Contract & Supplier Manager

We are recruiting for a full time Contract monitor contract costs, invoice approvals, and overall spending to prevent budget overruns Develop and lead key internal and external relationships across procurement, finance, project teams, service owners, contract owners, senior stakeholders and strategic suppliers Execute exit and renewal plans; track critical milestones and expiration dates to smoothly negotiate renewals, execute extensions, or manage supplier transition and offboarding Respect for your expertise Educated to equivalent of SCQF 11 (post graduate / masters level) or qualified by comparable experience Comprehensive people management and leadership skills Strong commercial and contract management knowledge, with the ability to interpret contracts, manage risk, support negotiations and secure value for money. Experience and knowledge of NEC4 is essential Proven ability to be able to build and maintain effective relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, including Procurement, Finance, Information Security, Data Protection and service owners Strong analytical and communication skills, with experience using supplier performance, spend, risk and service data to produce reports, recommendations and improvement plans Please open the link to the Career Role Profile which outlines the core responsibilities and expectations of the role within a defined activity family. Please note the role profile name may be different to the job title being advertised. Support that goes beyond the workplace Hybrid and Flexible working opportunities Up to 35 days annual leave and 7 additional public holidays each year (pro rata) Paid time off to support your Wellbeing and enable you to Volunteer in your community Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Progressive Family Friendly policies Training