At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead supplier management, design processes, and create governance frameworks for a not-for-profit housing business.
- Company: Join a mission-driven not-for-profit focused on improving housing services.
- Benefits: Competitive day rate, impactful work, and the chance to shape supplier management.
- Other info: Opportunity to influence significant savings across a £100m–£140m supplier spend.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in supplier management while enhancing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in contract management and strong communication skills with senior stakeholders.
A not-for-profit housing business is hiring for a Contract Management Lead to build a clear, practical framework for how they manage suppliers across Corporate Services (Finance, HR, Transformation and more). You'll design the processes, governance and tools, then hand it all over before you go. This role supports a wider programme targeting value improvement across a supplier spend of £100m–£140m.
What You'll Do
- Review suppliers and sort them into clear tiers by risk and importance
- Build simple end-to-end processes for managing suppliers, from onboarding to renewal and exit
- Set up governance: who owns what, who reviews what, and how issues get escalated
- Create practical tools — scorecards, dashboards, templates
- Win buy-in through workshops and presentations, from execs to day-to-day users
- Spot savings opportunities and track the benefits delivered
- Document everything clearly so it lasts after you leave
What We're Looking For
- Solid experience in contract and supplier management
- Comfortable designing governance frameworks from scratch
- Strong communicator, confident with senior stakeholders
- Used to working through influence, not authority
- Track record of contributing to savings or value targets
Contract Management Lead employer: Levick Stanley
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