As Contracts Specialist, your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Commercial and contractual aspects of tendering, negotiating, awarding, and managing all contracts and major purchase orders. Interfacing with department Managers, Project Managers, Project Engineers to develop scopes.
• Maintaining effective compliance to BMS in accordance with company procedures and systems including risk and opportunity sensitivities.
• Arranging all project bonds, guarantees and insurances as required.
• Providing commercial and contractual advice to department managers and Project Management teams.
• Liaising with Project Managers and Project Engineers leading to negotiation and execution of all variation orders with contractors.
• Highlighting any major commercial or contractual risks or issues to the relevant managers and working with them to ensure optimum solution.
• Project close-out activities: ensuring signature of acceptance, performance feedbacks and satisfactory monitoring of bonds / warranty etc.
• Assisting Contracts Team Lead in identifying and implementing business improvements.
• Reviewing and updating the Procurement Register.
• Coordinating and delivering department initiatives as required e.g., systems and procedures, lessons learned (capture and feedback).
• Responsible for tendering, negotiation and administration of allocated Frame Agreements.
• Analysing commodity spend information including market analysis and develop sourcing strategies.
• Preparing internal approval documents e.g., Contract Commitment Request.
• Ensuring adherence of contractor to the contract/project administration procedures.
• Claims management.
• Assisting Project Manager in contractual matters throughout the project duration.
• Assisting the contract holder with supplier management activity including performance reviews.
• Attending vessel dry dockings to manage key supplier variations.

Our client is seeking a candidate with the following skills, experience and qualifications:

• A relevant degree qualification (e.g. Business, Quantity Surveying, Law etc.) and/or Supply Chain qualification (CIPS) is preferred.
• Experience in a similar commercial role. Knowledge/experience of a subcontracts environment, with experience of marine and vessel projects would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of Supply Chain processes.
• Ability to communicate with professional and technical personnel at all levels.
• Ability to contribute to a motivated and professional Supply Chain Team.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Self-motivated and persistent.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Willing to embrace new ideas and foster their adoption within the business.

TMM Recruitment INDSCC

Email:supplychain@tmmrecruitment.com