Contract Manager

A premium multi solutions specialist is looking to recruit a top of the range Contract Manager.

This role requires a highly self-motivated, passionate individual with a long-established career within the print industry. Your mixture of hands-on printing, data processing and estimating/buying skills coupled with methodical approach will allow you to be an excellent decision maker and problem solver in day to day challenges. We seek someone who has a successful track record of delivering quality results and meeting challenging deadlines, along with the ability to make key commercial decisions, when up against tight deadlines. Above all, you will possess excellent communication, negotiation skills and time management skills.

The candidate chosen to fulfill this role will be accountable for the following:

• Develop legally sound and commercially robust contracts with clients, suppliers and other 3rd parties
• Ensure that all documentation of requirements is comprehensive and explicit
• Review commercial contracts and advise on feasibility/return on investment/potential risks
• Provide commercial and contractual analysis to support delivery of improved profitability.
• Preparation of timely and accurate information and analysis for presentation to the board
• Manage the contractual aspects of all pricing and buying processes developing cost saving analysis and continuous improvement documentation.
• Assess appropriate pricing levels based on historical data, market intelligence and preparing analysis of potential benefit to the Company.
• Proactively support the print manager on the delivery of improved profitability.
• Develop and maintain a clear understanding of the underlying business and its key drivers.
• Set up buying and pricing policies and implement a framework for all external suppliers.
• Develop, maintain and manage credible and beneficial stakeholder relationships
• Ensure procurement best-practice policy and industry regulatory requirements are adhered to.
• Analyse, develop and where relevant rationalie supply base, ensuring value, stability, performance and market competitiveness are maintained and improved.
• Stay abreast of new laws and proposed legislation; interpret and present the potential impact on current and future contracts to Senior Management.