Assistant IT Contracts Manager - Birmingham

A major pan-UK organisation is currently looking for an Assistance IT Contracts Manager for an initial 3-6 month contract in Birmingham.

The main remit of the role will be to assist the IT Team by providing contract management support across the organisations IT contracts portfolio. You will be required not only to manage the procurement of goods and services up to £10k but also advise on different procurement routes to acquire services and products.

Responsibilities

• Financial management, control and stewardship of the IT assets and resources used in the provision of IT services, including the identification of materials, ensuring compliance with all governance, legal and regulatory requirements. This includes financial activities such as tracking contract costs and accruals.
• Raises and maintains Purchase requisitions on company's ERP system.
• Uses knowledge of supplier markets to inform specifications
• Evaluates and selects suppliers based on the specification and evaluation criteria
• Performs defined tasks to monitor service delivery against service level agreements, maintains records of relevant information and identifies actions required to maintain or improve levels of service, and initiates or reports these actions
• Identifies and manages external suppliers to ensure successful delivery of products and services required by the business

Skills Required

• Proven track record in contract and commercial management
• Well versed in financial activities including invoice receipting
• Knowledge of the standards, policies and processes used for IT procurement
• ERP system experience such as Oracle/SAP would be idea but not essential
• Microsoft Office suite at an intermediate level, as a minimum
• Analysing and reporting of financial costs, forecasts and accruals against budgets

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a truly unique organisation so please send your CV to Michael Moretti for immediate consideration.