Senior Contracts Manager

Senior Contracts Manager

£71 - £81/Hour Inside IR35

Reading, hybrid

8 Months

Clearance: SC

We are seeking a Senior Contracts Manager for our Government client based in Aldermaston, Reading. This role will be office based 2 days per week and the remainder remote. The Senior Contracts Manager role will be an initial 8 month contract, paying between £71 - £81 p/h Inside IR35.

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

Clearance: SC

Role Profile:

• 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 Board and HMG requirements.
  * Implement the Supplier Relationship Management framework for assigned key suppliers who have a significant impact on 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 them 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 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.
• Excellent Stakeholder management skills
  * Evidence of managing post-award contracts on a large scale
  * Senior level 'Commercial Acumen'
  * Experience in dispute resolution
  * Able to identify where change is needed and propose contract changes to all stakeholders
  * Able to operate autonomously

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