Contract Specialist

Our Procurement and Contract Management team are looking to appoint a Contract Specialist to look after some of our Metering contracts and is pivotal to the delivery of our 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

Based at our Severn Trent Centre in Coventry this is a fantastic opportunity to join the team. The role of the Contract Specialist is critical to the effective and efficient delivery of the centrally managed leakage contracts ensuring support is given to stakeholders on their application, supplier relationships are maintained, contractual obligations are delivered, and excellent contractual governance is administered.

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
Conduct regular contract performance reviews in the line with structure contract governance protocols focused on performance (SLA/KPIs), contract compliance and cost control.

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.

Essential:

Ability to understand financial and contract performance data.
Ability to identify commercial and new value opportunities
Strong influencing and problem solving skills.
Strong organisational and facilitation skills.
Ability to effectively communicate

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
Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
Family friendly policies
Two volunteering days per year

WHATS NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you. Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. If you’re not too sure about what you need to do, or have a question about the role before applying, please do reach out to our amazing team of recruiters at recruitment@severntrent.co.uk.

Ps. we’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails!