Commercial Contracts Manager

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Job Description

• East Suffolk Council, Melton (IP12 1RT) or Lowestoft (NR33 0EQ)
• £47,754 - £51,802 per annum
• 37 hours per week
• Permanent

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council as a Commercial Contracts Manager - Asset Management in the Asset Management team.

The role:

This is an exciting opportunity to manage the performance and business growth of the council's current and future commercial contracts relating its Assets and Estates functions across the district. You will be responsible for the efficient operations of existing contracts and to lead on procurement and negotiation of new contracts and will lead on improved performance of partner organisations in the areas of finance, operational performance and customer experience.

You will look to identify opportunities for service growth and development, including the development of new income streams. Also assessing opportunities to implement contract changes generating savings and service improvements.

What you will need:

You will have proven substantial experience of project and/or programme management, commercial contract management to deliver agreed objective and experience of negotiating commercially sensitive contracts for the benefit of the client, including delivery of profitable new services. You will have the ability to manage projects and programmes and be focused commercially astute individual with experience of managing commercial negotiations.

You will be educated to degree level, have evident CPD in the related field and have demonstratable skills and abilities in problem solving, decision making and negotiation.

Why work for us?

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).

Here are some of the main benefits:

Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays)
Local government pension scheme
Flexible working arrangements
Learning and development tailored to your role
A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf)

To find out more:

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Mark Chambers at Mark.Chambers@eastsuffolk.gov.uk

Closing date: 17 November 2024

Interview date: 27 November 2024

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (docx)

Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.

For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL).