Permanent Jobs in Salford quays, greater manchester, united kingdom

Exhilarated to be instrumental in building and driving our approach to Framework management and creating a new team?

Directing the next phase of establishing a mature approach to contract and supplier relationship management, you will be building and leading performance, driving an increase in spend under management across the Framework portfolio.

Responsible for implementing and overseeing strategies that drive growth, you will mitigate risk, meet legislative and policy requirements and deliver outstanding service across all parts of the NHS and wider public sector.

This position is pivotal to inspire change and support us in achieving our daring targets. Delivered through cross-functional collaboration, forging strong relationships and deeply understanding our customers and suppliers’ needs, you will deliver outstanding solutions!

What you'll be doing :

• Leading the development of our contract and supplier relationship management capability and supporting team across each of the Procurement Solutions categories
• Motivating teams to implement and embed new strategies and practices
• Advising the development, implementation and evolvement of strategies, embedding these consistently across the team
• An SME in Framework management / contract management / SRM, including the structure of them and ability to maximise commercial benefits, able to advise senior management on developments and standard processes.
• Developing strategies that allow the performance management of suppliers to support the delivery of high-quality services to our customers.
• Anticipating and handling change, encouraging all category teams to develop new knowledge and skills.

What you’ll bring :

It would be great if you had :

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type : Full-time, 18 month FTC (possibility of becoming permanent)

Location : Salford (within a 2 hour commute)

Security Clearance Level : DBS

Internal Recruiter : Katie

Salary : circa £80,000 per annum (depending upon experience and development needs)

Benefits : £6,600 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical (couple), life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work / life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements.