Senior Commercial Contracts Officer

The Role

This is a full time, permanent position working in a well established procurement team. 

The role will have coverage of multiple categories and duties will include:

• Managing the end to end procurement process from spec to tender through to contract award and contract management
• Supplier contract management, relationship management and performance management
• Project management of key strategic procurement projects
• Identify and reduce non-compliant spend
• Negotiate and influence key stakeholders in the delivery of compliant contracts to ensure the best value for money

The Business

Nigel Wright Group is delighted to be working with a well respected, Public Sector organisation in North Yorkshire to recruit a Senior Commercial Contracts Officer due to internal promotion.

The Client will support hybrid and flexible working.
The Individual

The successful Senior Commercial Contract Officer will have/be:

• Extensive category management-, planning-, project planning experience essential
• CIPS qualifications and/or PCR procurement experience ideal
• Strengths in relationship management, stakeholder engagement and analytical skills essential.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Extensive tender management experience
• Strong commerciality and dynamism - proven track record of delivering value for money

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, this role offers:

• Training and development opportunities
• An excellent government pension scheme
• Access to onsite Health and Wellbeing services
• 24 days holiday entitlement, increasing to 30 days with length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Access to discounts at major retailers
• Unison – recognised trade union
• Inclusion and Diversity support networks