Contract Manager

Contract Manager This is a 12 month fixed term contract for a UK based utility company who primarily adhere to hybrid first working options with an office in central London. We’re always on the lookout for the top talent. If you read through this information and feel like you have a few skill gaps, please apply anyway and consider any gaps to be potential learning opportunities. About the role. We're seeking a commercial Contract Manager to join our team. This is an amazing opportunity to join a team who are already delivering great things but looking to be even better! Here's the key attributes you will need to demonstrate: Experience in Contract Management Experienced in supplier relationship management and a deep understanding of the drivers of the P&L Ability to provide clear management across contracts, procurement, risk management, and negotiation. Experience of developing and mentoring a high-performing team Exceptional commercial acumen Ability to build enduring and mutually beneficial relationships with some of our most strategic commercial partners. Strong internal internal stakeholder management What you’ll do This team is accountable for driving the optimisation of our energy P&L, ensuring our customers get the most from their energy provision. The team look to ensure existing customers have the best deals whilst future-proofing our energy supply and contracts. It's a team of absolute experts who thrive on cutting through the complexity to get to the heart of the commercial drivers of our success. Responsibilities: Provide a single strategic ownership for in-life contract management of Energy Industry contracts. Full ownership and negotiation of new contracts, variations, side letters and pricing. Formally managing all in-life risks associated with the contracts and report on these at least quarterly. Manage our ongoing MHHS migration with our exclusive provider, ensuring all contractual milestones are met. Provide cost reporting for each contract, ensuring they remain within forecasted spend. Manage cross departmental multi-disciplinary stakeholders to oversee, cost, quality of service, and continuous improvement through energy contracts. Work with Smart teams and Operations to ensure timely production of forecasts, challenges, and planning to share with suppliers. Ensuring all contract KPI’s / SLA’s are met and reported on monthly, providing remedial action plans for any underperformance.Create monthly reporting packs to document against performance, improvement areas and market intelligence. Work closely with internal stakeholders such as Ops, Finance and Product to ensure we are meeting our contractual obligations to our suppliers Data management; ensuring all data is up to date and accurate, keeping it in presentable format so it is easily accessible to key stakeholders. Drive change in policies inline with the business requirements. Provide insight of industry innovation and insights which directly impact existing contracts and current ways of working To be considered for this opportunity please apply directly through this advert.