Role: Strategic Relationship Manager REF 101795
Contract Length: 12 months
Location: Hybrid any client site across UK – Ad hoc travel to meetings (occasionally)
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £650 per day
Security Clearance: BPSS
Spinwell is recruiting for a Strategic Relationship Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
Manage Commercials from inception, strategy stage through to contract award. Establish open and competitive procedures. Ensure consistency of scope documentation and alignment of Client needs and requirements within the entire contract suite and negotiation. Liaise with Legal teams to draft and contract terms and conditions. Ensure agreed targets are met. Deliver strategic, high risk, high value, contracts and frameworks. Manage key Commercial risks developing appropriate strategies and undertaking pre and post contract award negotiations, in order to achieve value for money. Influencing senior stakeholders and Suppliers towards Commercial solutions with the ability to resolve disputes.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
- Proven experience in strategic relationship management, partnership management or senior stakeholder engagement roles.
- Construction sector experience or strong working knowledge, including supply chains, delivery environments and commercial drivers.
- Experience of working within, or closely with, the public sector / government environment, with an understanding of governance, assurance and accountability.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in complex, multi stakeholder settings, balancing competing priorities and interests.
- Strong strategic thinking, able to set direction, identify opportunities and manage issues proactively rather than reactively.
- Excellent relationship building and influencing skills, with credibility at senior and executive levels.
- Highly developed organisational and prioritisation skills, able to manage multiple workstreams and long term objectives effectively.
- Confident in working autonomously, exercising sound judgement and owning outcomes without reliance on task by task direction.
- Able to analyse complex or ambiguous information and translate it into clear, actionable insight for decision makers.
Ways of working
- Comfortable operating in a strategic, outcome focused role, rather than a purely task driven or administrative one.
- Proactive, resilient and adaptable, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for delivery.
- Committed to continuous improvement, learning and building effective long term partnerships across organisational boundaries
If you are a Strategic Relationship Manager. apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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