Senior Contracts Manager

Summary: The Senior Contracts Manager will lead a team to enhance organizational outcomes through a customer-centric approach and high-performance culture. This role involves managing complex stakeholder relationships, ensuring compliance with contract requirements, and implementing effective supplier management strategies. The position requires expertise in public procurement regulations and contract management, particularly within the public sector. The role is hybrid, based in London/Reading, and classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team to drive organizational outcomes and promote a customer-centric ethos.
• Manage complex relationships with stakeholders, including delivery, commercial, and government partners.
• Ensure compliance with Intelligent client requirements through effective contract management.
• Oversee supplier performance and implement supplier segmentation and supplier relationship management (SRM).
• Monitor and mitigate supplier risks, developing corrective action plans as necessary.
• Support cost management and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Implement effective contract reporting and engagement strategies.
• Identify and mitigate contract-related risks and ensure a robust SRM delivery plan for critical suppliers.

Key Skills:

• Expert knowledge of public procurement regulations and significant experience in public sector procurement/contract management.
• NEC practitioner accreditation or significant NEC experience, ideally from a Professional Services background.
• Experience with contract management tools such as CEMAR.
• Experience in business governance and public sector governance.
• Strong skills in scoping deliverables, contract variation management, and budgetary control.
• End-to-end procurement experience, both pre and post contract.
• Experience with Infrastructure Professional Services Contracts.
• Desirable experience with NEC & CCS contracts.
• Team or line management responsibility.
• Strong stakeholder management skills at all levels.
• Supplier relationship management skills.

Salary (Rate): £60

City: Reading

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: Hybrid

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Other