Interim Contract Manager

Job Title: Interim Contract Manager

Location: Ilford (4 days remote, 1 day in office - typically Thursday)
Rate: £471.19 per day (PAYE) / £625.00 per day (Umbrella)
Contract Length: Initial 6 months
Requirements: 2 interim Contract Managers

About the Role:

We are seeking two interim Contract Managers to support a targeted, time-limited savings workstream. The roles will focus on progressing pre-defined lines of enquiry to identify and realise financial savings. Analytical groundwork and data insights are already in place, with an emphasis on delivery and commercial intervention.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead commercial engagement and negotiation with suppliers to unlock savings opportunities.
• Review identified contracts and spend areas to challenge pricing, scope, and commercial terms.
• Translate data insights into practical savings actions and deliverable outcomes.
• Work closely with service leads to validate opportunities and secure buy-in.
• Drive pace, accountability, and delivery across the workstream.
• Ensure all activity complies with procurement regulations and governance requirements.

Requirements:

• Strong track record as an experienced Contract Manager (public sector experience highly desirable).
• Demonstrable experience of delivering cashable savings through commercial negotiation.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills, with confidence engaging suppliers at pace.
• Highly commercially astute, able to quickly assess value and risk.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, able to work effectively with senior officers and services.
• Comfortable working with data-led insights and turning them into action.
• Self-starter, able to operate independently with minimal supervision.
• Proven ability to work in fast-paced, delivery-focused environments.

Personal Attributes:

• Results-driven and outcome-focused.
• Resilient and confident in challenging conversations.
• Proactive and able to identify opportunities beyond the initial brief.
• Strong communication skills, able to translate commercial concepts into plain English.

Success Measures:

• Delivery of quantifiable savings against identified opportunities.
• Evidence of successful supplier negotiations and cost reductions.
• Positive feedback from stakeholders on engagement and delivery approach.
• Clear audit trail of commercial decisions and outcomes.

If this sounds suitable for you, or someone you know, please send an updated copy of your CV to Sean Cloherty at Elevate Projects so we can discuss further.