Contracts Manager

Interim Contracts Manager Birmingham | -500 per day (Umbrella)-We''re recruiting for an experienced Interim Contracts Manager to join a major organisation in Birmingham, managing a diverse portfolio of high-value corporate contracts. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially focused contract management professional.
-You will take ownership of a portfolio of corporate contracts, ensuring suppliers deliver against contractual obligations while driving value for money, managing risk and supporting effective governance throughout the contract lifecycle.
Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a portfolio of corporate contracts from mobilisation through to exit.
• Leading contract change requests through governance processes and approval frameworks.
• Monitoring supplier performance, spend, compliance and contractual obligations.
• Identifying and mitigating contract risks, implementing performance improvement plans and Early Warnings where required.
• Undertaking contract compliance reviews and audits.
• Developing and maintaining contract management plans.
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Ensuring contracts deliver value for money and support organisational objectives.

-You''ll be an experienced Contracts Manager with strong commercial awareness and excellent stakeholder management skills. You''ll be confident negotiating with suppliers, managing contract risk and working within complex governance environments.
You''ll have:

• Proven experience managing corporate contracts.
• Strong analytical, commercial and negotiation skills.
• Experience leading contract change control processes.
• Knowledge of governance, assurance and contract compliance.
• Experience working within publicly funded organisations or central government.
• Understanding of procurement legislation, including UCR/PCR.
• Experience managing supplier performance and contract compliance.
• Strong IT skills, including Excel, SAP, Outlook, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Access and CEMAR.

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