Lead Contract Manager
Working with CSU procurement on delivery of procurement projects and ensuring contracts related to procurements, contracts register, and procurement outcomes register are populated appropriately. Take responsibility for preparing and presenting completed contract documentation to ICB and Provider stakeholders ready for signature in line with agreed timescales and ensure any contract risks are identified and either resolved or escalated prior to signature The role is to develop and implement robust contract & procurement processes ensuring commissioned services meet quality standards and represent value for money.
Support the co-ordination and implementation of the annual contract review framework to ensure that all contracts within the ICB portfolio are performance managed effectively and deliver the ICBs Operational plans, strategies and commissioning intentions.Working with other ICB teams to support with analysing and interpreting both quantitive and qualitative performance and business intelligence information in order to arrive at judgements on performance of contracts and the scale and scope of any necessary improvement action.
Responsible for advising on contract actions to address contract performance issues in a timely manner. Interpret and convey complex information to a range of ICB and Provider staff. This may be in the form of formal presentations, leading meetings or one to one discussion on a range of issues relating to contracting & procurement.
Chair and lead contract meetings as appropriate (based on contract tiering), ensuring all relevant papers are prepared for the meeting and sent out to attendees in a timely fashion, ensure that meetings are conducted in an appropriate manner to achieve results and that the ICB protocols and templates for recording of actions/decisions are followed.
Undertake and fulfil line management responsibilities for junior members of the Contracts & Procurement team. Provide advice & guidance to other ICB colleagues in the area of contracting and procurement The post holder will work within current processes and advise junior contracting & procurement colleagues as to how best practice might be adopted in the development of processes, assist in documenting those processes as they are agreed and support in their implementation.
Develop and maintain excellent relationships with all stakeholders, using negotiating and influencing skills in order to secure optimum service levels working in circumstances where there may be resistance to change. Line manage, support and coach ICB contracting & procurement staff in line with ICB policies and procedures.
Advise and work in partnership with all levels of management on disciplinary, grievance and sickness management issues, procedures and best practice, ensuring that all matters are resolved effectively and in a timely manner. The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role.
The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Contracting & Procurement team, Directorate and the Organisation.