V Skill HF-D8.6-002 cross-sector 9 skills
Contract management
Manages ongoing contracts on performance, deadlines and costs, holds meetings with the supplier and renews, amends or terminates in time.
How hrmforce measures this
- Assessment method
- Work sample test · rho 0.33 (SD 0.09)
- hrmforce instrument
- Work sample test, Knowledge test (client-specific)
- Competency (50-framework)
- Progress monitoring
- Trainability
- high
- Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
- stable
The candidate performs a representative work sample under standardised conditions.
Behavioural anchors
| Level | Behaviour at this level |
|---|---|
| N1 Guided | Keeps contract data and agreed performance in the contract register and reports approaching end dates. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task |
| N3 Proficient | Holds periodic supplier meetings based on performance figures and records agreements and changes in a traceable way. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process |
| N5 Leading | Determines how contract management is organised and decides on escalation and termination for major contracts. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession |
N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.
Underlying skills
These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.
| T | Skill | Definition | Demand outlook 2026 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | Maintaining a contract register Contract register | Keeps term, value, owner and notice period per contract in a central overview. | stable |
| V | Monitoring contract performance Contract performance monitoring | Compares delivered performance with the contract agreements and records deviations. | stable |
| V | Holding a supplier review meeting Supplier review | Periodically discusses performance, issues and improvement actions with the supplier and records agreements. | stable |
| V | Renewing or terminating a contract Contract renewal | Decides in time on renewal or termination and sends the notice within the deadline. | stable |
| V | Recording changes and additional work Change order | Records deviations from the original assignment in writing with price and consequences. | stable |
| V | Identifying contract risks Contract risk | Recognises risky clauses on liability, indexation, exclusivity and dependency. | stable |
| V | Monitoring terms and notice periods Contract term monitoring | Sets alert moments for end dates and notice periods so contracts do not renew unnoticed. | stable |
| V | Conducting a supplier evaluation Supplier evaluation | Assesses suppliers periodically on quality, delivery and cooperation using fixed criteria. | stable |
| V | Escalating with a supplier Supplier escalation | Escalates repeated shortfall to a higher level and formally notifies the supplier of default. | stable |