Contracts Manager

First Recruitment Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a Contract or Senior Contract Manager to join their team in Reading in a hybrid role. Responsibilities include leading a team, managing supplier performance, and ensuring contract compliance. Candidates should have significant public sector procurement experience and strong stakeholder management skills. This is a great opportunity to work in a dynamic organization that values diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• End to end procurement experience - pre and post contract.
• Experience in managing Infrastructure Professional Services Contracts.
• Team or Line Management responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performance team focused on customer outcomes.
• Manage complex stakeholder relationships and supplier performance.
• Implement effective contract reporting and engagement strategies.

Skills

Public procurement regulation expert knowledge

Significant experience in public sector procurement

Accreditation or significant NEC experience

Strong stakeholder management skills

Experience with CEMAR or similar contract management system

Job description

Overview

One of our top nuclear clients is looking for a Contract or Senior Contract Manager to join their team in Reading in a hybrid role.

Our Client has a requirement for a Contract / Senior Contract Manager, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Reading.

Role Purpose

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.

MUST BE SOLE BRITISH

Role Responsibilities

• 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 contr

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications

• End to End procurement experience - pre and post contract,
• Infrastructure Professional Services Contracts
• Team or Line Management responsibility ,
• Strong stakeholder management skills at all levels,
• CEMAR or similar contract management system experience
• Hands on / a doer
• Competitve rate

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates. We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for a Contract Manager looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.