Do you have excellent stakeholder engagement skills?
If this sounds like you then you could make a real difference to our Procurement Team here at West Sussex County Council. Keep reading to find out more about this fantastic role we are currently recruiting for...
The Opportunity
Salary: £41,418 to £44,428 per annum
Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week
Location: County Hall, Chichester and smarter working from home
Interview date: w/c 27 November and 02 December 2024
As a Strategic Contracts Officer, your purpose is to support the management of contracts across the Place category portfolio and collaborate with your Category Lead and the Directorates/Services. To champion a new best practice commercial approach to external spend, in order to deliver value for money outcomes and transform the ways services are managed and delivered.
You will support the implementation of contract management strategies for the Place category that optimises performance of contracts in terms of cost, quality, delivery and responsiveness - sharing best practice guidance with the wider council.
You will help manage contracts and be responsible for contributions to a category which currently spends £200m - £220m across 400+ suppliers with significant spend in sub-categories of highways, construction, utilities and waste.
Where required, you may also support the management of contracts across other key category areas of people and resources.
What are we looking for?
You will have experience in contract management demonstrated by monitoring and/or managing contracts effectively to ensure they meet customers' requirements and business need. Experience delivering contract management service on behalf of clients.
You will be organised and analytical. Key competency areas include contract mobilisation, risk management, change and stakeholders management, both internally and externally to achieve outcomes within a complex operating environment.
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Working for us
As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential,
have access to a range of benefits including:
- an excellent local government pension scheme
- generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
- a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.
Further information
The reference number for this role is CRS00876.
For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Chloe Chatfield (Recruitment Specialist) at . For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .
To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.
Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.