Contracts Manager

Job Title: Contracts Manager

Location: Remote

Salary: £45,000-£50,000

A highly respected national law firm are looking for a Contracts Manager to join their Finance/Procurement department. This role would be suitable for anyone with previous experience in procurement or contract management within a professionals services environment.

Responsibilities:

• Support the promotion, maintenance and roll-out of the Firm's procurement policy and processes, anticipating change to the procurement landscape and proactively making recommendations for change
• Support external audits to demonstrate compliance with the procurement policy
• Provide training and support for any budget holders/support staff on procurement policy and processes
• Centrally coordinate and assess supplier adherence to our internal policies, raising any non-adherence with the business owner for the relevant supplier
• Take the lead on, and establish mechanisms for reporting key supplier information to key stakeholders (including for bids and tenders)
• Ultimately taking a lead role in the design and implementation of a contracts database across the Firm's support functions with internal Project Management support
• Work closely with budget holders to maintain a firm-wide sourcing plan, identifying when major contracts are due for renewal or when rolling contracts need to be reviewed
• Work with budget holders to plan timely commencement of contract renewals, sourcing processes, contract extensions and contract terminations
• Advise and support budget holders on contract renewal/sourcing processes with reference to the Firm's procurement policy and processes
• Manage the newly designed procurement process, ensuring that the process is completed swiftly, bringing in stakeholders/authorisers at the right time; be the glue to ensure the process is followed efficiently and fully, bringing in people at the right time
• Support budget holders when contracting with new suppliers, including co-ordinating input and review from Risk, Finance, Commercial and Employment teams

Experience and attributes required:

• Previous experience of procurement processes and policies in a previous organisation- Essential
• Communicate with senior stakeholders and build relationships to make recommendations for change and take the lead on implementing them- Essential
• Understand all aspects of the contracting process and have strong commercial acumen- Desirable

This is a great opportunity to join a fast-growing and well-known business!

We look forward to receiving your application and will consider candidates from similar backgrounds who have experience such asContracts Manager, Procurement Manager, Procurement Team Leader, Category Buyer, Vendor Manager.