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Job Title - Contract Specialist (Procurement & Supply Chain)
Salary – PAYE £266.00 per day including holiday pay or £318 per day Umbrella Company (Inside IR35)
Contract Length: Temporary, initially 6 months (with the possibility of extending further)
Location: Pangbourne, Berkshire
Hybrid working – 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home
Great opportunity to work for a global integrated energy company, as a Contract Specialist. This is a 6 month temporary position, with the possibility of a further 3 months extension, starting asap.
As an experienced Contract Specialist within Procurement and Supply Chain, you will be responsible for shaping contracting plans and priorities.
* Actively participating in business projects that involve contracting.
* Liaising with Legal Teams and central Procurement and Supply Chain function on standards & contracting specifics, including supporting the deployment of new contract templates.
* Understanding business objectives and requirements for contracting processes.
* Working with the relevant market sector and commodity managers to implement source-to-contract processes to ensure delivery of business plans and market sector/commodity strategies.
* Participating in some aspects of the full sourcing process which include development of scope, contract writing, and contract execution.
* Ensuring common processes and digital tools are implemented, used and continually improved.
* Ensuring local contracts comply with master/global agreements.
* Ensuring appropriate engagement with SMEs when negotiating specific contract content (eg Quality, HSSE, Labour Rights, Sustainability etc)
* Participating in company networks, sharing information, best practices and lessons learned
* Engaging, challenging, and influencing internal customers, and providing guidance on PSCM processes and risk management.
* Undertake training sessions for internal stakeholders on contract clauses.
* Where required, liaise with suppliers to support internal stakeholders with complex contract negotiations.
What we are looking for
* Previous working background of contracting processes, tools and systems ideally with experience in the “directs” supply sector, as well as a strong understanding of critical clauses and T&Cs
* Deep contracting practitioner knowledge – either a legal or procurement (preferably both) background.
* Stakeholder management and engagement skills. Ability to engage with multiple stakeholders at all levels of the organisation, in multiple countries / time zones.
* Delivering and supporting sourcing processes and services in a complex blue chip global organisation, ideally within a procurement function dealing with multi-billion $ spends.
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