Senior Contracts Manager - Central Government

Spinwell Global; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to lead a dynamic team within the public sector. This role offers the opportunity to create and implement robust contract management strategies, ensuring compliance and maximizing value for money. As a subject matter expert, you will collaborate with key stakeholders, influence decision-makers, and drive innovative solutions. If you have a strong background in contract management and a passion for public service, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Experience managing contracts in a public sector environment.
• Ability to lead contract negotiations and manage supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Create a skilled contract management team to ensure contract performance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to meet business requirements and drive contract best practices.

Skills

Post contract management experience

Professional services contracts experience

Public sector experience

Stakeholder management skills

NEC / CCS contracts knowledge

CEMAR or similar contract management system

Job description

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About The Role

Role: Senior Contracts Manager REF 85395
Contract Length: 12 months
Location: Hybrid/Aldermaston - minimum one day per week onsite
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: SC requested

Spinwell is recruiting for a Senior Contracts Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SENIOR CONTRACTS MANAGER

• Creating a highly motivated, skilled, and professional contract management team that delivers contract performance outcomes, aligned to business and HMG commercial requirements, with the capacity to meet business demand plan.
• Act as subject matter expert for assigned contracts, providing professional advice to enable business to effectively deliver contract objectives.
• Ensuring all contracts, they are responsible for, have a robust Contract Management Plan with defined procedure for delivery performance management, invoice applications, risk management and contract reviews.
• Ensure contracts are delivered in accordance with business management system, priorities and conduct internal audits to ensure compliance with government regulations and legislation.
• Working collaboratively with stakeholders and with the SCM sub-unit Leadership Team (specifically the Head of Strategic Sourcing/the Head of Category Management) to understand their detailed business requirements and championing contract best practice. Influence key decision makers to secure best contract solutions to satisfy client Board and HMG requirements.
• Implement the Supplier Relationship Management framework for assigned key suppliers who have a significant impact on client business, with the objective of managing risk, managing performance, and extracting more value from the supplier base.
• Support the development and drive the implementation of Supplier Strategies for assigned suppliers, with the objective of minimizing risk for client and maximizing value.
• Support procurement activity through providing best practice contact advice to develop contract templates and bespoke terms.
• Ensuring contracts maximise value for money and have defined performance outcomes. Ensuring all contracts have clear business ownership to track and monitor contract performance against KPIs and cost, quality, and time obligations.
• Working with the SCM Delivery Unit Sourcing/Category team to lead contract negotiations pre-contract award and apply lessons learned to enhance contracting models and support supplier selection.
• Leading contract negotiations and apply diplomacy to mitigate contract risks to client benefit and where necessary develop contract litigation strategies
• Implementing the Supplier Relationship Management framework and strategy for defined portfolio of contracts, creating trusted industry alliances to drive business innovation/efficiencies and developing optimum systems of business intelligence and relationships.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE SENIOR CONTRACTS MANAGER

• Post contract management experience
• Professional services contracts experience - very beneficial
• Working within a team of 5 or 6 on large contracts
• Public sector experience
• NEC / CCS contracts useful
• CEMAR or similar contract management system experience
• Stakeholder management skills

If you are a Senior Contracts Manager, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

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