East West Railway Company

Assistant Contract Manager

East West Railway Company

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Milton Keynes • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Work with stakeholders in order to understand the needs of the business.
  • Develop a good understanding of key contracts assigned, including the products/services being bought, pricing, processes, opportunities, and risks.
  • Support the implementation of effective contract management plans, providing support to Contract Managers as required.
  • Support the production of commercial correspondence and records, and contractual notices for issue in accordance with contractual conditions.
  • Support the assessment and valuation of supplier/contractor’s applications and processing of payment certification in accordance with processes, contractual terms, and conditions and commensurate with contractual entitlement.
  • Monitor and report spend,risk, performance, and contract obligations through KPIs and SLAs ,across a portfolio of contracts using the tools and systems provided.
  • Develop good understanding of the Contract Management System, follow the processes to ensure database is kept up to date.
  • Support in the administration of contract electronic communication software.
  • Support engagement with internal stakeholders to build close trusted relationships and to ensure a full understanding of expected outcomes.
  • If requested by the Head of Contract Management, support Finance and their Purchase to Pay Team, providing holiday cover for the Accounts Payable Assistant.
  • Support the analysis of contract data to identify opportunities to work closer with strategic suppliers, improve processes or work differently to create additional value for EWR and its stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Actively progressing through member of a relevant professional body e.g. RICS.
  • Relevant degree desirable, such as surveying, engineering, law, finance or MBA.
Benefits
  • - Competitive base salary
  • - Up to 12% employer’s pension contribution
  • - 36 days holiday a year (including bank holidays) + up to 2 days to buy
  • - Life assurance
  • - Employee Assistance Programme
  • - Access to a range of benefits on the Perkbox platform
  • - On-the-spot and annual awards
  • - Advanced learning and development programmes
  • - Great work-life balance and flexible working opportunities
  • - Enhanced family-friendly policies
  • - Exceptional IT tools
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
contract managementpayment certificationdata analysisKPI monitoringSLA management
Soft Skills
stakeholder engagementrelationship buildingcommunicationsupportunderstanding business needs
Certifications
RICS member