Procurement Contract Officer - 12 Months FTC

Senior Contract Officer Full time, permanent contract £27, 978k - £31,123k (salary bracket depending on experience) Central London Role Purpose To provide a high-quality contract management support function for all contracts managed for the department. Key responsibilities include; managing day to day operational enquiries from suppliers, monitoring the performance of suppliers in line with the contractual requirements and service level agreements, administering meetings with suppliers and contributing to the overall development and improvement of the contract management function. Key Accountabilities Contract management and reporting To be first point of contact relating to supplier issues and enquiries. Supporting the operational management of all contracts with suppliers by reviewing tracking delivery and performance to ensure all specifications are met. Managing relationships Maintain effective working relationships with all suppliers, ensuring all communication is timely, responsive and effective. Develop and maintain excellent relationship with external stakeholders e.g. Recruiters, Trusts and Educators. Maintain working relationship with colleagues at all levels. Secretariat support Contract meetings - Provide high quality secretariat support for all contract meetings with suppliers including, scheduling meeting dates; collating, reviewing and circulating contract related paperwork from attendees and contributors and producing accurate minutes. Data and Information Management Maintain existing database sand systems. Review and scrutinise data relating to supplier performance, highlighting areas of concern or poor performance. Essentials for this position: Bright and articulate individual Stakeholder engagement experience High level of administration skills Advanced Excel experience Data management experience Excellent IT skills; MS Office Suite Reporting Great analytical skills Procurement experience / background Quality Assurance experience / background To be considered for this role you must always be a positive team-player who can propose ways of improving departmental processes happy to support a team If this opportunity sounds interesting and you would like to hear more, please apply:  Ritz Rec (Emp Agy)