to manage large datasets and reporting requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in contracts, procurement, finance or similar administrative environment.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills including filters, lookups and pivot tables.
• Experience with contract management systems and procurement systems; knowledge of public sector procurement practices is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of a new e-procurement and contract management system.
• Cleansing, validating and reconciling data; maintaining logs and registers.
• Prepare reports to support business operations; ensure data accuracy and readiness for migration.
• Assist testing activities for the new system.
• Explain processes and systems to colleagues with varying levels of technical knowledge.

Skills

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Organisational communication

Tools

SharePoint

Unit4 Business World

Power BI

Job description

Contract Support Officer needed in Southampton

This is a temporary contract and the rate is £16.62ph PAYE

The reference number is: 5308901

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the implementation of a new e-procurement and contract management system, ensuring contract and supplier data is accurate, complete and ready for migration. They will have experience working in a contracts, procurement, finance or similar administrative environment, with strong attention to detail and confidence managing large datasets.

The role requires excellent Microsoft Excel skills, including the use of filters, lookups and pivot tables, alongside experience maintaining records and producing reports to support business operations. The successful candidate will be capable of cleansing, validating and reconciling data, supporting testing activities, maintaining logs and registers, and ensuring information is correctly retained and managed within SharePoint environments. They will possess strong organisational and communication skills, be able to manage competing priorities and deadlines, and confidently explain processes and systems to colleagues with varying levels of technical knowledge. Experience with contract management systems, procurement systems, data migration projects, user acceptance testing, Unit4 Business World, SharePoint or Power BI would be advantageous, as would knowledge of public sector procurement practices and legislation.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.