Contract Specialist- upto 57k+ corporate benefits

-London or Manchester based: Flexible hybrid - office (choose either Manchester or London) 2 days per week office /rest hybrid remote

Office based 2 days per week, rest remote

-Role type: Permanent | Fulltime| UK based

Candidates from either a paralegal, or Contract or Procurement Contract background will all be considered

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well established financial services company in their internal Procurement function as they embark on exciting Procurement activity spanning Software Development, SaaS, Hardware, IT Pro Services as well as support on Technology products/solutions that the client facing teams need in order to deliver to their customers.

The Procurement Team operates in a "Business Partner" capacity, this is crucial due to the partnership nature of the stakeholder community. The role is responsible for owning contract negotiations with suppliers, nurturing stakeholder relationships through collaboration and partnership and with a focus is on developing "value" and reducing "risk" during the commercial negotiation process.

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Responsibilities overview:

• Owning contract negotiations with suppliers
• Developing key stakeholder relationships
• Supporting the stakeholder community as a trusted advisor

Experience:

• Experience of owning contract negotiations with suppliers - both in regard to legal and commercial terms
• Contract negotiation experience - either general indirects or Technology - within a 'Blue Chip' environment.
• Experience of developing stakeholder relationships
• Experience on developing "value" and reducing "risk" during the commercial negotiation process
• Communication skills and commercial acumen
• Degree or CIPS / or eqv Law degree

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