Contracts Manager - Reed Talent Solutions : Job Details

In this role you will be responsible for the following;

• Provide effective day to day management of contracts ensuring providers deliver against budget, forecasts, and all business plan objectives.
• Responsible for processes and tasks relating to technology contracts.
• Ensuring contractual compliance and service delivery in-line with organisational and other standards.
• Work closely with the MaPS Commercial team day to day as well as in the event of any escalations or specialist advice required.
• Manage relationships with existing supply chains ensuring efficient achievement of agreed objectives and acting as MaPS primary representative with that organisation.
• Manage spend in line with budget, minimizing variance and capturing financials in a compliant manner. Ensure timely and accurate payment aligned with agreement schedules.
• Managing monthly, quarterly, and annual review cycles. Analysing and reporting on performance against targets.
• Support the wider Tech and Change Leadership Team in delivering strategic responsibilities. Support market engagement and business development activity to ensure a healthy and competitive market of suppliers and potential suppliers.

EXAMPLES OF CONTRACTS TECH AND CHANGE MANAGE

• IT software vendors with contract values of >£1-5m
• Third party suppliers providing development or support services.
• Hardware and network contracts
• Digital Delivery Partner – this contract enables us to scale up to increase delivery capability and capacity.
• User Research and Accessibility Partner – we use this contract to provide specialist services for testing and optimising our digital experiences for users.
• Tools and Data Feed providers

You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience;

• Experience of change management in terms of stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement.
• An understanding of contractual change control, including the associated impacts.
• Working knowledge of contract and performance levers for contract maximisation and benefit realisation.
• Strong commercial awareness covering negotiating commercial decisions, contract and supply chain management with a focus on value for money.
• Experience of budget management working with Finance colleagues.
• Skilled at identifying opportunities for improvement and efficiencies, and at implementing processes that promote productivity and quality, with strong analytical skills.
• Ability to manage risks and issued, ensuring these inform/influence decision making.
• Excellent relationship management ability and experience of leading successful paid for partnerships to achieve target outcomes at the right quality.

The Money and Pensions Service is based in Bedford and as a key employer in the town we work hard to ensure that we are an active part of the community. This is a great opportunity for you to join us in Bedford and to be an integral part of the Money and Pensions Service team.We are already forging great relationships with Bedford Borough Council and other local organisations to ensure that we are an active part of the community and fully integrated to play our part in the Government’s “levelling-up” strategy. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to be one of the first colleagues to join us in Bedford and to be an integral part of helping us establish ourselves in the town.At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people in and around Bedford to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves to our values: -

• Caring We care about our colleagues and people whose lives we are here to transform.
• ConnectingWe will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
• TransformingWe are committed to transforming lives and make a positive societal impact.

About MaPSAt MaPS, we help people – particularly those most in need – to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, however and whenever they need it.About our people  In our move to Bedford, we aim to attract and retain the absolute best talent, so we can achieve our objectives and continue to make a difference to millions of people’s lives.  We are keen to encourage applications from individuals across the whole community with the skills, knowledge, and behaviours for the job, and who show a strong commitment to MaPS’ objectives, values, and vision.  It is important to us that we continue our ambition to be a genuinely diverse and inclusive organisation, so that we reflect the people we are here to help.Our inclusive working environmentBy fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created.The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds.We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity and belonging.  We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”By way of brief example, we have an enviable ethnic diversity mix, equal gender balance with a zero mean gender pay gap and thriving colleague and ally networks, including LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men's health, ethnicity, and diversity.What Money and Pensions Service can offer you?

Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays

Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)...