At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage key supplier relationships and ensure top-notch performance and contract governance.
- Company: Dynamic company offering a hybrid work environment with a focus on collaboration.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a supportive team with a focus on health and safety and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by optimising supplier performance and driving efficiency.
- Qualifications: Experience in supplier management, strong commercial acumen, and excellent negotiation skills.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
We are looking for someone experienced to take ownership of key strategic supplier relationships within the Operations team. This hands-on role is focused on supplier performance, contract governance, and commercial management. You will ensure suppliers consistently deliver against their contractual commitments, KPIs, and service levels, balancing operational outcomes, cost efficiency, and long-term value while prioritising health and safety across all engagements.
What Youll Be Doing
- Own supplier relationships, acting as the primary point of contact.
- Lead supplier governance forums, performance reviews and escalations.
- Monitor KPIs, SLAs and contractual obligations, driving corrective and continuous improvement actions.
- Review and challenge supplier forecasts, valuations, invoices and claims.
- Ensure appropriate commercial controls, cost management and budget governance are in place.
- Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
- Manage contractual issues, disputes, variations and renewals.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, value and contract performance.
- Work closely with Operations, Finance, Commercial and Procurement teams.
- Ensure suppliers meet contractual, regulatory, governance and health safety requirements.
- Provide clear reporting and commercial insight to senior stakeholders.
What Were Looking For
- Strong experience in supplier and contract management.
- Proven experience managing strategic supplier relationships and performance against contracts/KPIs.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, including cost control and budget management.
- Experience reviewing supplier costs, invoices, valuations or claims.
- Experience identifying and delivering cost-saving and efficiency improvements.
- Confident using Excel and data analysis on supplier performance/financial data.
- Excellent negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong governance, reporting and analytical capability.
Supplier Relationship and Contract Manager employer: Project People
Join a dynamic and innovative team at a leading UK mobile and digital infrastructure business, where your expertise as Head of Business Change will be pivotal in driving transformation. Enjoy a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance, alongside a culture that values collaboration, professional growth, and the opportunity to lead a high-performing multidisciplinary team. With a focus on employee development and a commitment to delivering impactful change, this role offers a unique chance to influence key business outcomes in a thriving sector.
