Contracts Manager

Overview

Contract: 6 month FTC (with potential to extend) Location: Hybrid (UK)

Be at the heart of the Solus Direct Line integration.

We are bringing together two brilliant businesses. This role leads the amalgamation of supplier and service agreements into a single, future fit contract suite, spotting variances, leveraging strengths from both sides, and securing sustainable value for our combined organisation and customers. It is a rare, career stretching brief for someone who loves turning complex change into clear, commercial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Create one contractual backbone for the single entity by aligning supply chain and service contracts across Solus (London) Limited and Direct Line Auto Services.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and parent company policy while driving sustainable commercial benefit.
• Partner with the Commercial team to develop and implement category level KPIs and SLAs; embed best practice procurement processes.
• Provide legal and contract expertise through pre and post contract change, translating risk into practical, workable terms.
• Deliver savings mechanisms via robust risk and issue management; improve trading terms to help reduce indemnity spend for customers and Aviva.
• Stand up and maintain a central register for contracts, pricing, and documentation; develop fit for purpose templates by supplier risk and spend.

Qualifications

• Depth in supplier management across varied products and services, with strong SLA and contract governance.
• A thorough grounding in contract law and the judgement to apply it pragmatically in a fast moving environment.
• Commercial acumen and negotiation skills that unlock better terms and long term partnership value.

Who are Solus?

Solus, who are owned by Aviva, are one of the UK leaders in vehicle repairs, returning cars to the road in just 11 days on average and a 4.6/5 star customer rating. With an award winning apprenticeship programme and winners of other recognised industry awards Solus are proud to be shaping the future of vehicle repair.

Why Join Solus?

We have so much to offer when it comes to being a Solus colleague:

• Competitive salary based on location, skills, experience, and qualifications.
• Bonus opportunity tied to your performance and the overall success of Solus.
• Company pension scheme with employer contributions.
• 33 days' holiday (including bank holidays), with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days.
• Save money with up to 40% discount on Aviva products and other retailer discounts.
• Share in Aviva's success through the Aviva Save As You Earn scheme.
• Supportive policies including parental and carer's leave.
• Wellbeing focus with tools like Group Income Protection and 24sin70 GP access.

At Solus, we value inclusivity and welcome all applicants. If you're excited but don't tick every box, we encourage you to apply-your unique skills might be just what we need.

We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria-just email us after applying to let us know.

Ready to join us?

Apply online today, and our team will be in touch within 14 days.