Could you be the person who brings clarity and confidence to complex commercial contracts, risk, and compliance? If you're someone who has experience managing commercial contracts, overseeing risk, and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and excels at building and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you. Whats the role all about? As Commercial Lead Contracts & Relationships, youll be at the heart of our commercial operations. Youll provide strategic leadership on key contracts, ensuring they deliver value, meet performance expectations, and comply with all relevant standards. Youll also be a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, helping to shape commercial strategies and manage risk effectively. This role is central to how we work with suppliers and partners to deliver high-quality services to our communities. What will your day look like? Your day will involve leading the management and oversight of major commercial contracts, providing expert advice to senior managers and elected members on a range of commercial and contractual matters. Youll focus on building and maintaining strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, while actively monitoring contract performance, resolving any issues that arise, and identifying opportunities for improvement. Additionally, youll champion continuous improvement and promote best practices in contract and relationship management. Who are we looking for? You will have significant experience in contract management, procurement or supplier relationship management, ideally within the public sector, with proven ability to deliver commercial improvements and manage high-level budgets. You will have a strong knowledge of statutory and regulatory frameworks relevant to contracting. You will have excellent communication skills that enable you to quickly build relationships and trust with all stakeholders and have strong negotiation and leadership skills. Why join us? Because this isnt just a jobits your opportunity to join us and be part of our high-performing and ambitious Strategy, Policy and Performance team. Youll be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team that values your ideas and your energy. Key Dates Closing date - 17th August Interviews - 4th and 5th September We want you to have the best interview experience with us, so will provide candidates selected for interview their questions 24 hours in advance of meeting us. We love AI and think it plays a great role in the world of work. However, for your application, we want to hear from YOU! As such, we will be testing applications to determine the use of AI, and applications that have heavily utilised the function will be scrutinised for suitability. We reserve the right to close our adverts early if we have received a significant volume of suitable applications. As part of your RewardNEL package, you will have a generous leave entitlement (including bank holidays) and enrolment into a local government pension. You will also have access to our exclusive RewardNEL platform. This includes a variety of salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle2Work, Holiday Extra and Tusker (Car Lease), discounts at local coffee shops and bars, direct access to our inhouse wellbeing support, free and discounted local car parking as well as instant access to new savings at major retailers, entertainment and hotels. NELC staff can also benefit from flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities and a Fostering friendly scheme. Do you need support? If you need any help applying for this position, please contact Wendy Trask on 07702 338542 (text or call). Wendy can support with digital access as well as offering advice and guidance about completing the different sections of the application form. Your earnings go further in North East Lincolnshire, house prices are four times less than in London. Learn more about what our place has to offer at Life in North East Lincolnshire | NELC (nelincs.gov.uk) FindYourSpace Get to know us better Check out our Council Plan and read about all of the exciting new developments we have in the pipeline. We regularly review data to ensure our recruitment processes are fair, transparent and promote equal opportunities for all. We also have an in-house Equalities Champions Group that works to promote and embed inclusivity in the workplace, helping us identify areas where we can take positive action, and make the organisation a safe space for colleagues to feel connected.