Contract Manager

at  BlueLight Commercial

CONTRACT MANAGER

Reporting to: Head of Category
Dept/Pillar: People and Professional Services
Hours: 37 (potentially flexible)
Grade/Salary: From £51,721 (dependent on experience etc)
Contract Type: Permanent
Vetting Level: NPPV 3 & SC

ROLE OVERVIEW

An integral role within the BlueLight Commercial team, developing strategic supplier relationships and leading contract management activities within the People and Professional Services Category.
This is an agile role leading on the management and continuous improvement of key national frameworks within the category.
Working closely with the Head of Category to manage and embed effective Strategic Supplier Relationship Management across a national category portfolio, developing sustainable strategies that deliver value for money and meet the demands of modern ‘BlueLight’ customers, such as policing etc.
Leading on key contract and supplier management meetings and supporting identification and effective management of contract and supplier risk.
Being responsive to stakeholder needs is key, offering pragmatic solutions, whilst developing and nurturing effective networks to exert a positive influence on behalf of BlueLight Commercial. The role will also support national project work, working with key internal and external stakeholders across the portfolio, to support commercial decision making.
This role is as much about personal qualities as it is about contract management expertise. Calling on influencing and collaboration skills to encourage and effect cultural change. A trusted and dedicated ‘advisor/expert’ who can establish positive working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders; This will include suppliers, Heads of Service, the College of Policing and Commercial Leads.

MY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Delivery of Commercial work – including commercial vision, commissioning strategies, sourcing, strategic supplier relationship management and contract management

• Developing and setting the strategy for commissioning and contract management for a specific portfolio of spend which will deliver the best commercial outcomes for policing and partners, requiring a high level of commercial acumen.
• Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement contract management and commissioning strategies that include commercial and demand profiles and embrace market trends and innovations.
• Developing strategic relationships with suppliers to ensure effective delivery of goods and services and to support continuous improvement and innovative contract solutions.
• Working collaboratively with a variety of senior stakeholders to ensure that the users within a portfolio of responsibility are receiving optimum support and view the organisation as a trusted enabling function.
• Leading and supporting contract management activity, across complex national contracts and commercial arrangements, ensuring that savings opportunities are identified, tracked and delivered.
• Contributing to the preparation of strategic plans, making recommendations for action to stakeholders, to ensure adherence to procurement legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Working with financial processes and tools to evaluate options and ensure financial information and data are accurately reflected in commercial plans
• Working effectively with suppliers and stakeholders to develop positive contract performance measures to drive value and maintain effective service delivery, ensuring that strategic aims are met.
• Providing expert advice on contract risk management and deliver plans/strategies to manage identified risks.
• Promoting and implementing common standards and processes. Proactively driving a consistent approach, enabling process standardisation across police forces, promoting a radical cost-effective commercial offering
• Ensuring adherence to legal, regulatory and security requirements in service delivery and build diversity, equality and social value considerations into plans.

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