Senior Contract Manager

Role: Senior Contract ManagerSalary/Rate: £ 81 per hr (inside IR35) Location: Hybrid ReadingContract Duration: 12 months

We are currently looking for a Senior Contract Manager for our government client. This Senior Contract Manager role is hybrid, based between 2 days in the office/on site and the remainder of the week working remotely.

The contract for the Senior Contract Manager position is for 12-months with potential to extend, operating inside IR35.

Security Clearance: Security Check ("SC Clearance")

This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role, it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.

Essential skills/experience required:

• Experience of Contract managing NEC contracts
• Track record of delivering NEC contracts to time, cost and budget
• Ability to demonstrate collaborative ways of working
• Building / Construction experience
• Ability to hit the ground running

Desirable:

• Public Sector experience
• RICS or equivalent
• CIPS
• Experience of using Fusion /Oracle
• Experience of using CEMAR

The role:

• Creating a highly motivated, skilled, and professional contract management team that delivers contract performance outcomes
• Working collaboratively with stakeholders and with the SCM sub-unit Leadership Team
• Influence key decision makers to secure best contract solutions
• Implement the Supplier Relationship Management framework for assigned key suppliers who have a significant impact on the 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 the client and maximizing value.
• 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.
• Acting as a role model for health, safety, environmental and quality management. Ensure contracts are aligned to business safety and quality management systems.
• Monitor and mitigate supplier risks.
• Develop and implement Supplier Strategies for assigned key suppliers.
• Ensure there is an effective contract reporting and engagement strategy in place to enable all key stakeholders to be aligned to contracts risks and opportunities.
• Identify and estimate the likelihood and impact of contract-related risk, establish mitigation methods aligned to business needs and track effectiveness of those mitigations.
• Ensuring a robust SRM delivery plan is in place for all assigned critical suppliers

If you are interested in the above role, please click Apply Now and send a CV for quick review.

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Circle and our Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where they have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, theywill interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify, please notify us on igs [at] circlerecruitment [dot] com. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your guaranteed interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a better way for us to communicate, please do let us know.

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