Contract Manager

Contract Manager

A fantastic opportunity for a Contract Manager to join an international infrastructure project based in Birmingham with a salary up to £45,350. This contract management position has been created due to business growth & recent acquisitions. The contract manager will sit in the procurement and commercial directorate, with excellent progression opportunities into a senior contract manager position over the next couple of years.

Candidates will have previous experience within contract management specifically within a regulated environment, at contract manager level and be keen to progress in their career.

Role responsibilities of the Contract Manager include:

• Manage a portfolio of corporate contracts up to a combined value of £60M.
• Manage the progress of change requests through the company's governance structure, systems, processes and in association with other functions.
• Proactively monitor and mitigates risks associated with their contract portfolio
• Liaise with stakeholders with respect to the progress, spend and performance reporting of contracts, imposing and monitoring performance plans and Early Warnings where applicable
• Managing formal disputes
• Undertake compliance checks against contracts
• Work to achieve value for money at each stage of the contract
• Produce and work against contract management plans for each contract
• Manage contract exit
• Monitor contract performance and administer service credits and warranty payments where applicable
• Review financial standing of suppliers on an ongoing basis and manage any resulting actions.
• Additional accountabilities may include:
• Analysis on a range of commercial and technical information
• Setting up and facilitating meetings and information sharing with other functional areas
• Development of reports and presentations to update key stakeholder groups
• Ad hoc support to high-profile projects.

Person Specification of the Buyer:

• Experience of corporate contract management
• Analytical, commercial and negotiating skills
• Ability to lead stakeholders through contract change request processes
• Ability to manage contract risk and understanding of different forms of contract and risk allocation
• Knowledge of working with or for publicly funded bodies including central government departments

Salary

Up to £45k

This role will be well suited to you if you have held a role within commercial as a contract manager, commercial manager, or senior contract officer.