Senior Commercial Manager (Technology/Digital & Professional Services)

Job Details

Description

Location

Leeds, London

About the job

Summary

Building a strong Commercial Function in Government, and with it the right commercial capability, is at the heart of a far-reaching programme of Civil Service reform.

We are building a cadre of commercial talent in all Government departments; people who can manage our commercial portfolios, who can lead our most complex and novel programmes and projects, people who have the gravitas and depth of experience to work alongside our policy and operational leaders to develop innovative commercial arrangements, whether through joint ventures, outsourcing or best-in-class contracts.

The Government Commercial Organisation is an employer which is truly committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and are able to perform to their potential. We understand the importance of diversity and inclusion and strive for a workplace that reflects the communities which we serve. We especially welcome applications from underrepresented groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, candidates with a disability and candidates with gender-diverse identities. Appointments will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

We have already made significant progress through the establishment of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), our single employer of senior commercial talent across government. This role will sit within the GCO, but based in our MOJ commercial team delivering departmental objectives.

Job description

You will manage a team of commercial managers delivering procurement, supplier and contract management activities to reduce commercial risk and exposure and increase value for money. Working within a fast-paced environment, you will bring excellent communication and organisational skills to ensure contracts are working effectively to meet business needs and stakeholder relationships are managed appropriately.

You will be an integral part of the team and be responsible for providing sound commercial advice and guidance to all levels of the organisation and you will be able to put all your skills and ability to the test on a daily basis.

Responsibilities

Lead on technology category and/or professional services category, managing the full lifecycle of large projects and contracts;

Working closely with stakeholders to establish effective, working relationships as well developing and managing the pipeline of procurements for the category;

Develop and deliver the category strategy for your area of responsibility, ensuring that savings and operational objectives are met;

Ensure savings targets are identified, tracked and delivered; creating initiatives for your team to deliver increasing efficiencies whilst maintaining high performance and managing risk;

Ensuring proper controls and documentation are in place;

Providing advice on best route to market and sharing best practices with the team, ensuring timely market engagement to meet business needs;

Planning and developing procurement and exit strategies to meet business needs;

Liaising with colleagues across government to share knowledge and best practice;

Acting as a Commercial Subject Matter Expert within Program Teams;

Support, challenge and guide senior stakeholders (internal and external); providing high quality support to Ministers, Commercial senior leadership, and other MoJ stakeholders;

Ensure the team is creating positive supplier relationships, developing markets, encouraging innovation, “value add” initiatives, a strong customer service ethic, and a culture of continuous improvement.

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Procurement Process - Significant procurement and commercial experience;
Decisive - Evidence of delivering and leading on commercial category strategies and delivering end to end category plans particularly across digital and technology or professional services;
Builds Relationships - You will work closely with stakeholders to establish effective working relationships that align best to suppliers and supply markets ability to deliver value;
Commercial Focus - Delivery of contract management in a complex commercial environment, developing category plans and commercial outcomes and managing the exit of strategic contracts;
Market Insight - Relevant experience in the information technology or professional service space, demonstrating broad understanding of the markets for hardware, software and associated services;
Risk Mindset - Continuously assessing risk from tendering through contract award and contract management with an emphasis on digital and technology.

Benefits

As a valued employee of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), you will have access to all the benefits the centre has to offer; including flexible working, generous benefits, Career Coaches, Mentors, L&D, a Commercial College, active talent management and, most importantly, access to commercial projects that will far exceed the scale and complexity on offer elsewhere in the UK.

For existing Civil Servants: For full details of the impact on any move across the civil service on your existing terms and conditions, please read the candidate pack. Please note that any move across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to continue to claim childcare vouchers.

Things you need to know

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.

For full details of our process, and a likely timeline, please read the explanation provided in the attached candidate pack.

Throughout our selection process, we will make decisions about your capability to do the job, based on evidence you provide against the essential criteria for the role which are detailed in the attached Candidate Pack.

Your application will be reviewed by a panel and should you be successful at sift we will invite you to attend a Virtual commercial Assessment and Development Centre (VADC). The panel will review results of the VADC and determine which candidates will go through to a subsequent final panel interview

IMPORTANT: If you do not receive an acknowledgement of your application within 2 working days please contact: commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UKs
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with (or eligible for) status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Margaret Balsekar

Email : commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team :

Email : commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact Helen Mallison (helen.mallison@cabinetoffice.gov.uk) in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission via the following web page: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/

Job ID

Job Title

Senior Commercial Manager (Technology/Digital & Professional Services)

Start Date

01/21/2021

Application Deadline

February 21, 2021

Salary Range

$70000.00 - $96000.00

Job Location

Leeds, London,

Website

https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=b3duZXJ0eXBlPWZhaXImc2VhcmNoX3NsaWNlX2

Contact Information

Name: Margaret Balsekar
Email: commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk