Our Government Client is currently recruiting for a Contract Officer, on a 6 month remote contract paying £400 p/d inside IR35.
Role: Contract Officer
Contract Length: 6 Months
Location: Remote
IR35: Inscope
Pay Rate to Candidate: £400 per day
Security Clearance: bpss standard
CV Deadline: 15/03/2021 @ 13pm
Interview Process: Teams Interviews
Job Summary:
Drafting, evaluating, negotiating and executing contracts
Establishing and maintaining supplier relationships by serving as a single point of contact for contractual and commercial matters
Managing all aspects of the supplier payment process (POs, Invoicing, SLAs, etc.)
Managing record keeping for all contracts – related correspondence and documentation
Providing both internal and external contract-related issue resolution
Managing and monitoring contract close-out, extension or renewal, as appropriate.
Communicating contract -related information to all stakeholders
Identifying and following through of contract management improvements - value for money, efficiency and effectiveness
Essential Criteria:
- Strong logistics experience across more than 1 category in a variety of industries - 6-9 months minimum per category
- A consulting/advisory background; and
- Strong delivery focussed activities (transformation/troubleshooting), Commercial, Contract Management, Strong Interpersonal Skills, Stakeholder Management, Numerical, Negotiating and influencing skills, logistics or supply chain experience, hands on delivery, public sector experience, implementation focussed, central government) experience, deliver and work at pace,
Desirable:
4/5 years managing contracts within or on behalf of government, or for key suppliers to government
Graduate/Post qualification:
Experience of working across Logistics/health supply chain management is desirable. Continuity of career ideal - not 2-3 months at a time in a role. Dynamic individual. Ideally some logistics but not essential. 6-9 months experience at least of each sector etc.