Contract Manager

Sheffield City Council; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a contract management professional to enhance their strategic priorities in Sheffield. This role is crucial for developing the Council's contract management strategy, ensuring best value from service providers. The successful candidate will manage a diverse portfolio of contracts while collaborating closely with procurement colleagues and operational managers. This position offers hybrid working opportunities, allowing for flexibility while ensuring in-person attendance for key meetings. Join a team dedicated to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and contribute to meaningful community impact.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Support for unpaid caring responsibilities

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and ability to propose solutions to mitigate risks.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills for internal stakeholder support.

Responsibilities

• Manage a diverse portfolio of contracts across Operational Services.
• Act as the primary client in the contract procurement process.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Contract management

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your career while supporting the delivery of strategic priorities for Sheffield? We are seeking to recruit a contract management professional with the right skills and values. If you are keen to work collaboratively, have strong attention to detail, and take pride in delivering excellent outcomes, we welcome your application.

The role plays an integral part in shaping and developing the Council’s contract management strategy to ensure we achieve best value from our external service providers.

The role will cover the contract management of a large and diverse portfolio of contracts across Operational Services including general building trades, servicing, maintenance, and materials supply. The role also includes line management of 2 x Procurement and Supply Chain Specialists and the Energy Team who have responsibility for the management of the Council’s gas, water, and electricity supply contracts and the Council’s Building Energy Management system.

The successful candidate will have a key role throughout the contract procurement and management process. Working closely with Procurement colleagues, you will act as the primary client in the contract procurement process, working together with operational managers in drafting and developing contractual documents including specifications, pricing frameworks, and contract performance measures. You will ensure contracts align with business objectives and operational needs. You will be responsible for ensuring an effective contract management framework is maintained and implemented, ensuring agreed service levels are achieved.

Key Skills

1. Detail-oriented with exceptional organizational skills with the ability to identify and propose solutions to mitigate contractual risks.
2. Excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills, able to provide guidance and support on contract-related issues to internal stakeholders.
3. Ability to manage multiple contracts simultaneously and meet deadlines whilst working within a strict governance framework.

Although we offer hybrid working, the successful candidate will need to ensure they can attend in-person meetings in Sheffield, usually at our Manor Lane depot, when required. The successful candidate may also be expected to be in the office 4-5 days a week initially, as part of the induction process and will be expected to spend 2/3 days per week in the office on an ongoing basis.

If you have any queries or would like to discuss the role further, please contact Jason Peck, Commercial Manager at (07976 047828).

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity, and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled, and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of this job are guaranteed an interview.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part-time, or as a job share.