Senior Contracts and Supplier Relationship Manager

This well-known UK based brand is going through an exciting Procurement and Commercial Transformation and as a result is growing the team and hiring a Senior Contracts and Supplier Relationship Manager.

Reporting to the Head of Commercial this role will give you the autonomy to work across a diverse range of indirect services and will see you be part of the category management team.

The Senior Contracts & Supplier Relationship Manager defines and implements the supplier and contract strategy across one or more categories. You will be managing a team of C&SRM professionals and leading supplier relationships for strategic suppliers to deliver joint value creation. In addition, the Senior Contracts & Supplier Relationship Manager provides specialist post award contract management for a portfolio of contracts, ensuring that value is protected and enhanced post contract award.

What the role involves:

1. Define and implement supplier and contract management strategies, as agreed with the Head of Contract and Supplier Management
2. Lead and manage a team of Contracts & Supplier Relationship Managers and Specialists, ensuring best practices and techniques are adhered to
3. Lead development of improvement plans with suppliers and business stakeholders, ensuring constructive dispute resolution where there are non-performance issues
4.  Manage the supplier relationship from a commercial perspective throughout their lifecycle to maximise value through cost reduction, collaboration, innovation, risk management, and growth
5. Monitor aggregated contract and supplier performance, engaging with both the business and suppliers to identify and implement improvement opportunities

The person we hope to find:

1. Significant experience in procurement and/or in contract and supplier relationship management
2. Proven experience of developing supplier relationships and managing supplier performance in a complex environment
3. Experience of gathering information from multiple stakeholders and analysing supplier performance
4. Undertaking supply chain reviews; facilitating workshops, working with suppliers and internal stakeholders to conduct supply chain analysis. Value chain analysis and business process reviews to identify process improvements and cost efficiencies
5. Detailed knowledge of contract forms and experience of contract drafting
6. Experience in leading contract negotiations, contract claims and dispute management

If you are a Senior Contracts Manager and/ or Supplier Relationship Manager looking for the chance to manage a team and have full access to the end to end supply chain within this growing business then please get in touch today.