# Contract Manager

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** West Suffolk Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Contracts manager
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-09T10:51:04.817Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Suffolk/Bury_St_Edmunds/West_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Contracts_Manager/Contracts_Manager-v8311397
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8311397?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wsh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen with the Procurement Department for a full time Band 5 Contract Manager to join our team.

We are seeking a motivated and organised individual to support the management of a portfolio of Gold and Silver contracts across the Trust.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with contract management, procurement, supplier management, or commercial experience who is looking to develop their career within the NHS.

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### Main duties of the job

To provide effective contract management across the Trusts contract portfolio. Lead on the development and implementation of robust contract management processes. To include reviewing and drafting contracts in support of the procurement function.

Ensuring all supplier performance metrics are monitored and implementing plans for improvement where necessary.

Identify key contracts (Gold & silver)

Manage a portfolio of contracts

Monitoring contract compliance and KPI's with suppliers and stakeholders

Supporting the drafting of contracts, placing notices on Atamis (national system)

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification attached for more details on the job role.

## Person Specification

### Personal qualities

**Essential**

- Flexible approach to working duties and able to cope with change.
- Dedicated & committed team member.
- Customer and Quality Focused

### Skills & Abilities

**Essential**

- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- Commitment to staff and personal development
- Ability to develop and implement solutions to address problems.
- Ability to collate, interpret information and implement agreed policies & procedures.
- Excellent organisation skills
- Ability to work on own initiative, priorities workload and good time management.
- Proven ability to support staff & ability to coach others to aid development.
- Sound working knowledge of Microsoft office in particular Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of e-procurement and contract management systems

### Experience & Knowledge

**Essential**

- Understanding of Public Sector procurement
- Strong knowledge of relevant Standing Orders & Standing Financial Instructions in a public sector environment
- Sounds knowledge and experience of contract management, Key performance indicators, stakeholder engagement.
- Experience of responsibility for a portfolio
- Experience of delivering value for money / efficiency related changes
- Successful track record of working in high performing teams, delivering challenging targets and achieving results.

**Desirable**

- NHS Experience
- Experience of using contract management software

### Education & Qualification

**Essential**

- Holder or working towards professional membership of Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS).
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience in a relevant Discipline

**Desirable**

- Contract Management formal qualifications

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 520.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10681899)

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