Contract Manager

Project overview

You have demonstrable experience within the social domain and extensive knowledge of contract management, supplier management, and municipal processes. You are analytically strong, results-oriented, and politically/administratively sensitive, and possess excellent communication and negotiation skills. Additionally, you have experience managing contracts and are capable of independently guiding complex stakeholder trajectories.

As an administrative level, the municipality of Goirle is closest to the daily lives of citizens, entrepreneurs, and partners in the local community. From this position, the municipality of Goirle connects daily services with long-term area and policy tasks. The work package ranges from applications, notifications, permits, and the management of municipal facilities to programs related to area development, public space, sustainability, social support, prevention, and inclusion.

To carefully carry out these diverse tasks, the municipality of Goirle brings together subject-matter expert teams with functions in data, IT, finance, procurement, and legal expertise. The municipal council sets the frameworks and supervises the college.

• As a contract manager, you will strengthen and professionalize contract management within the social domain.
• You will manage strategic contracts and advise on contractual and organizational issues.
• You will monitor the performance, obligations, and risks of strategic contracts.
• You will maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and guide complex stakeholder trajectories.
• You will identify and realize improvements in processes and working methods.
• You will set up a workable steering and reporting structure.
• You will prepare a development and implementation proposal and help secure knowledge, processes, and working methods within the organization.
• VOG advisor role To work for our organization, we require a declaration of good conduct (VOG). This concerns a VOG with screening profiles 11, 12, 13, 22, 41, and 53. The VOG must not be older than 3 months.
• The candidate has their own phone and laptop for performing the work.
• Does the candidate have experience managing contracts and is capable of independently guiding complex stakeholder trajectories?
• You have 1 or more references.
• You are results-oriented. This will be assessed in a personal interview.
• You have good communication skills, are proactive, and collaborative. This will be assessed in a personal interview.
• You have recent work experience in a comparable role.
• You are able to start the assignment on the start date mentioned in the request.
• You fit within the team. This will be assessed in a personal interview.
• You possess political and administrative sensitivity. This will be assessed in a personal interview.

Project details

• Start: Zo snel mogelijk
• Duration: Verlenging: Onbekend
• Location: Goirle, NL
• Rate: 76-76 EUR/h
• Languages: Dutch