Supplier Contract Manager (Mobility)

Manages the commercial and contractual activities that support delivery of the UK & Ireland 2028 mobility programme, ensuring mobility contract activity is fully aligned with wider organisational contract management, finance and procurement processes. It works closely with Finance and Procurement to plan and run procurement activity, monitor budgets and expenditure, maintain robust contract controls, and manage effective relationships with suppliers. The postholder provides clear commercial oversight from initial requirement and sourcing through contract award, mobilisation, performance management, change control and close-out, helping ensure contracts deliver the required outcomes, value for money, financial control and compliance with organisational policies.

• Manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle for mobility suppliers, ensuring each stage aligns with wider organisational contract management, finance and procurement processes, from requirements definition and procurement planning through award, mobilisation, delivery, change control
• Renewal and close-out.
• Work closely with the Procurement team to prepare sourcing strategies, scopes of work, evaluation criteria, tender documentation, governance submissions and contract award recommendations, ensuring activity follows agreed procurement routes, approval thresholds and organisational policies.
• Partner with Finance to establish contract budgets, monitor commitments, purchase orders, invoices, forecasts and actual expenditure, and ensure financial reporting, approvals and controls are consistent with wider finance processes.
• Maintain a complete and accurate mobility contract register that supports wider contract management reporting, including contract values, key dates, deliverables, payment milestones, extensions, obligations, risks, decisions and required approvals.
• Build and maintain constructive supplier relationships, acting as the principal point of coordination for commercial and contractual matters and supporting clear communication between suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor supplier performance against contractual deliverables, service levels, milestones, budgets and quality standards, coordinating performance reviews and agreeing corrective actions where required.

• Experience managing contracts and suppliers through the full lifecycle, including procurement, mobilisation, performance management, change control and close-out.
• Experience working collaboratively with Procurement and Finance teams to support compliant sourcing, contracting, budget management, financial reporting and approval processes.
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to interpret contract terms, monitor supplier obligations, assess value for money and identify financial or contractual risk.
• Demonstrable experience of monitoring budgets, commitments, forecasts, invoices and actual expenditure, with strong numerical accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent stakeholder and supplier relationship management skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively, resolve issues and influence outcomes.
• Strong document control and record-keeping skills, with the ability to maintain a clear audit trail of approvals, decisions, contractual correspondence and finance or procurement governance requirements.
• Behavioural strengths sought include adaptability in complex environments, enabling and motivating others, critical thinking and sound decision-making, inclusion, performance focus, resilience with a solutions focus, pride in setting and upholding standards, and trusted relationship management.
• All roles are subject to appropriate DBS checks.

• 2027: 3–4 days per week onsite; 2028: full-time onsite during tournament delivery.

• 25 days holiday.
• Pension.
• Private medical insurance.
• The opportunity to be part of a landmark international sporting event.