Procurement Subcontracts Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Managing contract negotiations and supporting the Procurement and Subcontracts Managers by:
• Preparing and issuing contractual documents including subcontractor agreements, variations, NDAs and pre-bid agreements,
• Carrying out the various Due Diligence processes on new and existing vendors, recording such info as required in the appropriate systems,
• Working with the internal clients and vendors in order to ensure that the contracts are agreed in line with the ICF policy and procedures,
• Supporting the business raise valid requisitions and subsequently processing these to purchase orders,
• Generally supporting the team with admin related tasks (e.g., assist internal personnel concerning department processes and requirements).

Required Experience

• Previous experience of drafting and managing supplier contracts.
• Ideally previous experience of working within a Procurement Team.
• Ideally previous experience of contracting with and managing subcontractors.
• Ideally previous experience of working in a professional services company/consultancy.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications.

Personal Attributes

To be successful in this role the ideal candidate should have:

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Sound business ethics, including protection of proprietary and confidential information.
• Ability to multi-task and deal effectively with competing demands and deadlines.
• Good verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills with the ability to deliver information clearly and concisely to colleagues, and suppliers.
• Strong organization and decision-making capabilities.
• Have a “can do” attitude.
• Ability to exercise good judgement, discretion, tact and diplomacy.
• Comfortable with working within a geographically dispersed team.