Interim Senior Contracts Manager
10 days ago
Cambridge
Interim Senior Contracts Manager Location: Cambridge, CB4 0DN Working Type - contract role till December 2026. Responsibilities • Lead the strategic management and performance assurance of major operational, maintenance, compliance, and commercial contracts., • Develop and implement commercial and commissioning strategies aligned with service delivery and financial sustainability objectives., • Manage complex contract negotiations, extensions, variations, renewals, and dispute resolution activities., • Establish and maintain robust contract governance and assurance frameworks across City Services., • Monitor supplier performance against KPIs, service standards, statutory requirements, and contractual obligations., • Drive continuous improvement initiatives, corrective action plans, and service enhancement programmes., • Ensure value for money across commissioned services through commercial reviews, efficiency savings, and service redesign., • Lead budget monitoring, financial forecasting, commercial risk management, and mitigation activities., • Manage, develop, and motivate a multidisciplinary contract management team of approximately 12 FTE., • Provide expert commercial advice and assurance reporting to senior management, elected Members, contractors, regulators, and external stakeholders. Essential Skills • Extensive experience managing high-value, high-risk contracts within complex organisations., • Expert knowledge of contract management, supplier performance management, and contract assurance frameworks., • Strong understanding of public sector procurement legislation, governance, and compliance requirements., • Proven commercial acumen with experience delivering value for money and cost-saving initiatives., • Excellent negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills., • Strong leadership and people management capabilities with experience leading multidisciplinary teams., • Ability to analyse complex data, identify risks, and make evidence-based decisions., • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including reporting to senior executives and stakeholders., • Strong governance, audit, risk management, and compliance management expertise., • Advanced ICT proficiency, including Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, financial analysis, reporting, and data management tools. Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.