Supplier & Contract Analyst (Fixed Term Contract)

Job introduction

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About the role

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people and the difference they make. As a Supplier & Contract Analyst, you’ll play a key role in helping us maximise the value we receive from our technology and digital investments. Working within our Digital, Data & Technology (DDaT) service, you’ll support the management of a significant portfolio of suppliers and contracts that underpin the delivery of services across the Council and its partner organisations.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys combining commercial awareness, data analysis and relationship management. You’ll work closely with contract owners, budget holders and suppliers to ensure contracts perform as expected, suppliers meet their obligations and spending remains aligned with agreed budgets and forecasts. With a varied portfolio spanning software, hardware, cloud, telephony, network and digital services, no two days will be the same.

We offer a flexible and supportive working environment, with a hybrid approach that includes a minimum of two days per week in the office, helping colleagues balance collaboration, development and wellbeing.

Additional information

You’re a commercially minded and analytical professional who enjoys working with data, contracts and suppliers to deliver positive outcomes. You have experience interpreting financial, contractual or performance information and can confidently use that information to identify issues, make recommendations and support effective decision-making.

You’ll be a confident communicator with strong relationship-building, engagement and negotiation skills. Comfortable working with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers, you can balance attention to detail with a proactive and customer-focused approach. Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, are essential, together with the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain high levels of accuracy.

Most importantly, you’ll be someone who enjoys improving processes, solving problems and working collaboratively as part of a supportive team. You’ll share our THRIVE values and our commitment to delivering efficient, innovative and value-driven services for the residents and communities of West Northamptonshire

Company information

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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