Matt Woodford
Redditch,Worcestershire
Summary
Strategic Senior contract manager with extensive experience in construction, industrial services, and healthcare. Delivers value through effective negotiation, supplier management, and stakeholder engagement. Directs projects from pre-tender to completion, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation while achieving commercial objectives. Combines strong leadership and communication skills to streamline processes and foster collaborative relationships, driving successful outcomes for clients.
Overview
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Certification
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Contracts Manager
Airolegy Systems
02.2021 - 11.2025
- Negotiated contracts with suppliers to secure cost-effective procurement solutions, achieving significant annual savings.
- Negotiated with suppliers and implemented contracts to secure value for money and maximise resources.
- Resolved disputes with suppliers through effective negotiation and problem-solving techniques.
- Managed supplier relationships to foster long-term partnerships and ensure consistent supply chain stability.
- Built strong relationships with suppliers to optimise performance and guarantee contract deliverables.
- Coordinated with internal departments to understand procurement needs and specifications, ensuring accurate fulfilment of requirements.
- Managed a project within the Health Care sector from inception to completion, collaborating closely with the end user client throughout the process.
- Directed daily operations to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity.
Senior Contracts Manager
Murray and Willis
01.2020 - 02.2021
- Negotiated contracts with suppliers to secure cost-effective procurement solutions, achieving significant annual savings.
- Negotiated with suppliers and implemented contracts to secure value for money and maximise resources.
- Cultivated relationships with suppliers to enhance performance and ensure contract deliverables.
- Managed McDonald's framework project from tender to completion, overseeing client meetings, costings, programme, design, and procurement.
- Directed daily operations to maximise efficiency and productivity across all project phases.
Contracts Manger
Waterson Projects
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Managed a portfolio of contracts, monitoring compliance, and performance metrics to maintain high standards.
- Streamlined contract renewal processes, reducing timeframes and enhancing operational efficiency.
- Monitored external contractors to ensure delivery against contract specifications and quality standards.
- Joined Waterson Projects in 2019; managed projects from inquiry to completion, building specialised clean facilities to client specifications, including fire-rated enclosures, offices, and mezzanine floors for complete refurbishment.
Contracts Manager
Shaylor Group
04.2017 - 12.2019
- Managed portfolio of contracts, ensuring compliance and performance metrics met established standards.
- Monitored external contractors to ensure delivery against contract specifications and quality standards.
- Advised on contract risk management, identifying potential risks and proposing effective mitigation strategies.
- Negotiated complex contracts with suppliers, focusing on cost reduction and value for the company.
- Negotiated service prices, discounts, terms, and volumes with clients, securing optimal deals through strong negotiation skills.
- Remained as the key contact for contract enquiries, promptly answering client questions without hesitation.
- Attended meetings with to discuss contract points and changes required for projects to move forward.
- Joining the Shaylor Group my role was to work alongside the Ministry of Justice throughout the United Kingdom. Managing New build facilities through to reconfiguration works to the value of 7 million.
Head of Building Services
Airedale Group
06.2013 - 04.2017
- Performed site surveys and attended site meetings within the education sector as a Contracts Manager at the Airedale group. Became Head of Building Services in December 2014 and wrote detailed scopes of works, developed the supply chain, and maintained costings for each project, reporting back to the Directors.
- Successfully fulfilled service time and quality expectations for client satisfaction.
- Enhanced customer involvement and satisfaction through high-quality service delivery.
- Interacted with customers to identify their needs and provide tailored service.
- Addressed customer inquiries and issues through clear communication and detailed guidance.
- Detected problems, evaluated relevant information, and recommended effective solutions.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve collective goals, enhancing overall project success.
- Fostered respectful and productive relationships with colleagues, promoting a positive team environment.
- Maintained clean and safe work areas, contributing to accident prevention and compliance with safety standards.
Company Director
MLP Industrial
11.2008 - 06.2013
- Oversaw financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting, to maintain healthy cash flow.
- Mentored senior staff to strengthen leadership capabilities.
- Established a performance-driven culture to achieve organisational goals.
- Conducted dilapidation works within industrial sector, overseeing multiple projects and costings while recruiting trades and managing business operations. Addressed client inquiries from initial contact through to project completion.
Skills
- Project management
- Tender completion
- Contract negotiation
- Supplier management
- Procurement management
- Risk mitigation
- Contract compliance
- Contractual compliance excellence
- Dispute resolution
- Management of site managers and contractors
- Pre-tendering engagement
- Health and Safety regulations
- Time management
- Decision making
- Exceptional negotiation skills
- Stakeholder engagement
- Client face meetings
- Resourcing trades
- Pre-tendering engagement
- Pre-design management
- Project delivery
- Management reporting
- Coordination
- Computer literacy
- Time efficiency
- Innovative team player
- Willingness to progress
- Creative thinking
- Relationship-building
- Team Leadership
- Negotiation expertise
- Exceptional negotiation skills
- Computer literacy
- Risk Management
- Health and Safety regulations
- Exceptional negotiation skills
- Time efficiency
Certification
NVQ Installation
NVQ Carpentry
IOSH Managing safety
First Aid
CAD Level 1
F Gas
Hobbies and interests
- Match Fishing
Timeline
Senior Contracts Manager
Airolegy Systems
02.2021 - 11.2025
Senior Contracts Manager
Murray and Willis
01.2020 - 02.2021
Contracts Manger
Waterson Projects
01.2019 - 12.2019
Contracts Manager
Shaylor Group
04.2017 - 12.2019
Head of Building Services
Airedale Group
06.2013 - 04.2017
Company Director
MLP Industrial
11.2008 - 06.2013