Contract Manager required for a major offshore wind developer based in Northern Ireland
Responsibilities
- Understand and support the development of relationships with main suppliers/contractors and liaise with points of contact on a project(s) / contract(s).
- Work with the Category Managers and Procurement Officers (Strategic and Shared Service Centre) to ensure the best approach is taken in sourcing goods, works or services.
- Liaise with peers to review best practice, lessons learned etc.
- Comply with all safety policies and procedures, promote safety and safe working practices both internally and externally to improve safety performance.
- Support the Senior Contract Manager in providing a world class procurement and commercial service to internal customers including:-
- Estimating
- Sourcing management/support
- Category management as required/appropriate
- Cost and budget management
- Payment & expenditure management
- Contract administration
- Dispute resolution
- General commercial guidance and support as required.
Requirements
- Understands the financial aspects and implications of projects/operations.
- Aware of the commercial impact of decisions and the implications on procurement processes.
- Knowledge and experience of contract structure and documentation.
- Awareness of the processes relating to procurement strategy.
- If working for a Regulated Business Unit - Detailed knowledge of UK Utilities Contracts Regulations.
- Knowledge of relevant statutory and legal provisions.
- Detailed knowledge of Company procurement and commercial policies and procedures.
- Management of stakeholders.
- Degree educated or equivalent direct entry to recognised appropriate professional body preferred.
- Highly numerate with experience of interpreting numerical data
- Experience of drafting and interpreting commercial contracts
- Understanding of the supply chain and how to improve it.
- Sufficient management skills to stand-in for manager if required.
- Highly developed drafting and writing skills.
- IT skills including Word, Excel, Power Point, Oracle Purchasing Systems.