Bramwith Consulting
Contracts Manager | Public Sector | Salary £40,000 - £45,000 + KPI & Bonus | Hybrid | Manchester
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Contracts Manager | Public Sector | Salary £40,000 - £45,000 + KPI & Bonus | Hybrid | Manchester
We're partnering with a leading not-for-profit organisation supporting the UK education sector to appoint a Contracts Manager based in Manchester. This is a charity that gave back over £500,000 to schools across the UK in 2025 alone, funding real change for staff and students.
This is your chance to join a registered charity that helps schools, colleges, and universities procure smarter, while reinvesting every penny of surplus back into education through grants, training, and resources for staff and students.
You'll manage a portfolio of Building Cleaning and Place-related frameworks, owning the full procurement cycle from business planning and pre-market engagement through to tendering, contract management and supplier relations. Real impact, real variety, real purpose.
What makes this different:
- Real Impact: work for an NGO that has given back over £500,000 to UK schools in 2025 alone, directly changing outcomes for students and staff
- Salary: £40,000 to £45,000, plus KPI and bonus incentives
- Progression and Development: CIPS fully funded, sponsoring membership, exam costs, and ongoing professional development
- Hybrid: 2 days per week at Head Office in Manchester, rest remote
- Strategic ownership: lead a nationally significant framework portfolio, mentoring Procurement Officers along the way
- Holidays: 38 days including bank holidays, plus 3 additional days over the Christmas shutdown
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What you'll be doing:
- Own a portfolio of frameworks, delivering the whole procurement cycle from business planning to framework renewal
- Lead category strategy for the Place portfolio, maximising value for money for members
- Develop and evaluate tender documentation, including robust evaluation criteria and methodology
- Conduct pre-procurement market testing with new and incumbent suppliers, adapting strategy to market forces
- Manage supplier relationships and performance, running periodic framework and supplier reviews
- Drive a Contract Management Improvement Programme, setting standards across all strategic contracts
- Produce spend forecasts and guidance material, including user guides and evaluation templates for members
- Mentor Senior Procurement Officers and Procurement Officers, supporting their development
- Provide a full procurement advisory service to members, resolving queries and championing frameworks with suppliers
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What they need:
- Solid public sector procurement experience, working independently and confidently across categories
- Strong tendering and contract management experience, including higher-value frameworks
- Knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023 and Public Contracts Regulations (or eager to learn)
- Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills
- CIPS not required, beneficial if held, but fully funded by the company if not
If you want to use your procurement skills to make a real difference in education, work for an organisation with genuine purpose please Contact Omar at jobsos@bramwith.com with your CV.
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