London - Procurement and Contracts Manager (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Overview:

Music wouldn't exist without the work of songwriters, composers and publishers. We're here to represent them and make sure that they are paid for their work. After more than a century in the industry, we continue to innovate as a world-leading organisation.

The Role

We are looking for a Procurement and Contracts Manager to join us on a 12 month fixed term contract at PRS for Music. The successful candidate will support procurement and contract management activities across our transformation programme work, such as our End-to-End Programme which focuses on making substantial improvements to systems, processes, and the overall distribution ecosystem to enhance capability, efficiency, and modernity.

Your primary responsibilities will include managing procurement projects, negotiating contracts, and overseeing supplier agreements to ensure the delivery of high-quality IT services and solutions. Key tasks will involve conducting market assessments, selecting suppliers, negotiating contracts, and effectively managing those contracts

The Procurement and Contracts Manager will have both internal and external stakeholders, so relationship management is key, along with the ability to be creative in solution management. Your role with touch every department within PRSfM so you will learn fast how our end-to-end business operates.

Our industry backgrounds are very diverse, however we come together by our love of music and the drive to deliver for our members and customers. We always look for talented people who want a challenging and varied role, and who have, or want to develop themselves and want to work in a supportive team, within this fast paced industry.

Responsibilities:

As our Procurement Manager, some of your day to day duties will include…

• Designing effective procurement strategies for the programme, ensuring procurement requirements are built in as soon as possible.
• Providing procurement advice and support for projects, from the preparation of RFPs/RFIs to all elements of the tender process.
• Assisting in contract negotiations and helping to define and develop KPI's or recommend measures around service levels when required to drive performance.
• Collaborating with the Head of Procurement to implement a robust contract management framework that ensures all contracts across the company are recorded and that records are updated with any contract changes correctly formalised. Work with the Procurement Coordinator to ensure all contracts are onboarded on time and within the agreed budgets, including contract renewals.

• Leading contract management monitoring activities relating to contract governance, contract management compliance, KPI monitoring, finance, and system support.
• Working with internal stakeholders on category agreements, sharing best practice approaches to contract management.
• Developing effective working relationships with service providers to drive value for money in respect to how the services are delivered.

For a full list of duties, please email our recruitment team on recruitment@prsformusic.com and request a copy of the job description.

The salary for this role is circa £55,000 per annum, depending on experience.

About you:

At PRS for Music, we want you to bring the best version of yourself to work. We believe that celebrating individuality promotes a culture of acceptance and openness. Along with being whoever you want to be, in an ideal world you will also have:

• Solid experience as a Procurement Manager and awareness of procurement commercial projects.
• Qualified CIPS member or working towards qualification.
• Contract management experience, including commercial management of suppliers, analysis of contract performance information, end-to-end contract management/supplier management, and commercial risk
• Commercial acumen to deliver value for money through commercial solutions.
• Negotiating skills to demonstrate understanding of managing suppliers (such as considering trade-offs) when making commercial decisions
• Contracting experience, particularly working with legal teams to execute legal agreements and Statements of Work (SoW).
• Excellent communication skills and a proven track record in managing stakeholders to a senior level by varying communication methods
• Strong decision-making skills and the ability to articulate the rational
• Advanced stakeholder management skills

What’s in it for you?

Here are just a few things that set PRS for Music apart from the crowd:

• We trust, value, and support our people to make the difference
• We believe that diversity of thought and experience provides the platform for innovation and creativity
• We are consciously inclusive and have eight Affinity Groups which you can join and make an impact
• We invest in the development of our people to drive our ambitions forward
• We offer a range of family friendly leave including enhanced maternity and paternity, grandparent, fertility, reproductive and menopause support.
• We know time to rest and recharge is important which is why we offer 25 days holiday entitlement with the option to top up twice annually up to a maximum of 30 days
• Employees can work from anywhere in the world for up to eight weeks of the year
• Plus a whole range of other benefits, including retail discounts, gym discounts, season ticket or bicycle loan.

The Process

Our interview process for this role is simple:

• First stage interview will take place virtually on MS Teams.
• Second stage interview, including a presentation, will take place in person at our London Bridge Hub.

We use competency-based questions within our interviews. This allows you to provide examples of situations where you have had to demonstrate the required skills relevant to the role you are applying for. To assist your preparation for interview, research the STAR method to aid bringing your examples to life.

Location

We offer a hybrid working model, allowing employees to work from home up to three days a week.

To ensure the health and safety of all our employees, if you wish to work from home for more than 2.5 days per week, we will conduct a quick and easy remote-working assessment.

If you sound like you could be the right person for the job, apply now.

At PRS we are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging for all. We have taken a holistic approach to ensure that no one feels excluded regardless of age, class, sexuality, gender, race, religion, or ability. We value the needs of everyone in our organisation and strive to build an environment where our employee’s contributions are recognised in order that everyone may thrive.