Contract Manager - Portfolio and Supplier Management

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Job Description

This is a unique Contract Manager position where instead of procuring goods and services you will work closely with the Infrastructure, Operations, Infrastructure, Cyber & Technology Procurement within the Procurement Services teams, acting as a conduit between Procurement and our Legal team, providing advice and assurance activities, as well as continuously looking for process improvements to implement.

The Portfolio and Supplier Management Team forms one of the four pillars of the Procurement Team which sits in the Solution Organisation to deliver agile procurement activities and supplier management to achieve Heathrow's ambitious goals for colleagues, passengers, airlines, and the community.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with the infrastructure / operational / cyber & technology procurement teams to ensure appropriate partnership and best practice sharing while ensuring synergy in operation for cross collaboration on common categories
• Conducting contract reviews, providing guidance on contract templates, process and governance and supporting contract negotiations with stakeholders and suppliers. Providing contract assurance to the business for the goods and services contracts
• Collaborating and developing of close relationships with the procurement teams to ensure they are compliant with our governance frameworks
• Conduct compliance reviews and cyber audits
• Working closely with the Legal team to ensure the procurement team are aligned to our corporate governance when contracting
• Continuously monitoring for process improvements

Qualifications

• Experience of managing contractual queries and operating contractual administration processes and systems
• Knowledge of procurement activities
• Experience of writing and managing contracts for the provision of goods, works and services in the public or private sector
• Ability to review contract terms and understand risks associated with deviations
• Good understanding of Contract Law and good working knowledge of different forms of contract for goods, works and services
• Sound commercial acumen

Ideally, you'll also have:

• Knowledge of IR35
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to interact and influence at all levels of the business.
• Experience of working at different levels within a complex organisation

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About Us

There's something so special about working at the world's most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.

Every day, you'll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.

It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we're working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there's no place like Heathrow.

Our rewards

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we'll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we'll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you'll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions.

Working Location

Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow. Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You'll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.

Sustainable Travel to work

Heathrow's Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger - not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With four diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.

About the Team

Together, we're working to welcome millions more passengers, while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability. At Heathrow, you can be part of this - providing solutions that make every journey better for millions each year. That means ensuring we meet the changing needs of the passengers, colleagues and partners who use our airport to work, travel, trade, shop, eat, explore and connect. Our Solutions team covers project management, process improvement, business change, technology, cyber defence, masterplanning, infrastructure and procurement. It brings together people with the skills to deliver prestigious and often large-scale projects, from transforming terminals to making big reductions in our carbon emissions.

Every day will test your skills and give you the opportunity to make your mark. You might be working with the technology and data that power our city within a city, driving vital commercial agreements with everyone from retailers to airlines, or improving the unique infrastructure that includes everything from 200 buildings to 250 HV substations. It's a collaborative environment, where you can rely on the support of the experts around you as you take on projects you'll both take pride in and feel passionate about.