Senior Contract Negotiator

Unlock your potential in a challenging and rewarding role as Senior Contract Manager. In this position, you will play a key part in leading the development and execution of contract management strategies across a global enterprise.

This includes accountability for delivering best-value outcomes through effective supplier engagement, commercial negotiation, and proactive contract governance.

This is an opportunity to leverage your expertise in contract knowledge and commercial management, assessing and implementing contract outcomes that align with business needs, risk tolerance, and commercial goals.

Categories may include medical, property and professional services.

You will be a key support to the Head of Contract Management by providing insights, stepping in to resolve issues, acting as delegate when required to ensure continuity of operations and is a trusted advisor and mentor to the sourcing team.

• Develop and execute contract management strategies across the portfolio, contributing to the continuous improvement of the enterprise-wide contract governance framework.
• Collaborate with the Head of Contract Management and Procurement Director to shape and refine enterprise-level contract management principles, policies, and standards.
• Lead by example in continuous development by actively engaging in professional development and procurement team learning initiatives.
• Lead end-to-end contract lifecycle activities for complex, high-value projects, including stakeholder engagement, contract strategy formulation, baseline validation, supplier negotiations, contract finalisation, and post-award management.
• Partner with Legal and internal stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate contract drafting, review, and execution.
• Lead negotiation activities across the portfolio to secure favourable commercial and risk-aligned terms.
• Implement and drive supplier performance measures and be accountable for managing ongoing value delivery.
• Engage and influence a range of key business stakeholders to deliver outcomes.
• Support the Head of Contract Management by partnering with stakeholders across the business to resolve competing priorities as they arise, including acting as delegate when required, to ensure continuity of operations and decision making.

• Relevant graduate or postgraduate qualifications in Business, Commerce, Accounting, Supply Chain Operations, Engineering or Law.
• MCIPS (CIPSA) or Project Management qualifications highly regarded.
• 15+ years' experience in Procurement and/or contract management, from strategy development to execution.
• Proven experience in leading successful commercial negotiations, with evidence of applied innovative thinking, negotiation skills, and strategic negotiation planning.
• Highly proficient in preparing and evaluating business cases, risk profiles and cost models.
• High levels of attention to detail and ability to test levels of transparency and/or accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, influence, and collaborate with cross-functional and indirect teams within the procurement function.
• Category experience with medical, property, professional services.
• Ability to articulate performance imperatives and hold partners accountable to service level agreements / resolve escalated issues.
• Experience with developing metrics, projections, and financial models.
• A strong understanding of customer experience and customer-centricity principles.
• Ability to proactively take ownership and act with integrity to deliver required results.
• Strong commercial business acumen and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex ideas simply and influence at all levels and audiences within the organisation.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly build relationships with key stakeholders, working across organisational structures.