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Contract Manager

Employer
GPA Procurement
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
from c£46,140 (rising to ££56,826 with annual increments) + £2,623 London Weighting + Pension
Closing date
22 Jun 2019

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Specialist Area
Buyer, Category Manager, Contracts Manager, Procurement, Purchasing
Sector
Public Sector
Function
Manager
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Are you looking for more challenges, excitement and opportunities within a high profile public sector organisation where you will be at the heart of a changing procurement service? If this sounds like you, then we would like to hear from you.

This role is an integral part of Commercial Services. Working with one or more Intelligent Client Functions (ICF) or business groups. You will provide essential commercial support to the business, proactively managing one or more of their key contracts. You will contribute to delivering Commercial Excellence, providing a customer focused service, understanding the business need and stakeholder drivers, with the aim of becoming a trusted commercial advisor.

You will play an essential part in managing and/or overseeing the overall commercial life cycle, whilst your day to day role may be managing contracts and supplier relationships, you may find yourself leading on any aspects of the commercial life cycle, from developing category/contract strategies and managing procurement processes, to managing strategic supplier relationships and rolling out commercial and contract management standards across the organisation.

Essential Criteria:

·         Commercially astute

·         Good leadership skills and a self-starter with a positive mindset, willing to work independently and effectively as part of a team

·         Experience of dealing with demand challenges in a complex and operational environment

·         A good understanding of contract law and applied working knowledge of interpreting, managing and enforcing complex service agreements/contracts/frameworks

·         Proven track record and detailed understanding of commercial contract management processes, performance management regimes and incentivisation mechanisms

·         Experience in the implementation of supplier relationship management strategies

·         Experience of negotiating and managing large complex contracts

·         A good understanding of commercial life cycle management and standard sourcing methodologies and a working knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as EU Public Contract Regulations

·         Good stakeholder management and communication skills – the ability to effectively communicate and report (verbal and written) Able to interact and effectively influence stakeholders, building collaborative relationships where appropriate. You will have the ability to engage with users to understand requirements, influence decision making, to effectively question and challenge users (acting as a “critical friend”)

·         Politically astute with an ability to develop networks both within the organisation and externally

·         Working knowledge of purchasing processes (P2P)

Desirable Criteria:

·         CIPS/IACCM/Commercial qualification (or actively working towards)

Due to Security Vetting, all candidates MUST be eligible to work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years.

To register your interest in this, or any other opportunities please forward your full CV, stating your location and current salary details or contact us on 01423 520080 for a confidential conversation.

GPA Procurement (UK) Limited (GPA) acts as an employment business and an employment agency. GPA is committed to equal opportunity and diversity.

Company

GPA Procurement 


GPA Procurement is a highly experienced and very successful procurement recruitment company. The GPA brand has been synonymous with the recruitment of procurement professionals from Graduate to Head of Procurement for the last 21+ years. Our successful track record, our pedigree and our commitment to quality sets us apart. We are the trusted partner to many organisations both large and small from the private and public sectors. In the last 12 months we have delivered assignments ranging from a 45 head retained campaign to more focused search/headhunting assignments.

GPA has one of the best procurement recruitment teams that include experienced recruiters and procurement practitioners.  We can and do deliver!

GPA Procurement (UK) Limited
Windsor House
Cornwall Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 2PW

Telephone: 01423 520080
Email: info@gpa-procurement.com
Website: www.gpa-procurement.com

 

 

Company info
Telephone
01423520080
Location
Windsor House
Cornwall Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG12PW
GB

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