Description
Position: Commercial and Contracts Manager
Duration: 6 months
Rate: £570 per day
Field: Public Sector
Location: Inner London
Background:
Owns contracts as well as the commercial and operational working relationships with key suppliers to ensure contractual commitments are delivered. Working across technology, defining and agreeing a supplier governance framework and an agreed relationship map between Information and Communications Technology and our supplier organisations. Holds the BAU budget for contracts and is accountable for spend validation and authorisation.
The following is essential for the successful candidate:
- Extensive Commercial Experience
- Technology Procurement Experience
- G-Cloud Experience
- Government Experience
Key Tasks and Deliverables:
- E Working under the control and direction of the Programme with accountability to the Programme's management team.
- Professional line management of the role will be via CCM.
- Ensure contract compliance and efficient contract administration across the set of national contracts let by the Programme for the technology delivery.
- Engage with deployment manager team to ensure suppliers keep to contract service level agreements.
- Lead on strategic engagement with suppliers at a national level.
- Provide expert advice and counsel to Programme Director and Manager concerning contract management requirements and best practice approaches.
- Escalate any strategic contract issues to Programme Management.