Contract Manager

**Main Purpose of the Role**

Oversees the division’s sourcing capabilities and supply chain. Effectively utilise the company’s buying power and manage finding and evaluating suppliers, products and services, negotiate contracts and acquire the most cost-efficient deals without compromising on quality.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Establish and maintain strong, compliant relationships with suppliers, and communicate with other departments to assess the relevance of new suppliers to define contract terms.
- Occasionally and as directed, perform any other reasonable tasks required in addition to the above, which will be both reasonable and within your capabilities.
- Ensure customer satisfaction and adherence to service commitments.
- Be responsible for contract profitability in relation to cost control.
- Initiate and implement contracts.
- Develop add-ons and/or service offerings on managed contracts in coordination with the Business Engineer by creating quotes and associated amendments. Generate new business and projects with new end-user clients (follow-up prospecting).
- Propose contractual assembly solutions and related documents (confidentiality agreements, subcontracting, etc.).
- Participate in the preparation of a commercial proposal and its negotiation.
- Assist the project manager in the contractual analysis of the specifications.
- Ensure the consistency of the entire contractual package, between the contract and the project, ensuring its economic balance.
- Identify project risks and propose contractual mechanisms to ensure the best possible control.
- Contribute to the drafting and negotiation of the final contract along with its annexes. Ensure the archiving of the contract and its revisions to track negotiations and any concessions made by each party.
- Simplify and make all binding elements accessible to everyone.
- Contribute to the project management in its contractual aspect (both in dealing with the client, partners, and subcontractors) and in the interpretation of contract clauses.
- Ensure the formalization of commitments (contracts, amendments, and tenders, contracts with suppliers, archiving, and contract lifecycle monitoring).
- Manage and monitor contractual administration in support of the project (milestones, deliverables, acceptances, payments, etc.) and address contractual discrepancies (notifications, correspondences, analyses, variations).
- Alert the project manager in case of risks of non-compliance of services with contractual requirements, deviations in profitability (non-contracted additional costs related to various events: additional client requests, subcontractor risks, scheduling risks, impacts of external risks, etc.).
- Handle, from a contractual perspective, events impacting the project: non-compliance with contractual obligations; commercial claims; new regulatory requirements...
- Prepare documentary elements to support a claim, pre-litigation, or even litigation.
- Participate, if necessary, in internal or external meetings requiring it, either in preparation for negotiations or the establishment of amendments to the ongoing contract.

Safety Responsibilities:

- Take reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of others.
- Cooperate with Arena Group and follow instructions, policies, and detailed procedures.
- Not engage in any improper conduct that could endanger themselves or anyone else.
- Participate in safety and health training offered by Arena.
- Wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) required for their job tasks.
- Serve as a good role model to colleagues, contractors, visitors, and clients for safe work practices and behavior in all workplaces.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and orderly work area.
- Address any safety concerns promptly and report concerns.

**Knowledge Required**
- Procurement and Supply Chain experience within the Engineering or Construction Sector.
- Strong Operations management skills.

**Skills & Qualifications**
- IT Literate with the ability to quickly adapt to new systems.
- Strong administrative skills
- Demonstrated track record of meeting / exceeding goals.
- High Financial and numerical skills
- Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field like business management, contract or procurement is desirable.
- An industry recognised certification such as the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIP) certification / NVQ certifications in Supply Chain Management or equivalent is desirable.

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**Main Purpose of the Role**

Le Contract Manager assure la gouvernance et la gestion des contrats clients pluriannuels basés sur des indicateurs de performance. Il développe et optimise les solutions et les services en place, en s'appuyant sur une démarche de plan de progrès.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Établir et maintenir des relations solides et conformes avec les fournisseurs, et communiquer avec d'autres départements pour évaluer la pertinence des nouveaux fournisseurs afin de défini