Contract Preparation, Evaluation, Negotiation and Tendering
Manage contract creation, evaluation, negotiation, and tendering to maximise operation and financial performance of an organisation
Type
Functional
Competency Area
Stakeholder and Customer Management
Levels
Review contracts and tender documents
Analyse and document contractual and tender terms
Collaborate with legal teams to ensure contract and tender formulations and amendments are compliant
Identify contractual terms that seem contentious and escalate for resolution
Ensure alignment to business requirements and negotiated terms
Review business contracts according to negotiated service levels, vitiating factors and purchasing ethics
Drive contract creation timelines and milestones
Facilitate tender development and submissions
Review supplier efficiency and effectiveness
Negotiate and confirm service levels with service providers
Drive business negotiations with vendors to ensure business profitability
Determine needs of organisation and construct specifications for purchases
Formulate strategies to obtain optimum mix of reliability, costs and services from transportation and logistics service providers
Oversee management of contract creation, evaluation, negotiation and tendering
Evaluate tendering risks
Formulate metrics for supplier assessment