Interim Contract Management Lead
ProcureOne Limited ·www.procureonesearch.com
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Role purpose
An experienced Contract Management Lead is required to join the organisation on an initial 6 months interim basis and take ownership of the post-award contract portfolio. The focus is on making sure contracts deliver what was promised: holding suppliers to account, driving performance, recovering value and renegotiating where terms no longer serve the business. Extracting value from the contracts will be a key measure of success.
Key responsibilities
Must be able to commute to an office in North Kent
Must have current UK Right to work.
An experienced Contract Management Lead is required to join the organisation on an initial 6 months interim basis and take ownership of the post-award contract portfolio. The focus is on making sure contracts deliver what was promised: holding suppliers to account, driving performance, recovering value and renegotiating where terms no longer serve the business. Extracting value from the contracts will be a key measure of success.
Key responsibilities
- Take ownership of a portfolio of contracts, building a clear picture of obligations, KPIs, SLAs, pricing mechanisms and key dates.
- Monitor supplier performance against contractual commitments, and challenge under-delivery promptly and constructively.
- Run structured supplier review meetings, using performance data to agree corrective action plans and track them through to resolution.
- Enforce contractual remedies where needed, including service credits, rebates and escalation processes.
- Identify and lead renegotiations and contract variations to improve commercial terms, service levels and risk position.
- Audit invoices and spend against agreed pricing to identify overcharging, leakage and value recovery opportunities.
- Manage renewals, extensions and exits, making sure decisions are made well ahead of notice periods and not left to auto-renewal.
- Maintain accurate contract records and registers, and report on supplier performance, risk and savings to senior stakeholders.
- Work closely with budget holders, legal, finance and operational teams so that contract requirements are understood and followed internally.
- Spot supplier risk early, including financial, operational and compliance risk, and put mitigation plans in place.
- Proven background in post-contract management, supplier relationship management or commercial contract management.
- Confident negotiator, comfortable challenging suppliers and holding firm on contractual positions.
- Strong commercial and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret contract terms and turn performance data into action.
- Experience setting up or improving contract management frameworks, KPI regimes and governance.
- Excellent stakeholder management, able to influence at senior level.
Must be able to commute to an office in North Kent
Must have current UK Right to work.
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The Interim Contract Management Lead role with ProcureOne Limited is based in Sittingbourne, GB.
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