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To lead the commercial and contractual dimensionat the Council
Responsibilities
- Oversee budget planning, cost forecasting, and financial reporting for housing and maintenance teams.
- Manage variations, contract change control, price increases and risks associated with public contract regulations 2015
- Track and manage budget versus actual spend, ensuring contract compliance on prices/effective monthly review of invoices
- Support the material and contractors costs to ensure spend is kept within budget
- Proactively manage supplier relationships, providing ancillary support to the operational delivery teams.
- Responsible for all post-contract Supplier Relationship Management activities.
- Mitigate financial and contractual risks.
- Ensure all products purchased meet operational requirements and specifications.
- Undertake analysis of Electronic Van Stock usage and align to on contract spend
- Lead on the assessment and appraisal of new and existing suppliers
- Benchmark cost structures and performance against regional/local data.
- Working with Operational teams, continually strive to rationalise material usage and minimise and eliminate off contract spend.
- To review current ordering processes in line with Quality Management systems
- Develop innovative delivery solutions to meet a 24/7 operational maintenance business.
Requirements
- Proven commercial management within social housing or building maintenance.
- Applicants should ideally be MCIPS Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply
- Substantial experience of managing supply chain on scale and proven track record of delivering value for money savings and service improvements.
- Strong skills in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
- Experience managing various forms of contract
- Proficient level of IT skills, including Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Teams
- Highly numerate and articulate with strong financial acumen
- Excellent report writing and language skills and the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders both externally and internally
- Strong understanding of and responsibility for governance and risk management of supply contracts.
- Builds and maintains relationships with internal and external customers.
- Understands and anticipates the needs of customers.
- Acts to address customer needs and strives to exceed customer expectations.
