Description
Position: Senior Procurement Officer/BuyerCV Submission Deadline: 05/08/14 at 13:00
Location: Abby wood, Bristol.
Contract Length: 6 Months,
Clearance Level Required: SC Minimum
Additional Info: Please ensure you are submitting with the correct MOD coversheet and that ALL sections are completed. Most importantly, the clearance information is completed and correct.
Essential Experience: Public sector contract experience, placing contract amendments. Line management experience, reviewing contracts to see if they are commercially appropriate, through life support of current contracts I.e. monitoring contracts are delivered as per their T&C's. Stakeholder management. Experience liaising with stakeholders. KEY = Placing contract amendments
Desirable Experience: MOD experience is desirable but by no means essential.
This role sits within the DTECH team (Direct Technical), this is a team within MOD who has several contracts, and provides a broad range of technical support for different projects across the MOD. The role will mainly sit with existing contracts thus looking for experience in contractual amendments, and getting poorly executed contracts "back on track" the role also involves managing a team of at least two individuals, thus management experience is essential. The post holder is expected to be able to manage their work load and manage all emails and correspondence for contracts so that when they leave the post, future post holders can pick up their work and understand everything they have done.
Main Duties and Responsibilities: Develop and motivate staff; Set standards and priorities for the procurement team; Communicate business plans and ensure that individual / team objectives are aligned; Administer contract change requirements for approval; Take personal responsibility for resolving key issues; Involve and influence necessary departments and stakeholders to meet targets; Ensure that all programmes and projects deliver to time, cost and quality requirements and define, analyse and interpret financial data.
Key tasks and deliverable
contract management activity for DTECH including supplier negotiations, contract amendments and submittance to line manager for signature. Commercial Managing Officer (CMO) Responsible for Contract Management in DTECH Output areas including: Active participation at Project Initiation Meetings, Contract Start up and Annual Contract Reviews as per business requirements with provision of supporting material as required Develop Contract Management Plan (CMP) as part of Commercial Strategy with joint sign off prior to tender/contract award Pre-contract award input to pricing strategy and metrics linked to deliverables e.g. milestones, payment schedules, performance review and acceptance process Pre-contract award assurance that SOW, SOR, specifications are clear and unambiguous Accepting hard copy and soft copy contracts from CS in line with contract handover guidance and Contract File Audit Checklist completion Assure incentives, change control mechanisms and conflict resolution process prior to contract award and use said contract provisions promptly as appropriate Proactively monitor and manage contracts to ensure they are performed and delivered in accordance with the terms and conditions and with maximum benefit to MOD Completing agreed non-material amendments to existing contracts ensuring changes do not weaken the Commercial arrangement Making amendments to ASPECT and P2P to reflect CM action THIS IS A RESERVED POST - CANDIDATE MUST BE A UK NATIONAL