contract manager Work, Jobs in chichester, wsx (with Salaries)

Strategic Contract and SRM Manager
WSCC —Chichester
- £59,991 - £63,411 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Team management
- Contracts
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
7d
Premises Manager - Southway Primary School
WSCC —Bognor Regis
- £42,000 - £44,000 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Communication skills
- School
- Free parking
14d
Operations Administrator
Chichester BID —Chichester
- Part-time
- Customer service
- English
- Microsoft Office
Quick apply
Business Manager
Get Set UK 1 —Havant
- £35,000 - £38,000 a year
- Contracts
- Leadership
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Subcontract Programme Manager - Space
Lockheed Martin Corporation —Havant
- £66,000 - £82,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- University
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
7d
PMO Manager
AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited —Portsmouth
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
Facilities Manager
New Barn School —Horsham
- £40,000 - £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- In-person
- Leadership
- Health & wellbeing programme
Quick apply
2h
Operations Manager - South East & West
Elior UK —Portsmouth
- £53,000 a year
- Full-time
- Travel
- Contracts
- Leadership
Quick apply
1d
Programme Manager
SubSea Craft —Portsmouth
- Up to £85,000 a year
- Full-time
- Military
- Project management
- Contracts
14d
Cleaner/s - Bourne Community College
WSCC —Chichester
- £24,796 a year
- Call to connect
- School
Construction Project Manager
Bauer Media Outdoor —Petersfield
- £45,000 - £55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Leadership
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
Quick apply
Business Development Manager
AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited —Portsmouth
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Sales
- Travel
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
Regional Manager
Bestway Group —Titchfield
- Full-time
- Human resources
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Quick apply
13d
Construction Contract Manager
D.M.Habens Ltd —Southsea
- £50,000 - £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Project management
- Organisational skills
- Contracts
Quick apply
Asset and Compliance Manager
Adur & Worthing Councils —Lancing
- £57,347 - £62,832 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- No degree
- Construction
- Employee assistance programme
23h
Retrofit Coordinator & Compliance Manager
PLATINUM ECO SERVICES LTD —Worthing
- £45,000 - £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Mentoring
- In-person
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Account Manager – COA Licensing
Wiley —Bognor Regis
- £38,500 - £56,567 a year
- Full-time
- Sales
- Salesforce
- Bachelor's degree
Supplier Relationship Manager, Key Technology
Pall —Portsmouth
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Continuous improvement
- Travel
Commercial Manager
Bellrock Property and Facilities Management —Chichester
- £65,000 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Contracts
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Project Manager
Portsmouth Water —Havant
- £61,242 a year
- Project management
- Driving
- Construction
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply

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Strategic Contract and SRM Manager

WSCC -
Chichester

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Job details

Full-time
£59,991 - £63,411 a year
7 days ago

Benefits

Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount

Qualifications

Contract management
Management
Team management
Contracts
Communication skills
Negotiation

Full job description

The Opportunity

Salary: £59,991 to £63,411 Per annum

Working Pattern: Full time 37 per week

Location County Hall, Chichester with Flexible and hybrid working opportunities

Interview date: week commencing 29th June 2026

We are looking for a talented, commercially astute Contract Manager with strong influencing and communication skills, driven by focus and the passion to deliver successful outcomes and improvements.

Working closely with the Category-led teams and key Council stakeholders, you will play a central role in achieving strategic goals and driving transformational change and service excellence.

You will possess experience of supplier relationship management, have worked in a complex contractual environment with large scale suppliers.

The role is responsible for managing the contractual and supplier relationship process providing assurance on compliance and audit controls. You will champion compliance towards internal governance and legislative requirements.

You will be responsible for monitoring and review to ensure outcomes are achieved and the right incentives are in place. You will demonstrate that the contractual services are met, and that contractual obligations and arrangements are adhered to.

With your excellent stakeholder and engagement skills, you will forge productive relationships and embed organisational contract management best practice.

This role has significant scope for someone with lots of ambition in maximising its potential. We take great pride in making a difference and delivering value for money in all aspects of contract management, for the people of West Sussex.

What are we looking for?

You will demonstrate the skills and experience of an effective and efficient Contract Manager, with proven competence in supplier management, contract mobilisation, influencing, risk, change, and stakeholder management both internally and externally across complex environments.

You will also show a proactive approach to working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve contractual outcomes.

In addition, you will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

Good stakeholder management skills, demonstrating ability to engage with stakeholders at multiple levels.

Comprehensive market understanding of the latest trends within area of expertise.

Demonstrable influencing and negotiation skills to achieve contractual outcomes.

Skilled in being able to conduct analysis on complex data sets to provide concise insights.

Able to develop and apply processes to ensure appropriate resource is applied, adapting to organisation and supplier changes.

Qualifications and/or experience:

MCIPS qualified or working towards MCIPS or comparable professional qualification
Excellent contract management demonstrated by monitoring and/or managing complex contracts effectively to ensure they meet customers’ requirements and business need.
Strong experience delivering a high-level contract management service on behalf of clients.
Confident knowledge and experience of working within contract management systems/practices and providing effective support.
Experienced at managing contractual relationships and leading step changes in performance with a supplier. Demonstrating awareness of commercial motivations and expected behaviours of suppliers.
Effective team management experience.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Working for us

As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide a great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:

an excellent local government pension scheme
generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
volunteering opportunities
training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see ourStaff discounts page if you are a business looking to offer a discount)
health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further information

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Neil Robb (Category Lead) at [email protected].

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact [email protected].

Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

Job Reference: CRS01068

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