Responsibilities
You will support the management of strategic contracts on behalf of the Council ensuring effective governance, best practice and high standards of service are delivered by our supply partners, ensuring the Council has proactive supplier relationships to drive the commercial outcomes of contractual arrangements. You will contribute to service strategies and policies and continuous review of technologies and electronic systems to ensure working practices are updated and complement council plans. You will own and maintain the Contracts Register to ensure accuracy whilst working closely with the procurement team to ensure alignment with the Workplan and undertake and assist in a wider range of contract management activities including the implementation of policies and procedures, programmes of work, contract health checks to identify improvements in performance and minimise risks.
Qualifications
You will be qualified or have relevant experience and a broad understanding of public sector legislation and various government playbooks in the field of procurement and contract management. You will have extensive knowledge in managing a range of high value, long term contracts and supplier relationships and proven knowledge and understanding of budgetary processes and ability to effectively manage contracts within budgeted sums. You will have extensive experience of managing complex, high value, and long-term contracts and experience of contract and performance management within a public sector or a commercially driven environment.
About Shropshire Council
Shropshire Council is a unitary authority which serves the rural county of Shropshire. One of the most important things about working here is the knowledge that you're working to help others and the real sense of achievement and purpose that brings. The people of Shropshire are rightly proud of their county's assets, its natural beauty, its history, its diverse economy, its vibrant culture. We want to enable a skilled, happy, healthy, diverse, inclusive, empowered, and proud workforce that influences and leads change, addressing any inequalities. As part of Shropshire council's transformation programme, it is investing in a new structure for Procurement and Contracts. This is an exciting time to join the council to be part of its journey in building a new team and to be part of a council that is making significant strides and improvements for its residents to ensure value for money, and good quality services are delivered. As a member of the Procurement and Contract Team within Commissioning Development and Procurement you will support the achievement of these key priorities, making a real difference to the lives of people in Shropshire.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave commencing at 28 days increasing with service to 33 days (pro rata for part time). With additional annual leave purchase policy.
* Access to a benefits platform with a wide range of retail discounts and salary sacrifice schemes (cars, bikes, AVCs).
* Employer contribution Pension Scheme Shropshire County Pension Fund.
* Supportive carers and parental policies (maternity, paternity, adoption leave, special leave).
* Many opportunities for flexible and agile working, we offer a hybrid model of working to promote flexible working around personal and family commitments.
* Access to counselling and occupational health services.
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