Contract Specialist

3 months ago


Coventry, United Kingdom SEVERN TRENT Full time

Our Procurement and Contract Management team are looking to appoint a Contract Specialist to look after the Clean Water services and goods contracts and is pivotal to the delivery of our AMP7 and AMP8 business plans to reduce leakage and improve water scarcity. If you’re familiar with working with suppliers and stakeholders to deliver improvements in framework agreements and possess excellent communication skills, then this could be the opportunity for you

**EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW**

The key duties of the role are:

- Assist with payments ensuring budgetary compliance, tracking and reconciling Contract Recharges and Retention
- Provide insights and report on risk register including improvements and controls and ensuring delivery of actions
- Escalate issues/concerns to the Contract Manager in a timely manner to ensure successful resolution, ensuring issues and challenges are clearly and concisely articulated to enable appropriate mitigation actions
- Seeking opportunities for contract efficiencies and value (cost reduction or new revenue)
- Monitor and manage supplier health/stability to identify any potential issues and take appropriate action by putting mitigation plans in place.
- Work with procurement teams to record contract amendments ensuring a clear audit trail; managing change control negotiations, compensation events and contract documentation. Including drafting, pricing, terms, and requirements with key stakeholders

**WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE**

The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too. We’ll be looking for you to have knowledge of commercial and contract processes, we’ll want you to be comfortable and confident in negotiating, influencing and communicating as you will be dealing with various stakeholders, both internal and external. Having experience of NEC type contracts or framework agreements would be advantageous.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?

**WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU**

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

- 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
- Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
- Leading pension scheme - we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
- Sharesave - the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
- 10% monthly discount with Busy Bee Nurserys, and one-week free childcare
- Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
- Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
- Family friendly policies
- Two volunteering days per year

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