· Draft, negotiate and award supplier contracts, with support from Legal, in accordance with the company's Commercial process, governance and Corporate Delegation of Authority. · Implement and manage change control process for key contracts · Report issues and opportunities in a timely manner and manage risk appropriately · Manage resolution of contractual disputes up to Director level · Ensure contractual governance / approval mechanisms are applied and support governance meetings in line with the contract to ensure actions delivered · Work with relevant business areas to track performance of suppliers against the contract on key contractual KPIs, working with and ensuring that the suppliers are delivering on all fronts · Work with relevant stakeholders to engage with supplier contacts, ensuring agreed performance and pricing are maintained and new costs are agreed under contract as required · Work with technical / project teams and Managed Service Providers to ensure that suppliers / contracts are managed effectively yielding sustained savings · Influence key shareholder stakeholders. Attend Commercial Committee, where required, to present recommendations to both shareholders. Be self-driven and able to work with minimal management supervision in a dynamic and challenging environment with tight timelines · Responsible for ensuring that supplier contract and part number information is accurately reflected in company's contract database and ERP system, for the suppliers you and your team manage. Work with relevant colleagues to resolve associated issues. · Actively support the commercial audit process. · Challenge the status quo, keep abreast of the external market trends and use this to drive improvements, continuous improvements and learning · Develop our staff to shine. · Ensuring all stakeholders are consulted and informed through the end to end process developing an agreed negotiation approach and ensuring outcomes that are understood and agreed by all. · Managing inherent project and contract complexity in an effective and structured way to ensure delivery of contract variations, on time. · Ensuring the suppliers are aware of the impact of their performance against the targets. · Identifying & implementing opex-saving opportunities. · Achieving the optimum results from contracts, and maintaining this through the lifecycle of the supplier engagement, for the company and its shareholders. |
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