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SalaryWhat you’ll be doing as a Strategic Contracts Manager
The Strategic Contract Manager is responsible for developing and managing end to end plans for their area, for both immediate and future needs, and identifying a pipeline of initiatives to maximise value and outcomes for Thames Water, balancing commercial risk and value opportunities. This role will initially focus on management of the Asset, Capital and Engineering Professional Services Category.
- Understand the category and provide leadership and insight for the business on all aspects of supply market dynamics, regulatory and internal frameworks, suppliers, and technical innovations.
- Lead category projects and sourcing events adhering to the required approach
- Draft, negotiate and obtain agreement to commercial contracts ensuring that operational and commercial risks to business are fully understood and minimised.
- Be a key interface with the supplier on a particular contract, ensuring agreed value is being delivered from the contract.
- Liaise with the appropriate teams to execute any contract changes or performance escalations/disputes.
- Lead the review of supplier opportunities, innovations, and improvements
- Have a clear and granular understanding of stakeholder and corporate needs, both immediate and long term
- Have a detailed knowledge of the external supply market including suppliers, trends, innovation, market changes and dynamics that enable the identification of new suppliers or innovations which will be of value to Thames.
Working Pattern or hours: 36 Hours
What you should bring to the role
- Experience in contract management in a multi stakeholder environment, delivering contract or category management services
- Experience of leading multi-disciplinary project teams
- Some industry and business knowledge
- Track record in delivering against stretching targets
- Experience in project and performance management
- Developing supplier relationships
- Excellent proven commercial and contractual acumen
- Solid negotiation and dispute resolution skills
- Competitive salary from £45,000 pa to £60,000 per annum
- Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (Plus bank holidays)
- Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution
- Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year
- Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.
Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.
But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.
We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.
Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.
Find out more about working at Thames Water.
When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
