Procurement & Contracts Manager

The Role: Procurement & Contracts Manager - Thurrock £40,000 - £45,000

As a Contracts Manager your role will be essential to ensuring that the financial / Procurement strategic objectives and overall business objectives are achieved.

The successful person will be required to work proactively, collaborating with all designated strategic leads and budget holders, providing advice around Procurement & Contracts, completed analysis and providing advice and guidance on financial matters which will inform and drive forward decisions and improve and maintain financial health.

Principal Duties

• Identify, build, and manage relationships through effective communication with all stakeholders, including external third parties, acting as the primary point of contact for the procurement process.
• Developing and implementing a strategy to ensure the procurement function operates in line with the organisations objectives to add value and deliver cost savings
• The individual in this position will be in charge of creating, implementing, and promoting a strong framework for contract management
• Actively support the company through all steps of the procurement and tendering process to ensure best value for money is achieved and all risks are identified and mitigated.
• Negotiate with suppliers to establish and, where appropriate, vary the contract, including changes to price, terms and conditions and service agreements.
• Ensure all negotiated contract terms are documented and that they meet the requirements of the company’s financial regulations.
• Ensure a robust documentation and audit trail is in place for all procurement projects in compliance with the company’s financial regulations.
• Maintain an up-to-date contracts register for the company that will identify upcoming contract renewals.
• Building and maintaining relationships with a variety of collaborators, focusing on collaboration.
• Able to provide authority technical advice, guidance, support and training to team members and internal customers.
• Day-to-day review and maintenance of company systems and contracts database
• Reporting to senior management on the progress of contractual topics.
• Leading and managing the Procurement team to deliver appropriate support to the organisation to ensure both corporate and business development objectives are met
• Provide specialist advice on mitigating and managing risk within contracts entered, minimising the exposure to financial, performance and business risk.

Budget Responsibilities

• • Work with the CFO, and relevant staff to effectively establish and agree relevant budgets.
  • Ensure full compliance with company’s Financial Policies and processes.
  • Responsible for compliance with procurement of goods and services ensuring value for money and effective utilisation of items procured.
  • Effective budget management.

General Responsibilities

• • Create a safe working culture that enables staff to speak up, think innovatively, develop, and share and try out new ideas and processes, and work collaboratively to contribute to improvements.
  • Maintain, the health, safety and welfare of staff and students through compliance with company policies, including effective risk management procedures.
  • Embed equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout all aspect of your role, promote key information and challenge unacceptable behaviours and conduct in a timely manner.
  • In line with GDPR legislation and regulations, take responsibility for the data that you manage and process.
  • Implement with the company policies and procedures, ensuring you communicate these with all relevant staff and monitor and ensure full compliance.

The Package

• Salary in the range of £40,000 - £45,000 per year.
• Monday to Friday 37 hours per week (Friday working from home)
• Thurrock based
• Hybrid working arrangements, providing a balance of office and remote work.
• A vibrant, supportive, and inclusive company culture.
• Annual leave