Contract Management Associate
PEOPLECERT, Greece
Job Description
PeopleCert is a global leader in the certification industry. We certify professionals in highly-valued methodologies and essential business skills.
PeopleCert’s Procurement Team is looking for an appropriately qualified and experienced individual to support the team across a wide range of functions. If you are confident, passionate about negotiating and communicating and have excellent financial skills, then this could be the role for you.
As a Contract Management Associate you are required to provide a consistent point of contact for both internal employees and external parties to plan, update and execute legal agreements.
Responsibilities
- Negotiate contract agreements for products and services.
- Assess contractor performance to identify the need for amendments of existing contracts.
- Work closely with directors and managers to establish contract timelines, ensure compliance, and meet contractual deadlines and deliverables.
- Analyze contract requirements, special provisions, terms and conditions to ensure compliance with policies and business unit procedure
- Maintain deadlines on deliverables and communicates on an ongoing basis with partners and team about contractual issues
- Prepare and edit contracts between the company and potential suppliers
- Handle breach of contracts in a timely manner.
- Serve as the main liaison with outside contracting representatives.
- Develop and implement effective procurement proposals.
Requirements
- University Degree preferably in Business Administration or Finance, a Master’s degree and relevant international certifications will be appreciated
- A minimum of 3 years' experience in a similar role
- In-depth knowledge of procurement regulations, contract documents
- Excellent command of the English language (C2 level certification desired, LanguageCert C2 LTE or C2 IESOL certificate would be a plus)
- Outstanding negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Ability to resolve client complaints and concerns
Benefits
- Work in an international, dynamic and fun atmosphere
- Huge learning experience in using best practices and cutting-edge technologies
If you are looking for an international, challenging and motivating environment to enhance your career further we would like to hear from you!
About PeopleCert
PeopleCert is a global leader in assessment and certification of professional skills, partnering with multi-national organisations and government bodies for the development amp; delivery of standardised exams. Delivering exams across 200 countries and in 25 languages over its state-of-the-art assessment technology, PeopleCert enables professionals to boost their careers and realise their life ambitions.
Quality, Innovation, Passion, Integrity are the core values which guide everything we do.
Our offices in UK, Greece, Cyprus and Turkey boast a culture of diversity, where everyone is different, yet everyone fits in. Our commitment is to develop and maintain a workforce that reflects the very diversity of our customers and the communities in which we do business.
Working on Home Office (HO) Secure English Language Tests (SELTs)
Any person who is engaged by PeopleCert to work on the SELT service must undergo a Background Check prior to commencing their SELT duties. All SELT personnel will be required to complete a declaration (provided by PeopleCert) where the existence of any criminal record and/or bankruptcy must be declared.
- If working on the SELT service in the UK, background checks will include:
- A basic or enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Right to Work in the UK check (including nationality, identity and place of residence)
- HO security check (Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) or Counter Terrorist Check (CTC)
- Financial background check
- Employment reference check.
- If working on the SELT service anywhere in the world (outside of the UK) personnel will undergo background checks that are equivalent to those stated for the UK.
PeopleCert regrets that due to the large volume of applications received, we will only consider those who solely correspond to job requirements as listed above.
All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.