Contract Manager

at  Severn Trent

Hello. We’re Severn Trent and we think water is wonderful. And we’re pretty keen on people, too.
Within our Procurement and Contract Management team we have an opportunity for a Contract Manager to join us, with a specific focus on the Metering and Water Networks business area. This is a highly critical, strategic business area for Severn Trent. As our new Contract Manager, you’ll lead a high performing team, whilst developing and implementing the strategic direction for supplier performance, terms compliance and cost management. Working with Directors and Senior Managers, you’ll be protecting and creating value through the management of contract relationships and will be championing the Severn Trent vision to deliver both outstanding customer experience and best value services.
The role of the Contract Manager is to provide strategic oversight and management of a portfolio of contracts, ensuring alignment with Severn Trent’s business objectives, compliance with legal requirements, and maximisation of value creation.
Sound like you? Then read on.

SOME OF YOUR KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES IN HELPING US WILL BE:

• Manage supplier relationships through structured governance, focused on performance (SLA/KPIs), contract compliance and cost control
• Collaborate with the supplier base to drive step change innovation to deliver business strategy
• Manage demand to identify opportunity through consolidated activity/economies of scale, work allocation, profile and forecasting to optimise contract performance
• Strategically review and prioritise a plan of in contract opportunities to identify and deliver incremental value (cost reduction or new revenue)
• Take a leading role in contract negotiation strategy planning to ensure clarity on acceptable parameters prior to engaging suppliers and ensure that key stakeholders are engaged
• Monitor the progress of projects ensuring they are within original costings and compile monthly project reviews highlighting any deviation from expected costs.

The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too.
The successful candidate will have the proven ability to manage high complexity commercial contracts, ideally with experience of both NEC standard form contracts and bespoke agreements. Experience of managing a team and able to work independently using initiative and problem-solving skills to deliver outcomes on time would be required for the role.
Additionally, it would be advantageous if you hold an appropriate professional qualification (e.g.CIPS).
We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?