Supplier Contracts Manager

Government Recruitment Service; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks a Supplier Contracts Manager to manage supplier relationships and contracts. The role demands strategic oversight, performance analysis, and effective stakeholder engagement. Ideal candidates will possess a background in contract management and have strong negotiation skills, ensuring high-quality service delivery and compliance with strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing supplier contracts effectively.
• Ability to analyze supplier performance data and KPIs.
• Strong understanding of commercial functions in government settings.

Responsibilities

• Track and monitor contractual deliverables via Power BI.
• Provide analysis for supplier contracts and tendering activities.
• Implement systems to review supplier performance.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Job description

The Scheme Administrator (SA) for the UK Programme for Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) is a new organisation, hosted by Defra group but working with the four nations of the UK and with partners across the packaging and recycling sectors. The Scheme Administrator will be responsible for the delivery and oversight of the scheme, calculation of costs and disbursement of funds to Local Authorities, working with the administrations and regulators across the four nations of the UK, and driving improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of collection and processing services.

UK pEPR will require obligated packaging producers to pay the full costs of managing the packaging for which they are responsible. It will incentivise them to use less unnecessary packaging and encourage sustainable design, production and use of packaging; and it will work to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of collection and recycling services thereby ensuring the supply of sufficient good quality recycled materials.

The administrator will bring together a diverse team of talented individuals who are passionate about recycling, sustainability and the wider contributions this can make to our environmental objectives, including reaching net zero by 2050 while boosting the economy.

Role Purpose

As Supplier Contracts Manager you will provide strategic support to SRM, enabling best in class approaches monitoring and contract management functions on behalf of PackUK. You will support the SSRM closely to build critical relationships with commercial professions across Defra, Devolved Governments and other government departments.

You will be comfortable operating in a complex, fast paced and changing environment, ensuring the provision of an effective commercial function to Devolved Governments and Governance forums that drives business outcomes through excellent service and strong stakeholder relationships.

You will be comfortable working at pace but also able to lead your team to deliver. This role exposes you to a broad range of duties, working to support key business areas and inform strategic and operational decisions. You will need to be skilled at listening, interpreting, influencing, negotiating, inspiring and challenging, which are all vital to the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Working directly with Contract managers to ensure that contractual deliverables are tracked and that all data is fed into Power BI via excel to populate a client dashboard / scorecard.
• Providing regular Supplier Contract Analysis, supporting the SSRM on strategic contracts and tendering activities.
• Implementing and monitoring systems to capture and review supplier performance, including KPI’s, milestones and service objectives.
• Work with key stakeholders and suppliers to meet agreed targets and contractual arrangements.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders who are party to the contracts of strategic suppliers.
• Maintain a strong working relationship with key Supplier’s to facilitate delivery of high-quality performance in both cost and service.
• Making strategic recommendations based on actual performance data to drive out effective delivery from all suppliers.
• Advise and support the SSRM and other key stakeholders, responding accurately with reference to contractual issues in a timely manner.
• Develop and implement a robust Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) framework.